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Hey everyone, I have an odd request. My side job has me heating a lot of water to boil to dye yarn. I typically end up bringing water to a boil. Currently I use an old Mash & boil, and a grainfather sparge water heater for these purposes. Combined I can heat a total of 13 Gallons of water...

And I just got done telling my wife that that I was done buying beer stuff for a while... Aww, Sugar Honey Iced Tea. How does that saying go? It's easier to beg forgiveness then ask permission?

I purchased one of These. My second job (Rope Making) requires me to dye a multitude of colors. One I had sufficiently splattered the kitchen window, walls, and ceiling with rainbow colors my wife finally "Gave" me the space next to the washer and dryer in the basement. In went a sink and a...

I appreciate the info and it will be noted from now on! Thank you!

Well I had been reading online about how long I can leave it in primary on the yeast cake. Some said it didn't matter, but I did read a few things that said it shouldn't be longer then 2 to 3 weeks. And since I had planned on leaving this along for longer I figured I would move it while I had...

:ban: That is the truth, I'm excited for my upcoming brew day this weekend. Where I will actually be able to drink a home-brew, or two, of my own beer while making another batch.

I was wondering this myself. My fermenting carboy gets stored in a second bedroom. And it stays within the temp range. But I am more worried about the summertime. I will most likely move my fermentation spot to the basement. Which should keep my temp stable. I did receive a heating blanket...

Does pitching additional yeast cause any harm at 1.040? I understand that up to 1.070 can be handled by one packet. Or I should rather ask, is it something I should ever worry about when doing a full boil extract kit @ 5 gallon batches?

The beer has been between 66-70 throughout the fermentation. I Did recognize that it was an ale yeast in a lager. My 2 weeks will be this Saturday and I intend on bottling it then. Thanks for the input.

Hello all, I have my second batch in my secondary now, and after a successful first batch I figured it was time to actually join the forum that I had read, and gathered so much info from. Onto my question, My second brew (an Oktoberfest extract kit from true brew... thanks Santa!) is in...