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I'm thinking about replacing all of my tubing with either silicone or thermoplastic tubing. My reasoning is primarily sanitation. I replace my vinyl tubing every so often because I don't trust it, even after sanitizing with StarSan. I've just heard to many stories about people getting...

I'm interested in experimenting with unrefined cane sugar/Sucanat in some recipes. I'm curious if anyone knows (exact or approximate) values for the SRM and Potential that I can put into BeerSmith. Any ideas? Thanks!

I am going to brew here in a few days and the recipe I have calls for .25lbs of Carafa I. The LHBS doesn't have any in stock and I don't have time to order online/wait for delivery. Would cold steeping chocolate malt achieve something that could approximate the character of Carafa I? I don't...

I'm in the process of putting together a low gravity Tafelbier which will have a SG of around 1.020. I would like to use some lemon zest and grains of paradise. Typically, I would use .75oz. lemon zest and 2g grains of paradise in a 5 gallon batch of regular gravity (1.050 or so) beer. Since...

I'm going to brew a Kölsch and would like some feedback on the recipe that I've put together. If I've left any crucial information out, please let me know and I'll add it. Batch Size: 5 gal. Boil Volume: 2.43 gal. 2 lbs. Pilsen Light DME (Boil for 60 mins) 3 lbs. Pilsen Light DME (Boil for 5...

I just bottled my first batch of beer yesterday and gave my equipment a good oxiclean soak overnight. I wiped down the insides of the ale pails and gave them a good rinse today, but my primary fermenter still has a wort coloring and smell. Will giving the fermenter a soak in bleach solution...

I have a Brewer's Best Kölsch kit that has been in the primary for two weeks. OG was 1.034 @ 68F. A little low, but I think I didn't mix the wort and cool water well enough. The estimated final gravity is 1.008, but it's been at 1.012 for five days now, leading me to believe that fermentation...