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I am going to try to kegging my brew for the first time this weekend. Once fermentation is complete and i transfer to the keg, what pressure do i crank it up to and how long do i leave it there to force carbonate it? Also, (might be a dumb question) but i'm assuming no sugar is needed since i...

I have a new batch of a double IPA that has been bottle conditioning for 10 days. I got a little excited about it and i pulled one bottle out, threw it in the fridge and tried it with my dinner. Tasted great! Much better than i anticipated with 10 days of conditioning. I'm going to let the...

I've got a Pliny The Elder clone in the fermenter, sitting at 10 days right now. The recipe called to add a significant amount of dextrose at the start of the boil. My question is.... if you add the dextrose at the beginning of the boil, is it still necessary to add dextrose in order to bottle...

Question... If i am going to use an immersion chiller to cool my wort after the boil, I am assuming that the entire copper tubing must be sanitized before dropping it into the wort? What is the best way to make sure that it is completely sanitized? Do you spray it? Drop it in another large...

Ok, my brew has been in the closet at 68 degrees for 13 days and it is still putting off gas. It begin 36 hours after the yeast was pitched and has continued to ferment. The recipe i was using called for a 13 day ferment and then bottle. My question is, do i go ahead and bottle after 13 days...

OK, new guy with another "stupid" question. I've never used a liquid yeast. I'm brewing a 5 gallon batch of American Ale. O.G. -1.063 F.G. - 1.012. Will one vial be enough? Do i need to do anything to it before i pitch it? Thanks for the help guys and gals!

I'm VERY new to home brew. This would have been my second batch. My first brew ever turned out great but this one, not so much. i used LME and as the boil went on, i never got that heavy foam and then it just settled down but still boiling. After the 60 minutes, i had a really heavy...