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I want to make and keg a batch of cider from fresh pressed apples. It seems like there are lots of options for how to go about it from making the cider down to clearing it, kegging it and making sure it's stable and/or pasteurized. My goal would be to make ~5 gallons from fresh pressed apples...

I brewed an IPA up on Sunday. I just took the first SG reading after 48hrs and it's nearly done at 1.019. I'm tempted to see if I can't get it finished up and kegged in 10 days. That would be 12 days from pitching to packaging. My question is how would you best finish off a brew and be...

So I walk downstairs to grab a beer only to find the tank empty and my beer with zero pressure to serve... bummer. Luckily I had some in the fridge bottled, but still. The tank shows empty, the keg has zero pressure, but it's been on tap for over a week just fine and maybe two days since I...

I had an excellent brew day yesterday! It was my second AG batch and I hit 86% efficiency this time. Way better than the 68% I got on my first batch. I'd love to know what you guys think about my mashing and sparging process. What steps do I focus on, what do I drop. My goal is to...

All I can say is wow! Two weeks ago I brewed up a 5 gallon batch using some Northern Brewer and Amarillo hops in a "steam" beer. I used WYeast 2112, made a 2L starter and fermented at a very consistent 62*. It's still really active. Not much of any bubbling, but the yeast still seems to be...

I had an absolutely amazing Bourbon Barrel aged IPA last week and I'm interested in getting a barrel or two. Maybe they are easy to find, but I'd like to keep this on the smaller scale (Not 53 gallon Barrels). My beer hobby is already carving out a bit more space than the wife likes and I...

I've got 2oz of each in the freezer and an itch to brew up another batch of beer today as in ASAP :) I haven't used either hops before and was wondering if anyone had input on using the two of these in a beer. Should I make a session Ale? Maybe a higher ABV IPA with deep malt flavors? I've...

I'm ordering up some rhizomes and looking for input on what others have grown, brewed with or enjoy in their beer. Here are the varieties I've got access too this year: High Alpha - Columbus, Chinook, Nugget, Centennial and Northern Brewer Low Alpha - Cascade, Golding, Willamette, Glacier...

I've now got a dozen or so extract batches under my belt and I'm ready to move to all-grain. I cook a lot and so far brewing has turned out way easier than I imagined, especially simple from extract. A well planned recipe, a bit of style, some common sense and good note taking with close temp...

I brewed up a third batch of my favorite IPA but this batch hasn't hit all it's marks leaving me with some questions and wondering if I should rack it today or wait longer. My OG was a bit low at 1.065 instead of the 1.068+ I've hit previously. I did use a different LME which could have...

A couple days ago I put together my first two starters in prep for a couple batches I'm planning to do this weekend. I boiled up 2 cups of DME in about 11 cups of water to split between two different yeast starters. I chilled the wort to around 62* and split it between two half gallon jugs...

Three days ago I kegged my third batch of IPA. I left the yeast cake in the primary, sealed it back up and tossed the container back into my ferment chamber (aka the downstairs bathroom). I want to start another batch later this week and reuse the yeast from the last batch if possible. I'm...

I brewed up an IPA with an OG of 1.068 and let it ferment for 7 days at which point I'd hit the FG I wanted for an ABV of 7%. So I racked it from the primary to a secondary. It's been sitting for one week conditioning and I plan to leave it sit for another week or two if not more. How long...

Looking to do my second batch today and I need some input. I want to do an Amber Ale to compliment the IPA I have conditioning now. Something with medium body and a good caramel flavor to balance the hops I'd still like to taste. A nice easy drinking beer for a party basically. I'm thinking an...

I'm looking for recommendations on a first keg setup. Something between value and a little future growth. Nothing too extreme in either direction. My goal is to keg my current batch, pour some bottles from it and possibly add a second keg down the road along with a bottled batch mixed in. So...

So I got the green light from my wife to brew up some beer. I busted down to the local brew shop and picked up everything I'd need for my first kit. I picked up a great looking IPA recipe with some specialty grains, Warrior bittering hops and two ounces of Citra finishing hops. We set...