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Got 1.048 og the fg should be 1.013 that was from the recipe but with less water I was not sure what may happen

Hey guys I made a huge mistake Brewed 10 gallons of beer then put the wort in a Carboy with 4 gallons in it and put one bucket with 4 gallons in it and fermented it. It's done fermenting. It's gonna be high alcohol has a lot of sugar. Can I add water to it after fermentation to make 5...

Hey guys can anybody explain to me how to quickly keg carbonate a guinness and serve it in about 4 days. I have a party coming up i want to bring it too right after its done fermenting for 3 weeks. Im using co2.

I'm just storing it in the basement until the drinking day. I was thinking of force carbing it on 30 psi and leaving it in the basement until the drinking day. Then chill and serve at a lower drinking psi. That won't work?

Hey fellas I am kegging a beer in a corny keg but need to store it warm until a party. Can someone tell me how to keg a beer n keep it in a 70 deg basement until i use it day of? I need initial psi when first kegged then the process of what to do day of party (ice in a bucket serving on party...

Thank alot i was trying to find a whole house treatment that wasnt too expensive but i dont think that is possible. I have a water softner installed but using it will put more sodium i guess.

I just got my water report and was wondering if anyone could tell me what i can brew with it, how i can treat the problem areas ( low ph high chloride) and any general suggestions you can give. The water does not taste very good. Thanks for any help, Heres the report: Ph - 6.4 Total dissolved...

Hey fellas I made this recipe but thought to try adding a lb of honey. How do ya think it will come out.

The beer disposal in my house works pretty well but thanks for the offer.

I brewed a 5 gallon all grain batch of this and its fermenting now, thanks alot for the recipe. Problem, when i was sparging the water I threw in was alot higher than anticipated because of a broken thermometer. The water with grains while sparging was 180 in the mash cooler. Will this really...

I'm going to brew this tommorrow for the first time. I was thinking about adding a teaspoon of irish moss for clarity. Will this affect the taste or recipe negitively?

Hey fellas I'm going to brew a 15 gallon batch of irish red this week and I was wondering if I could do it this way to make it quicker than doing two batches. I have a 10 gallon cooler mash tun and a 15 gallon keg brew pot. I usually do batch sparging does anyone have suggestions on how to do...

Hey I'm having trouble finding white labs yeast in time for brew day. Would you know of a good wyeast replacement and if it will affect the taste that much. Thanks a lot.

I am going to brew this ale in a 10 gallon batch. I was just going to double all the ingredients on the the 5 gallon recipe. Is this the right way to do it, its my first time brewing more than 5 gallons? I would be using 2 lbs of honey is this too much? Thanks guys

I'm going to do a ten gallon batch of this beer for a picnic i'm having and going to travel with it in corny kegs. What do you think the best way to serve it on Co2 in a picnic? I'll have on ice with a picnic tap what psi should i keep it at? Any suggestions for a more elaborate setups will...

I planned on attaching the hops to the tree on the right of the white house in background. The one in front of that pine. The hops would be south facing and the canopy on the tree is high and very small. Tree is very sturdy and will hold up well. Im going to buy this wooden arbor round on...

This is the first time I'm growing hops and I have a few ideas tell me what you think. I bought hop crowns from Great Lakes hops and was thinking of this set up. An arbor trellis wooden from Home Depot that's 84" high and with two different types of hops growing on either side. Should I just...

Hey guys, I have a very hilly and rocky back yard with many natural terraces. I have ivy ground cover all over the rocks and hills and wondered if you guys thought it would be possible to use hops as a ground cover that would hang over the rocky sunny terraces if I took out the ivy. Of course...

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Hey guys I'm making an amber ale first time with my own recipe. I'm doing a 5 gallon batch and mashing 12lbs total of grain. Had a mash of 3.75 gallons of water. How much water should i use for the sparge water??? Thanks for help!