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Last night I was transferring to the secondary. I had the siphon hose filled with diluted StarSan solution and accidentally let about half of it fall down into the primary. Has this ever happened to anyone here? How did the beer taste in the end? Will I be... Dissapointed in the...

Last night I made my first starter, using DME and a 250 ml Activator pack. The airlock has been going at more or less 1-4 bubbles/minute since then. But 22 hours later, there isn't really any krausen in the starter...just a small bit of foam (I can still see most of the surface). Is it...

My recipe calls for 0.5 oz. (2 AAU) Hallertau for boiling, 0.5 oz. (2 AAU) Hallertau for flavor, and 0.25 oz. (1.25 AAU) Saaz for aroma. The problem is I don't have enough Hallertau. The recipe assumes a 4% aa rating, but mine are only 2.8%. I have enough for the boiling stage, so would...

Every batch of beer I have ever made has a harsh overly-yeasty, overly-bitter (even astringent) flavor. I would guess wild yeast contamination, but I am ridiculously anal about making sure everything is sterilized well and kept covered at all times. Because of the harsh yeastiness, it...

I'm interested to know everyone's opinion on how to best clean bottles. This does NOT need to include sanitation -- I will be sanitizing the clean bottles with Star-San just before bottling. I just need an effective way to take care of bottle grime and stickers. I have used One-step in the...

Last night after my wort (2.5 gallons) was done boiling, I let it sit off the burner for about 15 min, then poured it into the primary fermenter on top of 2.5 gallons of store-bought drinking water that had been in the fridge. I immediately put the lid on and gave it a good mix but it was still...

First off...Hi! I wish I had thought of looking for this kind of forum earlier. This is just what I need. I haven't brewed anything in almost 2 years. It's sort of like those romantic comedies where the protagonists want to fall in love but they refuse to because they have been hurt too many...