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So a few weeks ago I brewed an IPA with some buddies. I have a chest freezer setup as a fermentation chamber to maintain the temperature. After fermentation was complete, I was planning on cold crashing the beer before dry hopping. I just used standard US-05 dry ale yeast. Well, sometime before...

I picked up some food grade 2 gallon buckets with gasketed lids and am planning on using them as fermenters for smaller batches. I was wondering what the minimum headspace is that I could probably get away with and not have overflow out of my airlock. If I can get away with 2 inches that would...

Hey everybody, Fairly new to brewing, only my second brew (and my first all grain). Have some questions about fermentation. I followed the saison recipe from this homebrewtalk post: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/6-beginner-friendly-recipes-and-styles.html According to the recipe: Wyeast...

Just thought I would share that Lowes has 2 gallon food grade buckets and lids that they stock in the store for really cheap. Found them near the paint aisle at my local store. I paid about $5 for a bucket and lid and the lid also has a gasket in it. As usual, the bucket actually holds a little...

Hello from the Clearwater area of Florida! My wife and I moved here 6 months ago from cold Minnesota (and we're really glad we did considering the nice April weather they have right now :D) and I recently decided to try out home brewing after getting an Amazon gift card for my birthday. I...