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Alrighty, while I'm awaiting my water to boil, I was getting my first dose of hops ready for my ipa. Opened up my package of nugget pellets, only to find they are nearly completely crushed into a powder. Should I still put them in, or should I pitch them and just be an ounce short?

Well, bottling my second brew tomorrow, a vanilla cream ale I found on these forums. I'm adding both lactose and pure vanilla extract to the bottling bucket. I was wondering if i should just dump them in there, or is there a chance for infection if I do that? I was thinking about just putting...

and i managed to have a blowout. Woke up late for work, checked the closet only to find the lid upside down on top of the bucket, and my closet covered in mess about 3 feet above the fermentor. I was amazed. Figured 1.5 gallons of headspace would be enough. Guess I'll use a blowoff tube from...

Well, second brew is done and in the primary. I brewed the Vanilla Cream Ale I found on this forum: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/19258-post5.html Everything went well for the most part. I did a bigger boil this time, 4 gallons as opposed to three. I had some trouble getting it to boil on my...

Ok, so my first brew, an American pale ale, is being bottled in two days. I've tried my hardest just to forget about it, but finally broke down and had to check it out. It was a little dark in the carboy, which worried me. I also knew I had moved it to the secondary a bit early, and wanted to...

Hey all, first time brewer here and I'm preparing to move from my primary to my secondary fermentor today. I picked up a bottle of star san after reading much about it here. I was just curious about the best way to use it in a glass carboy, and how much do I need to use? Is just a gallon...