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I brew extract all the time. In a rush to get ingredients I pulled two all grain recipes from this wonderful site. I converted part of the grain bill to extract but FAILED to remember that Two Row isn't a specialty grain that can be steeped. I've read about partial mashing in the past 12...

I've done a bunch of reading but still feel lost. I think I want between 7lbs and 10 lbs of malt extract but I'm pretty lost on how much of each. I'll do the majority in one or two base malts and then hopefully steep the rest of the grains. So I assume I'll use more Pale than the others but...

So my buddy and I brewed last week and put the brew in the ferm fridge. A day later he stated there were no bubbles or signs of fermentation. This was the first time we racked on old yeast. So we dumped in a new vial of yeast and still two days later no signs of fermentation on the outside...

So we were planning on using an STC-1000 with a small dorm fridge. So we wired the STC-1000 to an outlet so we could control cooling and heating. Well I found a full sized side by side for free! This does bring up a small problem, I think. Most folks on here and other sites seem to...

I've been brewing for 4 years now so I kind of understand why things happen when I brew, ferment, bottle, etc. I brewed the on Sunday, pitched the yeast at 70 degrees. Ferm bucket did drop to 68 degrees by the next day, no activity. I placed a heating pad near the ferm bucket and raised the...

A belgian I made has been in the primary for 3 weeks. Fermentation was fantastic. I added the belgian candy after 4 days of initial bubbling had wained. It picked right back up after the sugar addition. For the past week there has been no activity but the lid is bent upward on the fermenter, no...

I used a recipe from this site two weeks agohttps://www.homebrewtalk.com/f37/mad-elf-holiday-ale-45553/ to make a some Mad Elf. Everything seemed to be good on brew day. I added half of my extract at flameout from numerous posts I've read. It did seem like I had to add more water than normal to...

I used a recipe from this site two weeks agohttps://www.homebrewtalk.com/f37/mad-elf-holiday-ale-45553/ to make a some Mad Elf. Everything seemed to be good on brew day. I added half of my extract at flameout from numerous posts I've read. It did seem like I had to add more water than normal...

I've searched the boards for an hour and can't find mine answer. I'm making a Mad Elf clone so it's a big beer. I have this in a 6.5 gal fermenter. I have a blow off tube connected to a 3 way air lock. My blow off tube is connected to the inner tube of the air lock. The other end of the...

I thought I was ready to brew tonight but realized I am .5 oz short of simcoe hops for the boil. I have all the other hops called for in the recipe, which is 1.25oz of warrior, 1 oz of amarillo, .5 oz of simcoe. My yeast starter is ready to go. Should I boil tonight and omit the .5oz of simcoe...

I brewed with Mr. Beer for a few years and finally made the switch to more traditional home brewing. Not all grain yet. Had a few bottles of my first batch last night and was pretty pleased. Thanks for all the insightful posts you have all shared.

I would think that I would see bubbles in the airlock by now. The temp inside the fermenter is around 73 degrees, the garage smells like beer but I'm not seeing the amount of bubbling I would expect. How much bubbling should be going on? My temp did drop the first night down to 64 degrees. I...

I brewed my first batch in a few years today. I noticed about an hour after putting my fermenter in a cool dark place that the rubber gasket in the lid was no longer there. So the air lock was loose. Should I go into the fermenter and get it out of there? If so, what type of contamination...

We had some tidal flooding this past week and a case of clean bottles ended up in the water in our garage. Will they still be ok to use if they are sanitized before bottling?

I live in the Hampton Roads area of VA and am wondering what worries might persist with brewing during different times of the year. I have used MR. Beer in the past and really like the results. However, some of the recipes has specific temps to keep the beer at for various steps. Do you have...

I've been brewing with Mr. Beer for 4 years now and have liked the results for all my brews. However I need to get better. Also it makes more sense to brew a larger volume for close to the same money. Is there any value in keeping my mr. beer keg and bottles? I have a local homebrew shop...