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Where can I get some wooden or plastic cases for storing 24 12oz bottles. I have paper 6 pack and 12 pack holders but I would like to stack cases like 5 high for storage. I could use 10 of them. thanks

Hi there. I don't make alot of beer so I still consider myself a beginner even though I have been making beer for 2 years. One recipe I make alot is: 5 gallon batch 6 lbs german extract Wyeast 1187 Ringwood ale yeast Willamette hopps...

I bought a 6oz pellet pack of Willamette hops and it will take me months to use it all up. How should I store the balance that I am not using? Fridge? Freezer? Also I have been using the same hops for starting and finishing. Is this ok and any suggestions to alter this?

I made 2 batches of beer and the only thing I did different was I used a different yeast in each one. One came out very clear and the other very cloudy. I like my beers to be as clear as possible so can anyone recomend what kind of yeasts I should use?

I made a beer that I really liked but it was a tad bitter for me. I did not use any brewing sugar but I think next time I will. Can anyone advise me on how much sugar to add to a 5 gallon batch? Will a tablespoon or 2 be enough?

I have 36 22 ounce beer bottles and no way to carry them. Does anyone know where I could buy 4 pack, 6 pack or even 12 pack carriers? Wood would be ok also. I thought of making some out of wood myself but if I could buy some it would be better for me. Thanks Dan

My wife is a very good gardner and since I am now making my own beer she wants to grow some hops for me. We live in the Chicago area (zone 5 for growing if that means anything to anyone). Does anyone have any thoughts about this? And what kind of hops? How to get started?

Last year I made 19 5 gallon batches of beer and almost all of them had yeast setteling on the botton of my bottles. Now I know you can buy a filter system but I don't have the money for that. Is there anything I can do to remove as much yeast as possible just before botteling?

When using hop pellets should they be put in a nylon bag when boiling? If not how do you remove the shrub from the boiling pot?

I made a german ale a while back and it is just now ready to drink. The crystal malt I bought was milled too fine. I spent alot of time over the sink shaking the bag because I saw it was too fine. After transfering to the glass carboy, a week later I could still see milling floating, so I...

The last 2 beer kits I bought came with yeast smack packs. Before that I was making a starter. Do the smack packs work well?

I am getting some confusing answers so I will start over. I bought a Foster's lager clone kit and after I recieved it I realized that I can't ferment the usual way for a lager because everything is in my basement where it is a constant 66 degrees. The yeast that came with the kit is "White Labs...

I bought my first lager ( a fosters clone) and after the fact thought about the temp. I can only ferment in my basement where it is a constant 66 degrees. I know that this is ideal for ales but what is going to happen to this lager if it's too warm?

So far I have only made 6 batches of beer and have noticed that the target SG's of all of them have been acheived at all different number of days. So my question is when you have reached you're target SG, but the beer is not clear how much longer could you or should you wait before bottling? How...

The first 2 batches of beer I made came out great. !st was with cooper draught hopped syrup, the 2nd was with 2 cans of muntons old ale hopped. anyway here is my 3rd 1lb muntons plain extra light dme, 3.75 lb can coopers canadian blond hopped, 1lb crystal malt 10l, 2 small packs yeast...

My kids bought me all the beer brewing equipment for christmas for me and I have made 3 batches so far and this is fun. But I have a million questions. I don't even know where to begin. I have been buying hopped malt extracts and I am happy with them. The first 2 batches are great and even...