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Greetings Brewers, I've run into some leakage problems with my stainless steel wort chiller recently. The chiller has been leaking into the kettle, causing me to reheat up the wort to kill off any bacteria that may have gotten in. I was time, gas and possibly an infection. I want to convert...

Greetings, I heard a lot about Simcoe hops so I bought 3 oz to experiment with a while back. I also have 9 lbs of 2 row and 1 lb of crystal 40 on hand. What is a good hops schedule to accommodate these ingredients? I like a smooth bitter Pale Ale / IPA. I'm open to anything, not just 3 one...

Greetings, I'm just looking for a little help on making my next purchase. The goal here is to make the best beer. To help me get there, I'm either going to buy a propane burner (already have a 10 gal pot....garage sale $5) or a ported better bottle. I can't presently afford both. The burner...

Hi AG Brewers, I'm Postman and I've been extract brewing for a year (with success) and have lately been researching the heck out of Partial Mash. I have not done one yet, but this has led me to heavily consider small-AG batches instead. The method that has intrigued me involves using a 2-3...

Hi All, I'm looking for a little advice please. I've been brewing some good beer for a little over a year now and I'm pondering my next larger purchase. I live in a ranch w/o basement and have difficult time maintaining fermentation temps during the 4-5 warmer months of the year...

Brewers, Just looking for reviews on American Amber Ales. There are three I'm looking into for my next extract brew. One is at Northern Brewer and two are at Morebeer. Those who have tried what do you think? I'm going to try to hyperlink these below. 1). Northern Brewer 2). Morebeer...

Brewers, As I've matured as a brewer, I'm at the point of beginning to yeast starters. I've read and read all there is online, in Palmer's Book and on Jamil's page. My only question left is what to use as my starter container? So what do you all use? Is it worth it to buy a 2L flask or...

Hey Brewers, SN Celebration Ale is one of my favorite beers and is off the shelf for a while. I was looking to brew a clone-ish beer to satisfy my thirst for it. I've used a recipe from Austin Homebrew, which I didn't think came close enough. I'm an extract brewer and I have chinook...

Greetings All, I'm a new extract brewer with 4 brews under my belt (not counting Mr. Beer). Two of my brews have been incredible, one good, and one a harsh bite. I was curious as to what made my two beers so good. They were bitter but soooo smooth. The good beer had all the bitterness...

Forgive me for posting this in 2 places, but I'm in panic mode. My brew blew the lid right off the fermenter. Sent trub everywhere....in our bedroom. The clean up went well, but the fermenter remains open. It needs to stay open until the yeast slows down some. I re-covered it before and...

Greetings Brewers, I just wanted to get a feel of who was doing what and the result they were getting. Part of it is that I want to know if really good beer can be made with dry yeast. Any thoughts you could share would be great. I'm just enjoying my first real brew, Extra Pale Ale and love...

Just was wondering if any brewer has had success or failure bottling with soda bottles? I understand plastic bottles have light sensitivity issues and oxygen permeability issues as well. Some have commented this on another post and I've learned a lot about the bottles thanks to responses on...

Just wondering if there are many brewers out there who are simply primary brewers? If you are one, how's your beer? Is it worth buying a carboy?

Greetings All, I have a 2 bucket system, a 6.5 and a 5 gal bucket. It is meant to be a primary only system, but is it worth it to secondary to a bucket? I hear mixed reviews on it. Any advice will be great.