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I'm making a hoptimum clone right now that's ready for dry hopping. I made it over my Thanksgiving break in hopes it will be ready to bottle when I finish finals at school and then it should be carbed before I leave again for school. It started out a 1.100 and it's around 1.025 (My dad is...

I just got a $100 giftcard to Bevmo for my 21st birthday. Since I go to school out of California and can't bring anything back with me I was thinking that this money would be great to use towards cellaring some beers until (ideally, patience permitting) college graduation. So what I'm asking is...

I've been looking online for freeze concentration methods (which are legal in the US) and found that most people freeze a milk jug of their cider and then turn it upside down and let the alcohol drain off. Could I not also just toss a bucket of cider in the freezer and skim off the ice as it...

I'm making a raspberry wheat, which I also done in the primary. I got a regular UFO wheat clone and I'm adding frozen raspberries to the secondary. Would 5# be enough and how long would you recommend leaving them in for? (5.5 gallon batch) I had a UFO raspberry wheat last weekend and it tasted...

I use only plastic fermenters, all with spigots. I've been reading that the spigots are breeding grounds for infections, so it's better to siphon and avoid using the spigot. If I stop using the spigot except to take hydrometer readings, will the risk of infection from the spigot be eliminated?

2.5 G (fermentis S-05) 5# Extra Pale LME 1# Amber DME 0.25 Columbus (Tomahawk) 15% @ 60 0.25 Columbus (Tomahawk) 15% @ 30 1 Whirlfloc Table @ 15 0.50 Columbus (Tomahawk) 15% @ 15 0.50 Falconer's Flight 11.4% @ 15 1.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient @ 10...

I recipe would be as follows: Coopers IPA 2 lb amber LME 1 lb pale DME 0.5 oz Cascade at 30 min 1.5 oz Cascade dry hop in secondary for last week before bottling The Coopers IPA has alcohol content of roughly 4.5%, with the additions this IPA should be 7.67% ABV, which is more suitable...

I did my first all grain brew last week, but got a lower than ideal SG. I sealed the wort in my fermenter and ran off to my LHBS the next morning for DME to compensate for the discrepancy. I added the DME to the room temperature wort and stirred it until it dissolved, then added it in to the...

I didn't notice until this morning but I accidentally put champagne yeast into an amber ale. How will this affect the taste, and how can I remedy the presumably off flavors this yeast will impart? Thanks

I recently bought some secondhand fermentation buckets that were made in 1996! I didn't realize this until the transaction was finished, but is this an issue? They are a bit dusty, but they don't seem to have any scratches or cracks? A bit of yellowing though. How long is it safe to keep using...

I have a 5 gallon batch of cider going and it's bubbling very slowly. It's been a week since it began fermentation and it's consistently bubbled once every 7 seconds, is this slow? It's been at a pretty constant 68 F (maybe varying by 2 degrees either way). I'm using ale yeast, and I've added 4...

I'm going to back sweeten my cider, but I don't want to restart full on fermentation. I'm worried pouring in cider or sugar will turn my bottles into bombs, because I also want to bottle carbonate the cider. What should I do to reach this end?