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I got a kit of the month club as a gift. This months kit is an "Aussie light ale". Seems kinda blah and I want to pep it up a bit. I may steep some Clementines in a 1/2 gallon of water and add it but was also curious what corn sugAr will contribute? Is it just to boost ABV? The kit is : 3.15...

Just got a kit delivered from Midwest supply and the package was partially crushed and the smack pack has been activated. Any ideas on how long I can wait to pitch the yeast after it's been activated? The package hasn't swelled completely so I'm guessing it happened recently?

I have 2nd year cascade, Willamette and Mt. hood. Each plant has 6-10 bines poking out the longest being maybe 5-6inches long. How long does everyone generally let the bines grow before cutting them back to the 3 or 4 strongest bines? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Pretty stoked today! Easter Sunday was our first holiday we drank strictly homebrew! The entire family loved everything! Wit, Lime Hefe, ordinary bitter and American Amber. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

ive brewed close to 100 gallons so far and I've never seen this?? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I'm brewing a California common kit this Saturday. If I make a 150ml starter should I keep the starter at the low end of the ale scale? 60 degrees? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Do I need both magnets from the hard drive for a stir plate? I managed to salvage one but the other broke. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Legged a batch the other day. With the temps here in N.H. Still pretty cold I put the keg outside to chill before putting it in the kegerator to carb. Unfortunately I forgot all about it and left it out overnight. When I remembered the next morning it was pretty close to frozen solid. Any...

I'm getting ready to bottle 2 gallons of Hefe. Brewers friend is telling me 3.6 oz priming sugar?? Does this seem like a lot? This is 3.6 on a scale not in a measuring cup right? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Recently got beersmith 2 for the iPad. I'm trying to use the carbonation tool. My fridge is 46 degrees and there's 4 gallons in the keg. I'm looking for 3.2 volumes in my Belgian Amber. Beersmith is telling me to set my regulator to 29 psi. I read a few threads on HBT and a few say this is going...

Looks like I may have forgot to top up my last brew to 5 1/4 gallons before sealing up my primary. Transferred yesterday and noticed I'm short. Probably a bit under 4 3/4 gallons and my ABV is heavy about .45%. Does anyone see any issues with topping off to 5 gallons with some sterile water...

After almost a year and a half brewing I Made my first yeast starter Saturday to pitch into my Hefe Brew yesterday. Man did it take off! Within 7 hours of pitching I had vigorous activity coming from my blow off tube! In the words of the great Jesse Pinkman "yeah science" Sent from my...

So I was gifted a flask for my bday so I can start making yeast starters. Unfortunately I wanted a 2000ml I got a 1000ml. I've received my yeast starter education via YouTube and everyone seems to do it in 2000ml. I'm assuming I just half the DME and water for a smaller vessel? Any advice...

I'm stoked! Just ordered 6 new cascade, 1 sterling, and 1 NEO1 rhizomes to add to my hop garden. Last year I planted 1 cascade, 1 Willamette, and 1 mt hood! Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I'm thinking of using gelatin finings to clear my next batch. I read this can take up to two weeks. Is that right? If so, has anyone put them in their secondary?? Do they have to go in the keg while it's cold? Thanks for any advice Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I got a brew of the month club for Xmas from Midwest supplies. SWMBO ordered dry yeast with them which I've never had an issue with in past brews. I brewed Midwest big river brown ale and Scottish export 80. Both brews only finished at 4.0% ABV and should've been around 5%. I hit my target O.G...

I'm looking to put together a stir plate so I can begin using yeast starters. Picked up this fan from work and apparently its 115 volts. Is this too much fan?? I don't have much more than absolute basic understanding of electrical and voltage

I am about to rack 6 gallons of lime hefe. 5 gallons to keg 1 gallon bottled. How much priming sugar should I use per bottle?

How long will LME keep once its opened??

How long does yeast last in the fridge? Specifically Wyeast 1010. I bought it in July....just pitched yesterday at 70 degrees. 24 hours later no action?