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Is there an easy way to find out the water profile? I use Cub's Spring Water (my well water has too much iron in it). Anyone know the content of that water?

I'm going to be making a Kolsch in a month or two. I want it to be crisp and clean, lager-like. Recipe: 2-Row Pilsner (german) 6lbs 13.7oz Vienna Malt 1lb 13.3oz Hallertauer 1.16 ounces for 60 minutes Hallertauer 0.58 ounces for 20 minutes Wyeast 2565 (Kolsch - starter will be made)...

This is going to be a very basic keezer. My manual skills are pretty piss-poor. But, I'll document it here so you can see and maybe give advice. It'll take a while for this project, but it should look acceptable when I'm done. Here are the stats: Igloo 7.1 cu ft FRF795, Black Energy...

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/igloo-7-1-cu-ft-chest-freezer-white/4584005.p?id=1219098811096 Anyone use this freezer to make a keezer? I can't find the internal dimensions to know how many kegs it will fit.

My last several batches have had the same off flavor in them. It is a hot flavor and gives me a headache. The strange thing is they taste great going into the keg. They were done differently. Some stayed in the primary for a few weeks, others stayed in 1 week, then off to a secondary. They...

So, I add the recommended 168F sparge water and mix it well. I took the final temperature and it was 159F. Is that normal, or should I bump the initial sparge water up?

So, I used pellet hops to dry hop my IPA (in a glass carboy). I was hoping they would all settle down before I rack to my keg. Well, that didn't happen. There are still some floaters and such. Can I use a muslin boiling bag when I rack it to the keg to help filter them out? Can I just...

So, I have a fermentation that I think has stalled. I want to repitch some yeast. After I make a starter, do I reaerrate my beer? It has been in the primary for about 3 weeks. For reference, I am making a RIS. OG 1.100. Gravity now is 1.038. Target gravity is 1.024. I did an all...

So, I'm brewing a Russian Imperial Stout. I have had efficiencies in the 60's. So, I try a different setting on the grain mill at my LHBS. I thought I set it at 0.032. I have already calibrated my equipment and know how much dead space my mash tun has. So, brewday comes and everything...

I need to make a gallon starter for my upcoming batch. I was wondering if I can use this 2 gallon cooler. I figure I can keep the top spout open to allow oxygen to get in. What do you think?

So, I have done only a handful of all grain ales. None of them have done perfectly. Each time, there was some other problem. I decide to do a light lager (my dad wanted a Corona clone for the summer). Let's see, what went wrong this time? I missed my mash temperature by 5 degrees (added...

So, I just got this thermometer. Do I need to submerse the entire metal probe to get an accurate reading, or do I just need to submerse the tip? Also, is it accurate in measuring room temperature?

I was browsing recipes, and I found this brown ale one. It calls for a 40 minute mash. Why only 40 minutes? Here's the recipe, btw. http://www.beersmith.com/Recipes2/recipe_338.htm

Does anyone have a recommendation for a thermometer? I want one to put in my mash tun (with the lid closed) so I can monitor my initial and final temperature during my mash.

Beersmith has a tool to convert your refractometer reading to SG. I have 3 options. The first is unfermented wort, second is fermenting wort, and finished wort. My question is why the conversion? My SG comes in much lower with the conversion than the unfermented wort conversion. Is it...

Great post man. Nice job of explaining this problem.

For those of us who are not fortunate enough to have a wort chiller, we use ice baths to chill our wort. I've heard adding salt to the ice will drop the ice's temperature. Has anyone tried this, and is the effect worth it?

I am on Day 4 in the Primary (Liberty Cream Ale). The airlock has been silent for a few days (not a big deal, I know). I checked my Hydrometer reading, and it is 1.016 (OG 1.048). About 1 hour after I resealed the primary, the airlock started bubbling again. The beer looked normal in the...

In one of the threads, I read you have to have a hydrometer that is calibrated to measure the SG. Is that true? From my understanding, the hydrometer measures density. It is set against pure water as a base unit, 1. Then it measures densities of water, so 2.0000 would be twice as dense as...

Hey guys, I am considering doing a late extract edition for my next batch. I have searched through several threads, but I am too new to fully understand the details. Here's my Recipe (Liberty Cream Ale): -6 pounds Gold LME -8 oz Carapalis Specialty Grains -2 bags of Cascade Pellet Hops, 1...