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I am the super lucky winner of a 5 gallon bucket of Black Double IPA wort from my local AHA rally this weekend at Lucid Brewery. Anybody have a recommendation of yeast and starter? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I am the super lucky winner of a 5 gallon bucket of Black Double IPA wort from my local AHA rally this weekend at Lucid Brewery. Anybody have a recommendation of yeast and starter? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I have been reading some posts about how your boil size can affect your IBU. I have found that utilization drops considerably when only doing a 2gal boil vs a full boil. Is this true? Is there a way to maximize utilization when only doing partial boils? Is it different if I only have a 2 gal...

I brewed an extract batch of Ferocious form Midwest 7 days ago. The instructions say to ferment in primary for 5-7 days and if using secondary(which I am), add hops to secondary and rack on top. I took a look this morning, planning on racking to secondary and here is what I found. I only have...

I made a extract batch last night and pitched. I woke up to a bucket leaking and a clogged airlock. Cleaned up, put a towel around the rim of the bucket to help with anymore leaking and replaced the airlock with a clean one. I put the clean one on and in 20 seconds it looked like this. It...

I purchased a WYEAST packet in May 2013. It is 1335 British Ale II. The manufacturing date is 17 April 13. I am brewing a 5 gallon batch from a Frocious extract kit from Midwest. The SG is 1.064-1.068. I planned to brew last summer but a kitchen remodel got in my way. The remodel is done and I...

I purchased a WYEAST packet in May 2013. It is 1335 British Ale II. The manufacturing date is 17 April 13. I am brewing a 5 gallon batch from a Frocious extract kit from Midwest. The SG is 1.064-1.068. I planned to brew last summer but a kitchen remodel got in my way. The remodel is done and I...

I am currently looking to build my own homemade stir plate. I hacked apart an old computer for a fan and some magnets. I have searched the postings here a few times and am having a hard time finding information on DIY stir plates. And links or guidance would be appreciated. Maybe I'm not...

I have put the word out to my family that I am trying to put together a kegerator and they have been very helpful! So far I acquired two corny kegs, one 20lb and one 5lb co2 cylinder and I have a old fridge at home that I'm not using. Pretty good start. My Uncle called the other day and said he...

I brewed a batch on Monday and when I went to grab my fermentation bucket it had a very strong hop smell and slight off white color to it. May last batch was a Extra Pale Ale extract kit from Northern Brewer. The bucket was aired out after cleaning a couple weeks ago. I did a little quick...

I am making my first starter for a Carmelite Tripel(partial mash). I am using a one gallon glass jug. Here is what I have done so far. 3 QTS water, 9oz(weight)DME and a pinch of nutrient boiled for 15 minutes. Going to cool and put in jug and pitch the yeast. Everything I read says I only need...

I began brewing a few months ago and have decided to try and slowly collect kegging equipment to move out of the bottling world. I put the word out to my friends and family for what to look for and I feel like I have struck gold! My dad found me two pin lock corny kegs for nothing! When I...

What is the best way to age a beer? Primary, secondary, bottle or a combination of them all. Cold or room temperature? New to brewing and looking for your opinions and wisdom on this subject.

My very first batch(autumn amber ale) will officially be ready to drink on Friday. Yeah!! Of course I haven't been very patient and have been sampling the last few days. Being new I have a few questions- 1. Will bottles always have sediment in them? 2. Does it affect the taste of the beer if...

I just racked my second batch to the primary. It is a EPA extract kit and I used Wyeast 1056. The information sheet said that the OG should be 1.045 . When I checked it before pitching it was 1.048. My first batch(amber ale) was high by .020 and I figured it was due to #1 not filling my...

I just found this page in the forum. Forgive me for my bad manners. I brewed my first batch about 3 weeks ago. Did some reading( How to Brew) beforehand but all the reading in the world can't REALLY prepare you for your first brew. Of course I brewed and racked and then started second...

I brewed my first batch on March 24th. It has been in the primary ever since. I have an issue with my SG and I believe that it is because I didn't have a full 5 gal when I started. And advice would be greatly appreciated. Racked to primary on the 24th OG was 1.064. High for the Autumn Amber Ale...

I brewed my first batch last night! I learned a lot after I had it all sealed in the fermenter. It was a Autumn Amber Ale extract kit. After my boil I used a chiller and had it down to 80 degrees in about 10 minutes. After chilling and putting it in the fermenter I topped it off with about two...