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Hello I have a 6 month old barrel aged sour cherry beer on tap. I would like to bottle this and store at room temp. Will this create a pottenial bottle bomb problemor is everything dead? Also have a porter that was barrel aged and started to sour so it was pulled and kegged, What about this...

Hello I just read an article that said the spirals should float on the beer. Using 2 of these in a 5 gallon secondary will not let this happen unless broken into chunks. It this important? I could put in a 6.5 carboy if needed and purge head space with co 2 .

Hello I have a barley wine that I will be putting in a 53 gallon Bourbon Barrel. I am wondering what will happen it the barrel gets anywhere from 60 to 85 degrees. This would be stored in my shop and doors open. March now and will age 6 months. I see 60 is best. Thoughts please

Hello All In a hurry is not good. I have never used a yeast nutrient before, so this was a first. In a hurry to get the wort in the chamber and get done for the night. I misread the label of LD carlson yeast nutrient. I added almost 5 table spoons instead tea spoon. But I added it after the...

Hello All I recently made a sparge arm for my keggle much like the More Beer ultimate sparge arm. I was wondering can I use this and a wort immersion chiller and a pump to cool the wort? I would like to set it up and let the pump and arm do the work. I usually run the chiller and mix around...

Hello I am wondering about krausen with all grain BIAB. I have been doing extract for a couple years. Switched to BIAB this year. I read about a lot of people using blow off tube and such. Since I have been doing BIAB my beers have been better. But a lot less krausen maybe an inch but not much...

Hello All Ok I am going from extract to BIAB. I have a keggle now and plan on doing 5 gallon batches. I have a ball valve in the bottom. I also purchased a false bottom that covers the whole bottom of the keg, with the valve under the screen. I plan to leave the bottom in during the mash. I may...

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Hello I made a .1061 gravity porter let ferment out 1 week then moved to secondary and has been 2 weeks now. I see some porters get kegged in 2 weeks some 4. What effects the time? I know higher gravity might require more time. This is not a kit, I made it up. I am just wondering transfer or...

Hello Is there any reason beef jerky cant be used in a home brew? I see bacon used a lot and everyone worries about the fat. Well beef jerky has less fat. I would also plan on using home made jerky so no preservatives. Is there a reason it cant be used? Thanks much

Hello I have looked almost every where, but I can not find a reason you could not make a Beef Jerky porter. I mean you have less fat to deal with and oils. I would use homemade jerky not store bought. So is there a reason meat cant be used? Thanks for the help

Hello Well I brewed a sorachi ace IPA and after all said and done I have the well known dill taste in the beer. I wanted lemongrass so I was wondering if I could add it to the keg now as a would a dry hop? Any ideas on the best method. I cut a lemon wedge last night a put in the beer and was...

Hello All I have done some searching on but have not found much about steeping Rahr Pale Malt . I am also steeping Victory and medium crystal and caramel 60L. This is for an IPA and was thinking of using the Rahr in place of the 60. I am using Sorachi Ace hops and want them to come through...

I have brewed the recipe below. Tastes very good but i would like to lighten up the color and taste. I was thinking of going with Northern Brewers Pilsen LME extract and DME. This beer is around 8% so there is a slight alcohol bite to it that I don't want to have more of. The guys dont mind this...

I have brewed the recipe below Tastes very good but i would like to lighten up the color and taste. I was thinking of going with Northerns Pilsen LME extract. This beer is around 8% so there is a slight alcohol bite to it that I don't want to have more. Any help would be great .1/2 lb...

Hello all I am wondering what to do with a flat beer that i carbed with table sugar because I was out of priming sugar for botteling. I use the correct amount but beer seems flat after 2 weeks at 68 and then put in the fridge 2 more weeks. Question is the yeast going to still carb this? Or...

Just wondering who has the best extracts kits out there. I buy Northern Brewer mostly. Anyone have a better choice? Or does each site have a few great kits and some so so ones and you have to buy from each. Guess I am looking for the best one stop place. Thanks

I have a large enough boil pot to brew 2 Northern Brewer Bavarian Hefeweizen Extract Kits together. Is there any reason not to do this? I plan to brew both kits and since this is a very easy kit I thought it would be possible. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks

After brewing this and a .1082 OG on 7/26/12 I now have .1040 reading and steady afte 2 readings on 8/6/12/ and 8/8/12. I did not make a stater for this since I did not have the equipment but I do now. Should I pitch in more yeast or let go as is? It is in the primary fermentor still. I pitched...

Honey IPA first recipe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/2 lb Briess Caramel 40L 1/2 lb English Medium Crystal steep for 20 mins After brewing this and a .1082 OG on 7/26/12 I now have .1040 reading and steady afte 2 readings on 8/6/12/...