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This is my 4th time brewing. My first batch of beer was excellent, the last two have not been that great. This fourth batch i brewed was an ESB. I made sure i did everything right, and still came up with negative results. The Original gravity was 1.044 (Exactly what it should have been)...

So the owner at my local brewstore told me to bring a small amount of water to a boil to sanitize, let cool to about 70 degrees, and add the yeast to the water before pitching to the wort. The yeast kind of clumped up and i used a sanitized spoon to stir it but it seemed like a big hassle...

I just brewed two beers. One is an english style ESB, the other an APA. On the ESB I used a 7 gallon carboy and poured everything into it, including the leftover pellet hops from the boil. I then pitched my yeast. Are you supposed to pour EVERYTHING from the boil into your carboy? Is it...

I'm brewing a chocolate porter and am planning on adding milk sugar to sweeten it up a little. I've read 4 oz. is a good start for 5 gallons. Do i need to do anything? Bring water to a boil, add the lactose to the water and add it? Or do you just add the sugar directly to the bottling bucket...

I've heard different stories about using cocoa powder. I used a full 8 oz batch of hershey's unsweetened cocoa powder right at the end of my boiling. I've heard some people say that if you let the cocoa powder sit too long, it can cause a bitter chocolate taste in the beer. I'm going for a...

Hey guys, Brewing a chocolate porter right now. It's been about 10 days since it stopped fermenting. I'm using cocoa powder and I am going to transfer to a secondary carboy. Should I wait as long as possible before transferring to the secondary? First time using chocolate in a beer. Also...

So I started with 5 gallons, and I guess after boiling, fermentation etc. I only ended up with about 4 gallons in my carboy. Should i add more water? Can I add more water? I just dry hopped to my secondary 3 days ago. I just dont want the flavors to be too overwhelming since I came up a...

Moved beer to secondary, should i have used a hydrometer to test the alcohol percentage before i moved it?

Hey guys First time brewer, long time beer fan here... I was about to transfer my beer from my primary to my secondary when i noticed a bubble form in the airlock. Do I need to wait until its 100% fermented before I transfer? There's no more krausen and it's been about 6 days since i pitched...

I'm brewing a Pale Ale. I have corn sugar and about 4-4.5 gallons sitting in a carboy. About how much corn sugar do I use? And do I need to heat it in water first? Thanks :tank: PS. I know the basics as far as bottling, etc. Just need a little more info. on the priming before I actually go...

Just wondering if you can dry hop in your primary carboy. It seems like a lot of people go to a secondary to dry hop. Is there a reason for this? Ill be using cascade hop pellets. thanks

I had to pitch the yeast twice, First time I made a rookie mistake and thought the yeast needed to be warmed up in a pan with water, little did I know I was killing the yeast. I repitched the next day with the same type of dry yeast and everything is looking good now. Should I be worried about...

This is my first time brewing. For some reason, I thought you wanted to warm up the yeast before pitching, which i did in a pot on the stove. I then found out that heat can actually kill the yeast, so I ended up buying another pouch of dry yeast and adding it to my beer. It is a sierra nevada...

Just did my first brew today. Its a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale clone. It's been about 8 hours. When will the beer show signs of fermentation? When should I start seeing krausen? I know the fermentation is a slow process, I'm just curious as it is my first brew and I guess I'm a little nervous...