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Hi all, second time doing a extract brew myself. I am doing a wheat ale using WLP380. It says to cool wort down to 75, which I did. Then pitch the yeast. I then proceeded to out my fermentor down in my basement. The thermometer down there is saying it is 57 degree F in my basement. I guess...

Hello, Yesterday I did my first whole boil extract brew. Wow I did not realize how much work went into this! Work, but fun! The weather turned nice and I finally got my hands on a turkey fryer. Cleaned our the turkey fryer, looked over to make sure no rust (it was used 1 time). Did a 6...

I have a quick question on partial boiling. What is the disadvantage to doing a partial boil? I do not have the tools/capacity to do a full boil. I think I can get away with a 2 to 2.5 gallon boil without an issue. I will be doing 4 gallon batches as the buckets I have acquired are 5 gallon...

I have been very new to the whole "brewing" scene. I have made a few beers an am in the process of making an Apfelwein. I know I am bouncing all over but I am looking for something I will have the most fun doing. I have tried to search for a real basic recipe something that I can use to make...

This may have been covered plenty of times before, but my search-fu is failing me. :o I am new to brewing and wanted to step my game up from the Mr. Beer to working with Extract brewing. The only things I am not clear on is if I can boil a smaller amount of water, due to pot size...

So after doing a few brews with my Mr. Beer I have decided that my taste for beer (Arrogant Bastard (oaked) and Rogue Dead Guy) has out grown the kits avaible with this "device." I found food grade buckets from Lowe's that are 5 gallons. The Question is can I put 5 gallon batches in this or...

I know the general rule is relax and have a homebrew, but I just want someone to hopefully put my mind to rest. I had bottled some beer about two weeks ago, now on week 3, and a few days ago it got really warm out. We had our windows open, but the thremostat said the house got up to 87!! I...