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Silly noob question: I have a recipe that I've been using for a 5 gallon batch but recently got a new brew kettle... Can I use the same recipe and just double it to make a 10 gallon batch?

im trying to figure out how much priming sugar to use by using tastybrew.com calculator... but it doesnt have Irish Red ale on the list... what would i use?

do i need to boil the corn sugar or can i just add it into my bucket? ive always boiled it.. just curious

i had my brew day and everything went well. i transfered to my carboy and proceeded to pitch the yeast. this was my first time using a smack pack. unfortunately i did not smack the pack hard enough and realize what i was doing. long story short, i didnt break the nutrient pack inside and i...

so ive never used this before, i didnt realize how to use it and break the nutrient pack inside... and poured the yeast into my carboy... did i just ruin my beer? or can i go and get more yeast and do it correctly? sorry. im a total noob

so i'm trying to get my OG to 1.071. after i transfered to carboy and added water i am at 1.040. how do i get to my 1.071. do i need at add more water?

i have some hop pellets in ziplock bags in my fridge. theyve been there for a month or so.. are they still good to use?

I have some hop pellets in ziplock baggies in my fridge for over a month. Are they still good to use?

where do you come out on this? im trying to decide if i should rack to secondary with my latest batch...

i am brewing a pale ale. im 7 days in and my airlock is at a slow bubble. the recipe i was following said to dry hop after 5 days. 2 days ago that sucker was bubbling like mad so i decided to wait... should i wait until i see no more action going on. or is it ok to transfer to secondary and...

im assuming it is ok to go ahead and unblock the caked yeast at the top of the carboy. it was blocking the blow off tube. will this all settle towards the bottom?

ok. so i just got done cooling the wort to about 69 degrees. transferred to carboy. added water to the 5 gallon mark. took a reading with the hydrometer. the OG is supposed to be 1050. and this is what it reads. should i be concerned? did i do something wrong?

whats a god way to get the temp down? i live in a apt building and dont have a cool basement to store my carboy in. need to drop the temp down about 5 degrees. anyone have suggestions?

n/m figured it out.

i bottled my beer over 6 weeks ago. the beer tastes good, but it seems to be really carbonated. i get good head when i pour, but it tastes almost as if im drinking a soda. what could this possibly be caused from?

i know this is premature... i bottled a week ago. i know you should prob have to wait over 2 weeks before you can / should drink one. but i got the itch to open one up. opened a bottle and it shot everywhere. what is wrong?

im doing a porter from a kit. did the process. got it in my fermenting bucket, it started to bubble after about 16 hours and only bubbled for about a day or so. its been 2 weeks, did a gravity read and read 1.061. my question is, should it have stopped bubbling after just a day? is it still...

so im transfering my beer from the carboy to the bottling bucket.. and looks like ive got some hop flakes in while i siphoned... is this ok to bottle still??? HELP!

so i totally flaked out and forgot to get a hydrometer reading before adding the yeast.... this isnt going to screw me up later on is it? also, im totally confusing myself by reading different things all over the place.. and confused about the hydrometer reading in general. ive racked my beer...

am i doing it wrong if after i cooled the wort i started fermenting process in the bucket? should i have done it in the carboy? my intent was to transfer to carboy to 2nd stage. am i doing this wrong? or is this ok?