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I'm doing 2 brews this weekend and ordered my grain bill online . I ordered enough to do a 10 gallon batch and a 5 gallon batch of the same beer. I ordered only 1 vial of yeast to save money. Can I grow enough yeast by Sat. to do my 15 gallons of beer, and if so how should I go about it?

I've been brewing for almost a year now. I try and save 1 beer from each brew and bottle from my keg. I label and put away in my pantry, way back in the dark. My question is the first is coming up on one year old now. Should I start drinking some of these or just forget about them and keep them...

I am brewing a nut brown tonight and my estimated fg will be in the 5.5-6 range. I made a small yeast starter yesterday afternoon of about half a liter. I don't have a stir plate. I have been swirling it constantly. Is it ok to pitch this young starter and should I cool to decant first or pitch...

Ok, I've been doing extract for a while and want to try all grain. I've gathered 3 American 15.5 kegs. I've looked on line for the weldless valves and such and am not just quite sure what all I need for a basic setup. I will do gravity feed at first probably put it all on a brew bench of sorts...

My last two beers have poured foamy the whole keg through. Even multiple pours in one session doesn't change anything. The head stays for a while too. OK. Here's my carbonation procedure. After kegging, I hook up to the gas side and fill and purge with like 10 psi a few times to remove any 02...

I am still brewing all extract. I've got 10 or so under my belt and all turned out great. I did a pale the other day I have been tweaking. Very simple pale ale I've brewed before. I pitched 1 vial of wl001 at room temp to my 68 or so degree wort. O.G. 1.042. It might be worth noting this is the...

Hello all, I'm fairly new and all of my brews have consisted of extract w/ specialty grain steep. Also I have been direct pitching my liquid yeast with very good results on all of my 12 or so beers. I recently set up an account on Northern Brewer and made an order. I ordered double my recipe to...

I got a large chest freezer and a Johnson control for Christmas. It has been working well thus far. My question is once I have finished and kegged a beer is it safe to store in the freezer where my temp is constantly fluctuating for fermentation, D rests , and lagering? I have all that extra...

I am making a close resemblance of a summer wheat that turned out great last year. I have some citrus peel and some coriander in the boil that adds a nice citrus flavor profile. I am fermenting this as my first brew in my newly acquired chest freezer with a control at 67 F. I plan on give a d...

My wife just got me a GE 14.8 chest freezer for Christmas. I plan on lagering a few carboys at a time. What is a good temp controller for the freezer which is both reliable and easy to install.

I have a stout coming up and I'd like to bottle a few. I was thinking of racking all 5 gallons into a bottling bucket with priming sugar. Then I would bottle a gallon or so and then rack the rest to my korny keg. Would the increased head space in my keg due to the lack of beer effect my...

I've got my first brew in a keg for 2 weeks conditioning and I'm eager to try it. I was going to force carb the slow way and serve after all was well. I am planning on carbing in the kegerator which means the beer will be cold. My question is after I do this I was going to bottle a few for...

Ive got 4 partials under my belt and my sister is having a party and wants me to bring beer. All my brews prob won't appeal to the crowd there. Does anybody have a suggestion for an easy drinking brew that will be done fast? I have until the 9th of June for it to be ready.

As my subject says, I am brewing tonight and was wanting to add some citrus peel to an otherwise normal summer ale extract kit . This will b my third brew with the others turning out rather tasty. I don't know how to sanitize them, when to add, or to use fresh or dehydrated . I'm looking for...

I am planning on force carbing my first beer. I have purchased 2 corny kegs. I was wondering if I could rack into the corny and hit it with just enough pressure to seal the lid and let it age for a couple of weeks at room temp. while not hooked up to gas. I plan on force carbonating in the...

I am fixing to keg my first batch of beer and was wondering if I could rack into a corny and just pop it with enough pressure to seal the lid and let it age for a couple of weeks at room temp. While NOT hooked up to gas. I only have a 2 keg kegerator and am pressed for space. I will force carb...

Hey guys, first post second brew. My first brew seems to be going fine. After racking to a secondary I brewed a batch of English brown( brewers best kit) and seemed to go well. Aerated the heck out of it by pouring back and fourth and mixing a lot. Wort was 72 when I pitched a packet of slightly...