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I was having absolutely no issues with pests in my hops until the last week and a half. It has gotten very warm (85-90) in Chicagoland, and I started noticing large almost dime size chunks missing from my hop leaves. Then I went out to check on them yesterday and captured some of the culprits...

Ok I have debated posting this, but I want to make sure I am doing this math correctly so bear with me. I searched for this issue because I thought it was brought up before but after a few hours I gave up. My question is if my original gravity for Apfelwein (without adding dextrose) was...

Hey everyone, question about what to do with my metal colander / strainer that I just used for the first time. First of all when straining out my latest brew (Brewers Best Holiday Ale) it got filled with hop / spice debris and clogged about 4/5 of the way done with adding my wort to...

Hey everyone, I apologize if this question has been asked before but I tried searching for this and could not find any information. Are the founders bottles reusable with a standard red wing capper? i would not think so because they have a thread around them, but they are not a twist off (I...

i have a brewers best IPA kit, but i wanted to make it a little stronger and increase the hop bitterness and flavor / aroma. the original kit comes with 6.6 lbs light liquid malt extract 1 lb crushed crystal malt (60 L) 8 oz crushed victory 2 oz cascade (6.3 AA) (bittering) (60 min boil)...

I am a new homebrewer who just bottled my first batch this morning (Brewers Best American Micro Pale Ale). I bottled after 7 days and checking my hydrometer reading on 3 consecutive days and seeing no change. (OG 1.046 / F.G. 1.008). After extended browsing of this forum as well as Palmers...