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So I am going to be brewing a Barleywine and I have always wanted to try using oak. I have really enjoyed drinking some oaked Barleywines but I have a few questions concerning it. I have read through a few of the threads on here about oak aging but I still have some questions 1st I have...

So I am looking to brew a milk stout and use lactose to add to the sweetness of the beer. My question is does putting lactose in the beer leave any lactose in the beer, or does it only add to the sweetness? The reason for my concern is I am lactose intolerant and don't want to have to take...

I'm sure there are some hookah smokers on here so I was wondering what some of you have found to be good pairings? I have found my lager goes well with most from strawberry to watermelon and the only one I have found that doesn't work is mint and any beer. I have also found that hoppy beers...

Just wondering what is everyone's favorite commercial brew that you buy every so often?

Just wondering what everyone will be doing with their return in regards to brewing? I am considering getting a beer gun and bottle capper as well as a few little things.

Ha ha so last night I had a few too many of my Irish Stout and I remembered I needed to make a yeast starter. I remember starting the boil and having one small boil over. This morning when I woke up I came out to it being on the stir plate and I couldn't remember cooling the wort or pitching the...

For the next two days at Northern Brewer when you buy a used keg kit and type in promo code kegfreebuckets you get two free buckets. Just thought I'd put that out there especially if someone is looking to buy another keg free stuff is always awesome.

Sorry if this has already been addressed but I could not find anything specific to my question. Okay so whenever I buy used kegs I get the used keg seal kit that comes with all new seals. Whenever I disassemble the liquid side ports and put new seals with keg lube on them, the center portion...

I have been searching for a beer that my fiance will love so not only will she let me brew, but she will want me to. So far what I have found is she likes stouts but not very dark beers. Also if this makes sense she doesn't like the "Beer" taste. (Note Whenever I made a stout even in the old...

Just a quick question about my pumpkin ale because I am unsure if it was something I did or if this is normal. With all of my beers I have made so far, nut brown ale and american amber, I could drink 3-5 beers and be perfectly fine the next morning. With my smashing pumpkin ale if I drink 2-3 I...

I found a couple threads about this issue but some of them didn't hit on what I wanted to know. With the impending storm coming to the east coast and many people predicting huge power losses I am most worried about my beer. (and flooding) My question is will it hurt the beer if I have just...

OK so I have let my keg sit for about 24 hours at 30 psi, then 10 hours at 20 psi, and finally let it sit for 12 or so hours at 10. All of this with a temp around 38 degrees and I shook the keg at the 20 psi mark. I have the foam free tubing from northern brewer with the "party tap" handle...

I currently have a nut brown ale in my primary and in the instructions it says primary two weeks, bottle two week. I have one 6.5 g primary and a 5 gallon secondary. Would it hurt to transfer my ale to a secondary after one week so I can put my new american amber ale that is coming into the...

I looked around and people just simply state, stir the wort and don't let it boil over. I would like a little more info than that. I.E. should I let the wort foam on the top and rise up a little, or should I stir a lot and not even let the wort foam up at all? On my Last batch I stirred nearly...

I searched and didn't find my exact question so here it is. Should I always start my fermenting with a blow off tube, or just when I pitch a yeast starter? I did a NB Nut brown ale kit with a wyeast 1945 yeast starter and I oxygenated the wort with an oxygen tank. I did all this with a 6.5...

Alright so I am about to get all my new brewing equipment and start brewing actual 5 gallon batches of beer. I have ordered quite a lot and don't really want to spend too much more. I am a College student (legal, senior year) and I am in a apartment that has no a/c. I started to think about...

Okay so due to me just buying a fair amount of brewing equipment and getting keg equipment I can't really buy a mini fridge or anything to make a kegerator. I took some shelves out of my fridge and moved others to make room for my keg and 5# co2 tank. My main question is should I get a keg parka...

Got into brewing after making two Mr. Beer batches and decided it was time to go with legitimate equipment. Mr Beer was a good intro I would say. So now after researching different brew kits I decided to go with northern brewer deluxe kit with numerous additions such as a yeast starter and...