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Yesterday I purchased the Brewers Best Russian Imperial Stout kit and am looking for some suggestions. First, the kit came with 1 oz Columbus hops for bittering and .5 oz Cascade hops for aroma. Are there any other varieties of hops that work for Russian Imperial Stouts? I am considering using...

hey all. i racked my dead ringer ipa from nm into the secondary 3 days ago on wednesday. plan was to wait until the following wednesday, dry hop, then wait another week before bottling. however, last night i noticed some small white things floating on the top of the brew in the carboy. the pic...

Hey all, I was going to transfer my beer to the secondary today and dry hop, but I dont think it fermented right. I pitched the yeast for my dead ringer ipa from northern brewer a week ago today. I made the wort the night before and allowed it to cool to 78 f, as the instructions said, before...

after flame out i chilled wort to 100 degrees f in an ice bath in sink, as recipe called for. i am using safale us-05 and the recipe says to wait until wort has reached 78 f or lower before pitching. i have my fermenter in a cool brewing fermentation chiller (https://www.cool-brewing.com/)...

after adding in the malted barley extract, i am noticing black flakes in my wort. did i burn something? this is a brand new and cleaned brew pot. i noticed that the recipe told me to take the pot off the burner after adding in the malted barley extract and stir, which i forgot to do. did i ruin...

can someone clear this up for me? im about to brew the dead ringer ipa from northern brewer and im confused as to how it instructs you to add the hops. here is what is says to do: -add 1 oz centennial hops and boil for 60 minutes -add 1 oz centennial hops 20 minutes before the end of the boil...

hey all, i am about to make my first yeast starter. i ordered the 1000 ml flask from northern brewer and it just arrived. however, it says that the instructions are for making a starter using a wyeast activator pack but my ingredient kit came with safale us-05. can i still use it? also, when...

hey all, got a pretty newb question for you all. just brewed my first batch, an ipa, and im approaching bottling day. the recipe says to store in a dark, warm, temperature stable area between 64-72 f. my house is always warmer than this. what would be my best course of action? i used a swamp...

hey all, i have a newb question regarding hydrometers that im pretty sure i know the answer to, but if i could get your guys expert opinions that would be great. my hydrometer came with my starter kit. when i took the original gravity reading on brew day, it read that the approximate ABV would...

Hi all, I just brewed my first batch last night, an india pale ale. Today there is plenty of bubbling coming from the airlock, however, I am worried about the temperature. The recipe says to store the fermenter in a dark, temperature-controlled place between 64-72 degrees fahrenheit. I have the...