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Hi folks. I'm looking for software to track food recipes the same way Beersmith keeps track of things for my beer. I'm looking at https://nutritiondata.self.com/ but it's kind of clunky.

Hi folks, I acquired a food-grade bucket from a local bakery for a fermenter. I washed it with PBW and sanitized with Starsan on brewday. I did not notice anything funny about it. After racking into my bottling bucket and rinsing out the yeast cake, I noticed dark mildew/mold on the bottom...

Hi folks, I've added a small L-shaped plastic adapter to my bottling bucket spigot as a dip tube but I'm pretty sure it's not food grade, just PVC. Any concerns with this? The beer is room temperature and only in contact with it for 30 minutes or so. Marc

Has anyone brewed with these? I bought some from a local grower who described them as very aromatic, resinous, and floral. Given their wild-ness, is it safe to assume their AA is pretty low (2-3%), and based on his description I'm guessing they're more suited to new world styles? Tiny bit of...

Hi folks, I'm using Belle Saison from Danstar for the first time and have a question about temperature. I have a small room with an electric heater for temp control and am fermenting in plastic buckets. My temperature readings are from a thermometer sticker on the side of the bucket. Once...

Hi folks, I've sampled a few beers and noticed a very strong skunky aroma and taste. The only thing they seem to have in common is having gone from a keg, to a (brown) bottle for transportation, then put in a serving glass. They were entirely different styles and from 2 different sources, 1...

Hi folks. Here's a photo of the neck of my carboy with cider fermenting in it. It's been in there since Nov 11th, wild-style, no additional yeast. First timer. Any reason for concern or racking? Thanks

Hi folks, My first beer got infected (it tastes sour and folks from the local homebrew club tasted and confirmed). They suggested I stick it in the fridge and drink it soon in case of bottle bombs, which I've done. In How To Brew Palmer talks about sour beers in the Common Problems...

Hi folks, I understand that there are lots of interesting things that can be added to a single-stage fermentation after primary is over (dry-hopping, oak chips, etc). Typically it seems that it is recommended to mix whatever it is into the worty-beer/beery-wort by rocking the fermenter...

Hi folks, Just wondering about the safety of drinking hydrometer samples that are obviously going to have some sanitizer (Starsan in my case) in them. Is the unfermented wort acid enough to "disable" it? Not sure on the science here. Thanks Marc

Hi folks, I followed Sandor Katz' simple instructions for wild cider in his book "the Art of Fermentation" and after a few days have nothing but little white specs on top of my juice (likely mold) with a small trace of bubbles around the edge - no vigourous fermentation as promised. Any...

Hi folks, I know it's possible for software like Beersmith to tell you if your ingredients and method match your chosen style or not, but is there a tool available that can do the reverse, where you enter the OG, FG, IBU, SRM, etc and it tells you if it matches a particular style? Thanks Marc

Hi folks, Any advantages or disadvantages to having specialty grains double crushed for steeping in an extract recipe? Marc

Hi folks, I have some homegrown Frontenac grape juice that I'm considering using in a beer and have some questions. The grapes were picked, heated (not boiled) in a pot, mashed, and strained into jars and frozen. 1) At what point would I add the juice to the wort? 2) Does the juice need to...

Hi folks, Can I use a 6gal primary fermenting bucket for a small 2.5gal batch or does the amount of headspace for air make a difference? Thank you Marc

Hi folks, Never brewed actual beer before (did some experiments with water kefir grains and wort). I have a 3 gallon pot (that's measured up to the brim) that fits the large burners on my glass stove top (9.5" diameter). I can't find a larger pot that isn't too wide for it so I feel like...

Hi folks, I grew some Challenger hops last summer and harvested them in the fall and stuck them in the freezer in a freezer ziplock bag. I haven't had a chance to use them since. Just took a look and there is basically snow inside the bag along with the nice-looking and smelling green...