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I'm brewing my first kolsch tonight - an extract kit from Midwest. I built a starter last night, so it will have been prepared 24 hours prior to pitching. This is my normal procedure and is resulting in very short lag times and active fermentations. Questions - do I need to ferment at cooler...

I keg all of my beer, but I want to also bottle a 6 or 12 pack for gifts, travel, etc. I don't want to go from keg to bottle, but rather bottle condition the 6 or 12. I'm looking for the easiest way to accomplish this, and here's my plan: Attach bottle filler (with the auto shutoff thing)...

I'm supposed to receive a kit of Hank's Hefeweizen from Midwest today. I have a couple of questions: 1) This is the first time I'm using a Wyeast Propogator. I have used the Activator in the past and made a starter as follows: 20 oz water, 1/2 c dme, pinch of yeast nutrient - made 24 hours...

Hi, I just brewed a batch of ESB a couple weeks back. When I transferred to the primary, I was a bit short of 5 gallons, so I added about 3/4 gallon of the only bottled water we had on hand, which happened to be nursery water used to reconstitute baby formula. Other than stealing my babies'...

I have all of the equipment needed to keg my beer, just no beer yet. I'll be kegging a batch of apfelwein in a couple weeks, and should have my first 2 homebrews ready for kegging by the New Year. So, in the meantime I want to have something to put in my nice shiny kegerator. Other than a...

A little background....I ordered all of my brewing equipment about 4-5 weeks ago and was ready to start brewing the weekend of 10/26. Well, my pregnant wife went into labor and delivered twin boys prematurely 10/23. So, needless to say I've been busy and haven't had time to brew. The boys are in...

I am getting ready to do my first brew and had a question regarding storage of the extract kit. I purchased the Phat Tyre beer kit from Northern Brewer and it should be arriving in a day or two. I'm still waiting on a couple of my supplies to get delivered, so there is a chance I won't be able...

Hi, I'm just getting ready to take the plunge into homebrewing. After doing some research, I've come to a few conclusions, and a few dilemmas. I've read a lot on the boards already, but could appreciate some help. I will keg beer rather than bottle. I have the funds available to set up a...