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Russian Imperial Stout -- simple 5 gal recipe needed. Thanks!!!

I have a wild strain of hops growing in my backyard. What is the best way to harvest and store. Also, for a general hop, does anyone have a simple recipe that may work?

I just drank my beer and it totally surprised me. I made a beer that was extremely hoppy. It fermented without me adding yeast. I left it in indirect sunlight for a couple of days, and then stored it for over a year... oh yeah and the plug dried allowing air in. i have no idea how long that went...

Can a beer ferment and age in a room with ambient sunlight, not direct and be okay?

If this beer turns out... It will be a f*cking miricle. I had a batch self ferment on its own. It was going crazy! It fermented from Mon-Friday. Now it isn't fermenting as far as I can see. Also, the smell has changed from delicious to skunky. I am going to wait this one out regardless, but...

I am just wondering the best way to clean and sanitize my hoses. I have racking cane, a hose the same size and an overflow hose. I am just not sure how to clean out the inside. Thanks!

I think I have Jesus beer here... I didn't have a wort cooler so I let the wort sit an extra day in a sealed corboy to get to about 75 degress. I woke up this morning and it is fermenting on its own... IS THIS NORMAL? Or should I rename the corboy "Mary", and the IPA to "Jesus IPA Ale"? Where...

My beer is sitting @ 84 degress for 8 hours. Can I add my yeast?

I steeped approx. 14lbs of malt @ 162 degr. for 1 hour and 10mins in about 5 - 5.5 gallons of water. It was mostly two row. Then I boiled in the hops, 1 hour 10 mins total. Start with 2oz. Magnum, 40mins for 4oz centenial, and 10 mins for 2oz more centenial. I added 3.5-4 gallons of wort...

I got a wine kit that requires an 8 gallon bucket, but I only have a 7. It only requires it to be filled to 6 gallons. Will this work or will it explode? I am making a Merlot.

I am very new to brewing, but I am hooked! I recently had a beer called "3 Floyd's ALPHA KING Pale Ale". It was awesome! My favorite thing about it was how much it tasted with strong hops. Does anyone have a really strong hop ale that a newbie can make? Please be specific with instructions...

I am very very new to brewing.... I just made my second batch of beer, and my first without a kit. I made a standard dark ale. I fermented it for two weeks and bottle conditioned it right after. I plan on letting it sit for 5-6 weeks. Any idea if it will age alright in the bottles, or will I...