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I currently have a Octoberfest lagering in my fridge for the past 2 weeks. I would like to age it until September. What would be the proper or best procedure for aging? I am just getting into kegging and I was told to keg and carb it and let it sit. Looking on advice as to what the proper...

I brew the BIAB and often wounded if the quality of the beer is less than mashing out quality. I belong to a local homebrew club and we have competition between the members and most of the time the mashed beers have been winning the competition. For the most part all the entries are very good...

I have brewed a handful of IPA's and my last three were NEIPA. First one was good. But second and third went bad due to oxidation and dumped the two after a week in the keg. The recipe called for hop additions at whirlpool, dry hop at two days into fermentation remove at 4 days and another...

I been having issues printing my recipes from Beer Smith Cloud. When trying to print a message appears "Unable to download recipe from server." I have seen this complaint on other sites. I use to get a popup message telling me to log into Gold. If I clicked on it, it let me to log in. So if I...

Been brewing for four years now. Through all the growing pains and purchasing different equipment I am at a point of what I want to invest in equipment. Lately I have made a few NEIPA with good and bad results. Trying to eliminate oxidation with CO2 I have good results. Now I am looking at...

This past weekend we were at a Micro Brewery and they had a Lemongrass Pilsner on tap. Awesome refreshing light easy drinker beer for a hot day. It had a light lemon flavor with a hint of citrus hop maybe a mozaic or cascade. It definitely was not a Leinies Summer Shanty type. So I dug around...

I was given a electric brewing system. It is a homemade 5 gal pot with homemade controller. It has temp control , on/off power switch, power button for element and temp probe and separate temp on pot. Filled pot with water and powered up controller. Top readout was 72 bottom 250. Element...

I am looking for a light lager recipe for my grandsons first birthday party. There are some (adults) that do not care for my homebrews they are Bushlight drinkers. So I am looking for a beer recipe that those individuals may like. Thanks for the help.

I am brewing a Rauchbier and at the point of a dycetil rest. In two days I will xfer two a secondary and cold crash. Seems the norm is 2 to 5 days for cold crash and then keg. But I am planning on botling so after bottling should I bring it back to a higher temp to carbonate for two weeks or longer?

I brewed a Mexican Lager and a Czech Lager. The recipe call for cold crash and add a 1/4 pack of yeast with priming sugar when bottling. I used WLP 800 and 940 and made 1 liter starters for both. Did some research and the length of cold crash varies from a few days to 6 weeks. I brought the temp...

I used a Briess recipe and it notes to add extra yeast for bottling. I asume this is due to cold crashing after the dycetil rest. Speaking with my homebrewing shop they never add additional yeast. After researching some I read some confusing information on adding yeast when bottling. So I get to...

First off I been brewing for three years and have not gotton to brewing IPA's yet. Mainly because I just did not car for the extreme hop bitterness. My son got me into a few IPA that are really good. So, I decided to look at brewing a IPA that I would like. I spoke with other homebrewers and a...

I have three packs of White Labs yeast 001, 029 and 568 that got up to 60 debrees in my frig due to a power failure. I have never made a starter but was told I should out of the yeast but will that work and am I taking a chance on not enough cell count. My gut tells me to buy new packs . Being...

I have the opportunity to be given to me a medical O2 tank and regulator. I read in John Palmer How To Brew book that you purge for one minute at 1 liter/min. It notes to use a airstone. What should be used for a stone or are there other ways other than a stone. I worry about bacteria growth...

I made a 5 gallon batch of Bavarian Wit. Used WPL 400 Belgian yeast and OG was 1.050. At eleven days there is still a 1/2" +/- kraeusen that is light brown in color. Had to leave for a few days and at eight days it was still fermenting when I got back yesterday at ten days the bubbling had...

Four days ago I brewed three 5 gal batches. A Belgian Wit, Red Ale and a Cream Ale. Using WLP 400 Belgian Wit, WPL London Ale, and WPL 080 Cream Ale. I been brewing for two years and read that it is better to ferment at the lower end of the recommended rannge. So far all of my beer has...

I do not have a grain mill so when I buy grain at the homebrewing store I will buy for a couple of batches and mill it and vacuum package for use a month or two down the road. I was told that milled grain looses it's flavor if not used within a few weeks. Anyone have any opinions?

Been researching recipes and found all kinds of ways to add fruit. Since I live an hour from Door County Wisconsin the cherries are ripe and ready for picking. I would like to make a Belgian Wit with fresh cherries. How do I add the cherries and when for brewing a cherry flavored beer and...

I brewed a wheat beer earlier this summer. I added .25 of of dried bitter orange and .25 lemon in a 5 gal batch at five days after pitching. Looking to maybe include sweet orange and increase the amount of fruit for more flavor of the fruit . Any suggestions on how much of a increase I...

I have been working on a Cream Ale recipe for about a year now. Only been brewing for four years and still use extract and grain. I brewed coffee my granddaughters fist birthday party. Turned out a smooth low IBU and 4.99%ABV beer. 6.6 lbs Pilsen Light LME 12oz Gambrinus Horney malt...