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Ok, so this is my first year growing hops, and I didn't necessarily EXPECT to get any kind of crop right away, but thankfully, I did. They're not quite ready to pick yet, I don't think. But I believe they are close. My question is, once they are ready, how long do I have before they're going...

I know it's too late in the year now, but does anybody know where I might be able to get my hands on some Humphrey's Seedling rhizomes for next year? The reason why I want that specific variety is kind of a long and convoluted story. I won't bore you with it here, but if anybody knows where I...

So I'm planning out my next brew.... and thinking about trying out "First Wort Hopping" just to see if I like the results, but I have a question that I thought someone on here might be able to answer. Lately I've been skimming the hot break on my beers, (I didn't always do this) and I think...

Looking for opinions here. In general if you're doing a starter for a lager and yeastcalc.com says you need x number of cells, how much of a percentage over x can you go before you start getting the off flavors associated with over- pitching? For instance I'm assuming if you doubled x you...

So, I've been wanting to go electric and move my brewing in to the basement. I came a cross a good deal (or what I thought was a good deal) on an 1800w "commercial" induction plate. And bought an 8 gal kettle that the seller confirmed was "induction compatible". When I got the kettle, it does...

Hi guys - I'm fairly new to home brewing (three batches down) and so far I've done all ales. They've all turned out fairly decent so I'm encouraged. I'm thinking about switching it up and doing a lager this time. I'm set up with a ferment chamber to lager in, but I'm curious to know how...

Anybody on here ever try putting crushed (ground) cashews in the mash of an AG brew? I was thinking about trying it and wondered if anyone else done it before. Any thoughts or observations would be appreciated. Thanks folks.

So I'm getting ready to bottle my first batch and bought some conditioning tablets at the home brew store. (Brewers Best) But now I'm seeing some posts on line that suggest they don't work all that well. It seems like most of the posts refer to priming solution so it seems like maybe they...

I'm setting up a fermentation chamber with an A419 control unit and a new GE chest freezer (7 cubic foot) The freezer is set on it's warmest setting. The issue I'm having is that even though the control turns on and off at the correct temperatures, the freezer continues to cool even after the...

Long story short I did my first brew on Saturday. So I'm coming up on 72 hrs and not seeing anything out of the airlock. So I took a quick peak under the lid to see what there was to see and rather than sticking my face up to it I snapped a quick pic. Based on this I think I'm fine but...

I brewed my first batch yesterday. Now it's been in the fermenter over 24 hours. I'm not seeing it actively bubbling per se, but there are little tiny bubbles on the side of the air lock. I not panicking really or anything but I'm just curious if the little bubbles on the side of airlock...

Doing a yeast starter for the first time. Everything went fine, and the little batch of wort looks fine but..... Is there any easy way to tell if its bad or contaminated before I pitch it in my real wort? I have smack packs on stand by just in case. Thanks guys!

Hi guys, I read a lot about the smack packs on the Wyeast site, but thought I'd ask you guys a couple questions to see what is happening in the real world... How far in advance of pitching do you guys start the pack by breaking the bubble? Do you generally let it warm up before starting it...

Has anybody out there used more than one of the different kinds of brewing software out there? Would anybody be willing to talk about the pros and cons of the different software packages and/or make a recommendation? I'm coming to the conclusion I should invest in one and wondered if there...

Hey guys - I'm pretty new to home brewing and I need some advice on hop selection. I'm looking at doing kind of a standard blonde ale, but I want the hop to be VERY subdued. I want a nice bitterness up front but otherwise I'd like the hops in the back ground. I was thinking to stick with...