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Every year in Sept. here in Ohio we get tons of apples and have local festivals. I've got this idea to make some cider. My idea is to simply get the unpasturized freshly pressed cider, toss some yeast and put an air lock on it and let it do it's thing. I'm not looking for anything...

I pitched my yeast at 5:30pm on Saturday. It's now been over 48 hours and not a single bubble from my airlock....... I'm getting worried..... It was Safel US-05, two packets and well within the expiration date. I rehydrated with boiled water cooled to 80 degrees and it foamed up well after...

Okay, so I used Beersmith 2 and converted this Flower Power IPA clone over to extract. It's very interesting that if I add the LME at the beginning of the boil I need MORE hops than the all grain recipe. If I add it at the end of the boil I need way way less about half...... So what this...

Hello all. So I'm going to do an IPA. It's an all grain recipe and I've converted it over to an extract with a partial mash type idea. What I plan to do is put 2 lbs of 2 row, and about 1 more pound of some other grains (1/2 lb each of Crystal 40L and Honey malt) into a grain bag. I'm...

Well, today I am doing my first homebrew since about 94' Back then I did a couple of all grain batches (an Imperial Stout and an IPA) and I honestly got roped into it by a friend. Lots has changed in the past two decades. Back then there was no real internet to speak of unless you counted...

Hey everyone. Nice to be a part of this excellent forum. I'm new to the forum but not entirely new to brewing. I did two all grain (my first brewing experience ever) batches back in the 1990's. My buddy taught me as he did AG way back then before the internet and all. My how the...