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I have a lager fermenting, I put it in the cooler 2 days ago, it is not fermenting, or at least not bubbling. The temperature is a 47, not 50 like specified on the yeast package. When I hydrated the yeast, i let it sit for 30 minutes instead of 10. any thoughts?

I'm somewhat confused on steps 10 and 11....when lagering Am I to leave the beer in the primary for 10-14 days, then in the secondary for an additional 3-4 weeks? meaning 5-6 weeks total. I am lagering and i know it takes a while, but I just want to make sure before i leave it too long...

what are the schools of thought on when to transfer to the secondary fermenter? It has been 1 week since I started fermentation, the bubbles out of the airlock went from 1 per second, now they are down to about 5-6 seconds. It is a 3 gallon batch. Or is it a clarity thing? A lees...

Has anyone made wine from juice concentrate? i.e. welches strawberry peach juice concentrate? I plan on trying it, and using potassium metabisulphate potassium sulfite isinglass bensonite any thoughts before I try it?

I just purchased: 1. Holiday 5 cu. ft freezer from lowes $117 delivered, still should have purchased the bigger one. 2. Johnson A419 external thermostat. $55 ebay 3. 5 lb. co2 tank, regulator, gauges (I'm not sure how to interpret them yet), taps,lines, 6-1.5 litre wine bottles, 12 beer...

I have searched hi and low for supply stores in eastern Iowa. The Hy-Vee in Coralville on the strip has carboys, yeast, hops, sanitizer, and several other necesities, but it is limited. i.e. they don'e have pots, copper coils, bottles, caps, anything mechanical for that matter, etc. Does...

I saw the responses to the Chicago question, and am impressed, I'll be in Charlotte, NC for a week, is there anything out there? We were thinking of goign to the blue ridge run, or whatever it's called too.

Hello everyone. I have always wanted to brew beer...blah, blah, blah. I am giong to purchase a 10 gallon brewpot (im going to weld it up with copper coils, etc.), an extra fridge, make a space in the shed with a heater and racks (similar to an oven, but bigger and only goes up to 160...