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I am concerned that I pitched my yeast too low. Was a dry ale yeast and I got side tracked and wort was cooled way too much. Got panicked and pitched the hydrating yeast into wort. Temp was at 49 right after pitching. I am unsure of a gentle way to bring the wort up to awaken the yeast...

Got an extract kit for an irish stout, i want to sweeten it up a bit, should i add 1lb. of lactose at the start of the boil or at some point during the boil or when I transfer it to secondary? Also got cacao nibs i want to add, when an how much would one recommend? Making an offort to make...

I have a glass carboy but have been hearing about better bottles being useful. With that said, I don't know the plastic type that us used for better bottles. Does anyone care to share that and also, my reasoning for asking can be read in the following link...

I recently had Left Hand Brewing's Black Jack Porter and really like it. I am looking to make a extract similar to their Black Jack Porter. Does anyone have an advice where to find a kit or seek out the proper ingredients for making a similar porter?

Does anyone have experience in retaining some beer from a previous brew and adding it to a boiling wort of a new brew process? If so, could you share some of the process, results and flavors?

Anyone here ever tried adding Vanilla extract or any other type of extracts to a beer before bottling? If so how did this improve the flavor and in what kind of quantities did you add this extract? Also, how can trying this have a negative impact?

All this talk about carbonation times and what not got me thinking. Which now leads me to ask some of the more experienced folks has anyone ever tried doing a partial boil for example maybe a 1 gallon boil for a 5 gallon batch. And then, allowing just the said partial boil to cool, pitch the...

when we bottle a beer, we keep extra space so the beer can have space to carb up. What is the process for beer cans that your standard beer makers use to carb up in cans?

I got a six pack of empty beer bottles that allow no light into them what so ever. Will these bottles impact the development or carbonation process of my beer?

I have been drinking some Sam Adams Cheery Wheat and really am wanting to know if anyone out there has added cherries to an extract kit and if so, could you share some details and how you think the beer turned out?

Choosing to brew my first time and I want to go with either of these two beer styles: Northern English Brown Ale or Southern English Brown Ale I personally like sweetness and less hop bitterness in the flavors of my beer. Looking for suggestions from some vets who have made several...

Got a kit coming in the mail within the next week. Do not have a kegging kit, so I am concerned that I didn't order 60 new bottles either. However, I have access to enough 750 ml wine bottles to cover the 60 beer bottles. So my question is, would using wine bottles with the plastic/synthetic...