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Hi all, I’ve made 4, 5 gallon extract brews since I’ve started brewing and have yet to make a beer that I actually enjoy drinking. Every time they taste just a bit off from what I think they should taste like and aren’t really enjoyable to drink more than one of. I made sure that I am cleaning...

I’m getting ready to build a fermentation chamber to up my brewing game. I’ll be using a mini fridge. Taking the door off, installing a collar and then reinstalling the door. If possible, I’d really like for this to double as a keezer as well. I’m tired of bottling and would like to get into...

Hi all, just finished brewing up a Sierra Madre Pale Ale extract kit from Northern Brewer. this is my third time brewing so not sure if I actually did something wrong or not. There is a large amount of trub (that’s the right term correct?) at the bottom of the fermenter... it’s above the spigot...

Hi all, Im planning on brewing my 3rd beer sometime next week, NB Sierra Madre Pale Ale (extract). I’ve had issues with each of my first two brews which I think I’ve narrowed down to pitching and fermentation temps being too high. I plan on pitching at about 61 or 62 degrees using Safale US-05...

Im thinking about upping my game once I finish brewing my Bavarian Hef that’s currently fermenting. I plan on building a mini-fridge fermentation chamber so I can control temps while brewing. My plan is to use a Big Mouth Bubbler with thermowell, but my question is how would I go about...

I just finished brewing a NB Bavarian Hef extract kit. Did everything by the book and was extra careful as my last batch didn’t turn out. As I went to add the wort to the fermenter, a few droplets of water from the ice bath dropped into the fermentation bucket from the pot. What are the chances...

Hi all, New to the forum and basically new to home brewing. A little background on my experience, I got started with Mr. Beer, used that a few times and then upgraded to Northern Brewer using the buckets. I’ve only brewed once using the Northern Brewer Kit which was the Amber Ale that came in...