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Is it possible to mash and sparge one day and brew the following day? I would love to break it up so I can brew more on week nights but I fear infection. Any suggestions? Would refrigerating the wort help? Many thanks, Pills

Hey all, My wife has recently fallen in love with canned hard seltzer. Has anyone seen any recipes for any of these? Seems easy enough but would like to confer before attempting. Would do a five gallon batch with some fresh raspberries. Thanks, Pills

I just made a super light "franken beer" with leftover ingredients. Some flaked wheat, some 2 row, some Belgian Pilsner malt, tetnang, Hallertau and saf- 05. I did a ten gallon batch and hit my targets ~ 1.050 & 1.004. I am thinking of dry hopping one secondary with some nugget hops...

Is there a time frame for optimal dry hopping effect? I know 7 days is suggested, can I go longer? If I go much longer (a month or so) in secondary should I wait to dry hop until closer to kegging? Or can I dry hop and let it go a month. Would a second dry hop towards the end be suggested...

I recently took my first stab with brewing a saison. I had a near perfect brew session (minus the being sprayed by a skunk as I dropped the wort chiller) and sat the fermenter near the pellet stove to maintain temp in the upper 70's. Not perfect temp control but decent. Tasted as I racked to...

I just rushed a batch to have done for an upcoming party. I typically use a secondary step fermentation, but for this batch I kegged it straight from the primary. In doing so I am finding a lot of sediment in the first few pours. If I allow this to cold crash in the kegerator for a few days...

I recently killed a mini fridge while modding for a friend. Seems awfully wasteful to throw in the landfill. What are your thoughts on using it as a warm fermentation chamber? I currently have no way to hit high fermenting temps, and figure since this is insulated, I could use it to warm and hit...

I have some buddies that are moving home and would like to have a big brew day upon their return. Cross country moving has caused them to ditch much of their brew ware. My hope is to brew a 15 gal batch for us all (3 of us) to have something to take home. I have a 20 gal kettle but only one...

I was trying to mod a mini fridge to make kegerator for a buddy. In the process of bending down the freezer section I pinched the freon line. It is at the end of the hose but dumped a lot of gas. Is there an easy fix for this? I cut power and tried to quickly seal it, but am unsure of the...

I recently made a batch of cider - about 2.5-3 gallon batch. It's currently in a secondary and I plan to let it go for a couple weeks. How much dextrose should I use to carbonate? About 1/3 of a cup? I will add the same as I would beer before bottling, correct?

I am not a great lover of hard cider, but being from Vermont I love Apple cider. Being a homebrewer I am interested in taking a stab at cider making, more specifically hard cider making. As a newbie to this endeavor I'm curious if I can use a food processor or Osterizer to mill up my apples if...

If I have captured yeast and there is a healthy amount of beer left on it, how long is it viable in the fridge? How long is lme good in the fridge? I bought fresh in bulk at lhbs.

I'm trying to force carbonate a keg for the first time. I racked to keg and cranked co2 to 30 psi and did the rolling method for about 20 minutes. I then moved the keg to my basement where it is around 46 degrees and have had the co2 at 30 for about two days. It is still flat. Should I turn co2...

Hey everyone- My name is Pillsburyjoboy, or Pills, and I am a new member that is getting back into brewing after about four years. I am about to do my first batch tonight- a Falconers Flight IIPA. I am very much looking forward to it. I will let you know how it goes and I'm sure I will have...

I have not brewed in almost four years and I feel a lot of the knowledge I once had has evaporated. I need some info from you all if you could. I'm making a Falconer's Flight IPA. I am thinking of using some left over corn starch for a late addition to boost the FG- should I do this at about...