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Looking for some input... Have a new 6 gallon glass carboy, while moving it, accidentally banged it on the side of the toliet. as a result there is a pin size scratch on the surface. the inside appears ok. I'm wondering if it will cause a problem using it to ferment? It appears to be a...

does any know the advantage of using additional sugar adjunct in addition to the DME and malt extract? Is there any difference in taste? or is it basically not worth it.

so summer is here, and temperature is warming up. I have been looking at various ways to cool my fermentation and from what I can find there are about 6 different methods: 1. wet T shirt or towel method over the fermentator +/- a fan 2. son/mother of fermentation 3. Mini-fridge attached to...

BTW, thank you all for helping me with my brew, I found 99% of my questions answered through various threads and searches. Question, what is the best way to save left over beer? Sometimes but not always I can't finish an entire bottle. what is the best way to save the rest? I use glass...

Ok, so my brother in law introduced me to Arrogant bastard, ruination and stone IPA from Stone Brewer. This is my first experience with this type of beer and I have to say that it kicked me right in the butt! A very strong, aggressive take, hopped to the max, and an astringent flavor?...but at...

I know that there is a lot to say for kegging vs bottling. But I have to say that while bottling is more work, I do enjoy the process of opening a beer bottle, listening to the hiss and watching the head develop as you pour. In addition, I do enjoy looking at all my bottles lined up like...

Does anyone know if chilling the beer have any effect on the carbonation? Room temperature vs 70 degree vs 40 degrees. I bottled some of my batch in Grolsch bottles. I opened one after 1.5 week and basically blew the swing top off the bottle. It was like opening a champagne bottle. It...

Does any know is there is such a thing as Duff Beer from Simpsons? If so, what does it taste like. If not? I'm wondering if there would ever be a beer recipe contest for something that best represent Duff Beer.:mug:

First time brewer. Ran into a similar problem as other posts in regards to fermentation stopping after 24 hours. On the day that I brewed my batch (American light Ale, IronMaster), there was a heat wave. The ambien temp in the coolest part of my house was around 78-79 degrees and that is...