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I was trying to get a ballpark on how much to back sweeten a batch of cider if needed. I took a gravity reading of an Angry Orchard and it was 1.030. It was pretty sweet but I would have never guessed. The starting gravity on my batch was only 1.049 I used White Labs 002. I expect a 75%...

Just moved to the Uniontown Metro area. I assumed my access to good beer was over. I'm happy to report I've found good beer readily available. As far as beer goes most notable would be as follows: DeMarcos- 30ish on tap. 5 BMC taps. The rest is decent dogfish 60/90 would highlight. College...

Going to Pittsburgh for work. Where van I get good beer. I like fresh IPA's.

I just brewed up 10 gallons of a All-Grain Cream Ale. 5 gallons with Safale 05 and 5 Gallons with White Labs 01. I just sampled both to get my Gravity readings so I can keg. Both tasted like young beer. 11 days old. Both tasted good with no noticeable off flavors. Although the Safale 05 batch...

I read the info on the white labs site and the optimal fermentation temp was 68-73 degrees. This seems a little high to me. I'm sitting 64 degrees. Not worried but White Labs should know. Right? Sometimes I wonder? What is your experience and best practice?

I just completed a 10-gallon all-grain batch. I have a turkey fryer burner purchased at costco a few years back. It looks like a banjo burner. It took 1.5 hours to get to a mediocre boil. Based on my recipe I needed to boil off about 1.5 gallons during the boil which took 90 minutes. All told I...