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Just switched to BIAB instead of my 10 gallon igloo cooler - I must say, this is stupid easy. I wish I would have switched earlier. - First time - Nailed temp (151) - Lost maybe 1 or 2 degrees, thermometer showed 149 and 150 - Cleanup is already done - Didn't really add that much...

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have a vial of White Labs California Ale Yeast V WLP 051 with a best by date of 14 March 2014. Is this okay to pitch to a beer with a 1.070? I'm making a starter on a stir plate, about 1.75 cups of DME and 1.6 liters of water, it'll go for about 20 hours before I...

Greetings, I have a quick question, I recently bought some Muntons kits to brew, and I took the yeast out and put in the fridge. Now I'm not sure if these kits use the same yeast or if its any different. I.E. I have 3 packets of yeast and each of them say something different. See the...

Ladies and Gentlemen, Here is my latest brewing blunder: Normal IPA. Went on vacation and used my fermentation chamber (freezer with J&J Temp control unit). Now i had done a batch before and I tweaked it to get it to 66-68. So I went back on vacation to see my family and low and behold I left...

Ladies and Gentlemen, I just got a new fermentation chamber. It is a 7 cubic feet freezer from Lowe's. Anyways, I was hoping you could pass on some tips to me. Like what should I set my thermometer to - Right now its at 66, but there is a 4 degree drop before it kicks in to cool off. So I set...

Ladies and Gentlemen, I made a beer about 3 weeks ago (23 days). So It was an IPA, here is the recipe I used: 1.5lbs Crystal 10L Steeped 30 min @ 160 3x3.3lbs Coopers Liquid Malt Extract Unhopped (so 9.9 LBS) 1lb Coopers Brewcraft Dried Malt Extract 2 oz Columbus @ 60 min 1 oz...

Alright ladies and gents, Title says it all! 3rd All Grain going right meow! Here's the Recipe: 8 oz Carafoam 8 oz Crystal 40 13 lbs Pale malt 2 row (US) 1 lb Munich Malt German 1 1 oz Cascade @ 60 1 oz Palisade @ 20 1 oz Ahtanum @ 15 1 oz Summit @ 5 Yeast: Wyeast American Ale 1056...

So I started my second all grain batch just now! Doughed in @ 151. I was shooting for 152. So I took my water at around 166-167 and by the time I got done with it all, the temps were reading 149, so I added 2 quarts @ around 200 to bring it up to 151. Not bad, I'll subtract 2 quarts from the...

Greetings! 1st post, thought I would introduce myself! I'm fairly new to homebrewing, I have brewed probably 4 or 5 batches 3 years ago and just recently picked up the hobby again. I have brewed 3 batches since December and just received a 9 gallon stainless steel pot to do my 1st all grain...