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I saw a couple articles out there that talks about freezing yeast but they all seem to tell you to tranfer the slurry to test tubes before you freeze. I wash my yeast and store them in small mason jars. The problem I am having is I am running out of room in my small beer fridge. When I bought...

I have heard that if your efficiency is too high you'll pull out tannins and that you never want to hit 100% efficiency. Is that true? I have a series of questions and if they have all been answered before I apologize in advance. First the set up: This is my third all grain brew. The...

So I'm getting ready to do my first full boil with my new pot and propane burners. I'm thinking about where and how I want to set up the burners for boiling. What I'm concerned about is that it is cold as hell outside and I was thinking about opening the garage door fully and placing the...

Every CPVC manifold I have seen on this site has slits cut into it with a sawzall or jigsaw. What I would like to know before I build my manifold is there a reason why everyone uses slits and not small holes? My thought is that there is a fear of stuck sparges but I would think if there...

I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction? I am completly ignorant with efficiency and need a very high level explaination. I have beersmith so I don't need to know all of the math behind it but how do I figure out efficiency? To get efficiency do I take a gravity...

Technically this probably isn't a cream ale but I didn't really know how else to classify this beer. If I would change anything I may remove the Corn Sugar because initially I thought it was too sweet but once this beer sits for a couple weeks it has a really nice balance. Malts /...

I used gelatin in my secondary for the first time. I put it in the secondary for 2 weeks and then bottled. The bottles have been conditioning for 2 weeks now. I cracked open the first one to test and there is a ton of stuff suspended in the beer. I usually have very clear beer but thought I...

So I just bottled up my latest brew and took a taste test. Really happy with how it turned out. Nice balance if anything it's a little on the sweet side but not much and I would imagine it will blend out once carbonation is done. Two questions. What in the world is the clasification of...

I appologize if this has been answered already but I couldn't find it. Here's my senario / question I need to bottle my beer tonight and I only have enough starsan left to do 2 1/2 gallons. I need to sanitize my 5 gallon bottling bucket and I don't have the funds to go buy more for...

Two part questions and if this is already answered in another thread I appologize but I couldn't find it. 1) Can I and if so, how do you use flaked maize in extract brewing? How much? Can I add direct into the boil? etc. 2) What makes a cream ale? All I can seem to find that is consistent...

I'm thinking about a recipe and I was wondering if anyone has done this before and if so how it turned out. I'm thinking about making a heavily hopped beer but doing it with out making it overly bitter. I'm thinking about using East Kent Goldings for aroma and one other for bitter (thinking...

5 Gallon extract batch •1 lb Crystal 10L (steeped @ 160 for 20 mins) •6 lb of Extra Light DME (Bring to boil) •1 lb11 oz Corn Sugar (Bring to boil) •1/2 oz Cascade Hope (60 mins) •1/2 oz Cascade Hops (30 mins) •1 tbs Irish Moss (15 Mins) •1/2 oz Cascade Hops (5 Mins) •1 oz...

I am trying to make an Irish Stout and I have seen a lot of recipes that have Flaked Barley in the recipe. The problem is that most of the recipes are all grain and I am an extract brewer. Simple question. Can I steep flaked barley with my other grains before my boil? Thanks

So I'm thinking of putting Bourbon soaked Oak in the secondary of one of my upcoming beers. Does anyone have any suggestions of what beer style works best for adding oak? The only two recipes I have found one is a pale ale and one is a stout. Those are the two ends of the spectrum. Both sound...

Simple question. Is there any harm in storing my primary with no rinse sanitizer in it? I'm using a plastic primary and a powder no rinse sanitizer. How long is safe to store it if anyone knows?

I bought the Trappist Ale Kit with Wyeast Trappist Yeast from Midwest Supply. Currently it's brewing at 65 degrees and my buddy just told me that the belgian beers need to brew at a higher temp to get the correct flavors. I tried to bring it up in temp but my basement is fighting me and I...

Simple question and I'm sure this is a matter of preference but my LHBS doesn't carry Wyeast. Is there really any difference between the two brands?

The instructions to make the yeast starter called for 1 cup DME to 1 liter of water. I wasn't paying attention and started to add the entire 1lb of DME/ Fortunatly I caught myself before I dumped it all in and added 1/2 lb of DME. The fermentation is going like crazy. Does it really...

How many hours or days can a smack pack stay activated? If I smack it and let it sit longer than 8 hours will I be in trouble? Also, how long can a starter sit our? Let's say I pitch my starter and don't get around to brewing how long can it sit out at room temp with an airlock on? Thanks