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Hey all. I have 5 gallons of RIS that has been sitting since I brewed it in December. I want to add American medium toast cubes soaked in bourbon into the beer (and some into a cherry mead), as well as the vanilla bean into the beer. Looking for advice from people who have worked with oak and...

Hi all! I work at a brewery, and working on a bottling line or cleaning kegs can get pretty monotonous. I wanted a thread that list any audiobook and podcast that's are aimed towards brewing. Trying to get my learn on at work! I figured there might already be a thread like this, but hopefully...

So I'm planning on a big brewing session around my 2nd year anniversary to brewing. But I am quickly running out of beer as I'm coming up with the plans for that. So I need ideas on beer to make for the time in between. I'm probably going to do 4 brews. Here's ideas so far. 1) "Enjoy By" clone...

Hello all, I know there is a recent post talking about brewing 10 gallons and the benefits. I am a new AG brewer and today I will be brewing my first 10 gallon batch. I just wanted to know what are some things I should look out for. I know I'll need more water, time for heating and cooling, and...

Hello everyone. I'm currently in the middle of my first all grain batch! I'm using beersmith 2 and the iPhone app. I'm confused on why there's a mash out with 8 quarts at 202 F and then my fly sparge at 168 F with 8 quarts. Does anyone know what this means? Should I just fly sparge with 16...

So I work at a homebrew store, and I can take home any yeast that goes over their expiration period (6 months for ales yeast and 5 for lager yeast). I picked up a Wyeast 2278 Czech Pils so that I could redo a Pilsner a have made previously. When I first looked at the date I thought it said...

I'm a new brewer (been brewing for about a year). Right now I do extract batches on a stove top, but I am ready to move to all grain. I watch craigs list (especially for corny kegs) and I came across this brew rack and accessories. http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/for/3804479847.html I...

So I made a starter today with em whitbread ale yeast 1099. I came downstairs and saw it like the picture I attached. It didn't look like any action had started so I went to shake it and boom. The foam shot up and pushed up the foil. This didn't cause any problems and was actually kinda funny...

I have an IPA in bottles with Wyeast American Ale II 1272 in it. I want to harvest it for a recipe that I am doing soon. This is my first time harvesting from a bottle (well really harvesting at all). The process seems simple enough, but I was curious of how many bottles I should harvest from...

I've definitely got the "impatient homebrewer's curse." I'm sitting here drinking an undercarbed maibock from my kegerator, and I tried a IPA from a bottle that wasn't quite finished carbing. Anyways on to my question. I have a pilsner that's fermenting. I brewed 04/27, so 9 days ago. I keep...

So a year ago yesterday I brewed my first beer. Pretty exciting! But since then, the hobby has taken hold of me. I've brewed 11 extract batches, and learned so much about the process. Now I'm a teacher and summer break is coming up, so I'm planning a pretty big brew week for my first week...

So a year ago yesterday I brewed my first beer. Pretty exciting! But since then, the hobby has taken hold of me. I've brewed 11 extract batches, and learned so much about the process. From cleaning and sanitizing, to fermentation and yeast starters, to kegging and carbonation. I've read books...

Quick question on stepping up my starter. Can decant my starter and add my boiled step up DME straight to the flask on top of the yeast cake? Of course once it's cooled down and other tools are sanitized. Can I pour it right on top and keep swirling?

Hello all. I have two kegs and a kegerator. I was going to sanitize one keg with star San. Pump that through one of my faucets. Then I was going to put one of my beers that has completed fermentation into the sanitized keg, and put the star San solution in the other keg. My question is how...

Hello everyone, This is my first time posting. I've brewed about 6 batches and have one fermenting now. I've decided to take the dive into kegging by purchasing a dual faucet kegerator with all the parts and two kegs. Now before I throw my beer in the keg and hook it up I want to test that...