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I fell behind in my brewing lately so I decided to piggyback a double brew batch this past weekend. When I determine my water volumes, I usually end up with 6.25 gallons of wort before I boil. This weekend, I used my largest 13 gallon brew pot on my outdoor burner versus my 7.5 gallon pot on my...

I put together an extract and water mix and placed it in my soda keg about 2 weeks ago. I wanted to get the soda force carbonated quickly for my kids. I have two regulators on my co2 tank, one for soda and the other for my beer. I put my soda under higher pressure to speed up the force...

This is only my second starter, but it foamed up within hours and is pushing the foam stopper up? Should I be concerned?

I am a newbie to All-grain brewing. I did my 4th batch the other day. I do not have an immersion chiller yet and I am still relying on the ice water in our laundry room sink for cooling the wort. I also just began learning the importance of using a yeast starter. Long story short, I made a...

So I tried my first yeast washing yesterday, and I am not doing something right. The beer was a pumpkin ale I made 6 days ago. It was an AG brew. I do not have an immersion cooler yet (I hope this changes by next week!) so when I am done with my boil, I am still cooling via water and ice in...

I always hear the statement "take good notes" about brewing. My question is would anyone be willing to share notes they take? I write down the notes I think I should take, but seeing other examples would be really helpful. Thanks in advance for any input.

Was at my LHBS the other day to buy some grains for my next batch. I don't have a grain mill so I crush at the store. The tell everyone that the mill is set to a gap of 0.43. I have only done 3 all grain brews so far, so I have little feedback if this will crush enough. My question is...

So I recently took the step and have a keezer. I absolutely love it and would highly recommend it to anyone. I currently have one 6.5 gallon plastic bucket for my primary fermenter and a 6 gallon glass carboy for my secondary fermenter. I also have two kegs that I use for my beer on tap. My...

This topic is one I have read opposite opinions on. How fast should I let my wort run out of my mash tun? I have read some say, as long as you use the correct amount of water, it shouldn't matter and that faster is almost better, baring getting a stuck sparge. I have also been told in person...

So I have decided to try washing my yeast and take this next step in my brewing. I usually put my beer in a primary fermenter for 7-10 days and then I transfer to my secondary. My primary is a plastic bucket and it usually has a thick layer of hops/grains/yeast at the bottom. My secondary is...

I did my second all grain batch the other day. The NB Wee Heavy. It was running late at night by the end of the brew day and I forgot to measure my gravity before I pitched my yeast and headed to bed. I did however take a reading with cooled wort while I was doing my boil. The pre-boil...