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I have a batch of Pilsner that I’m planning to keg tonight. Most of what I’ve read about using it recommends adding it to cold beer, after cold crashing, but I’m not cold crashing prior to keging. I was wondering if it would work if I pour it in the FV just prior to racking into the keg and then...

I’ve only been brewing a short time and always wondering… is this going to work? A couple months ago I started a frozen yeast bank. I overbuilt a starter of 2 strains I was using and made small vials of them for freezing. Each vial contains 5ml yeast slurry and 5ml cryo-preservative. Wednesday...

This weekend will be my first time doing this. I will have 2 batches ready to keg. Is it better to transfer through the liquid (out) line on the keg or just open the top and run a hose to the bottom of the keg? Any other helpful tidbits would be appreciated. Both FV’s have spouts near the...

I have not kegged before. I have a batch fermenting that is about 4.75 gallons including trub. I’m guessing I’ll end up racking about 4 gallons to the keg. It had an OG of 1.045 and should finish around 1.010. I was thinking I might boil some water and let it cool prior to kegging. Then add the...

I’d like to brew a Helles, but have no temp control. Has anyone tried this?

I am planning a to brew a Pilsner at higher than normal temperatures. Probably around 70F. I heard an old episode of Brulosophy that they used Imperial Global L13 for a lager at 72 degrees and it turned out fine. Not distinguishable from fermentation at normal lager temps. I was planning to buy...

I was given an old but still good gas tank labeled argon-co2 from a friend that’s not welding anymore. I believe it’s a 20# tank. Would I be able to have this filled with straight co2 for my future keezer?

I was supposed to brew today, but life happened. Wondering if it’s ok to mash and leave unboiled wort in the kettle overnight and fire it up in the morning.

This is my third batch ever and still constantly changing equipment and procedures as this journey progresses. First batch was 5gal, all LME, IPA kit that came with a “ once used” bucket kit that I bought on OfferUp. Second batch, using the same equipment was a 5gal DME, Kölsch recipe with...

I’m going to overbuild a starter with dry Omega Lutra. I’d like to have enough to pitch on a 4.5 gallon batch and freeze some vials for the next go. I am planning to rehydrate the yeast with 280ml water with GoFerm, and build the starter with 1.5L of 1.037 wort, using a stir plate. Just...

Ok, so I am planning to brew a kolsch on Sunday. I bought a pack of WLP029. I have been wanting to start a yeast bank, so figured this was a good time to start. I built a starter and wasn’t sure if I would come out with enough for freezing and a batch since I don’t yet have a stir plate. Anyhow...

Last weekend I was grabbing a few things at the local home brew mart and decided to buy a pouch of dry Omega Lutra to try out as temperatures start to rise here. I live in southern CA and have no temperature control for my fermentation. Anyhow, I was thinking of building a starter with the dry...

I am planning to bottle a batch this weekend and in an effort to avoid possible oxidation from transferring to a bottling bucket, I was considering bottling straight from the fermenter and using the carbonation tablets. Any thoughts on this?

I thought it might be less expensive to create my own recipe and buy malt extract and hops, etc, but looking at costs to buy ingredients , it looks like it’s pretty close or cheaper to buy a recipe kit and tweak it to my vision. Are there better options?

This is my first batch. I started with a year old LME, IPA kit that came with my once used equipment. I bought new hops and yeast. I pitched yeast on Sunday night. The airlock was bubbling away by about 5:30am the next morning. It's day 4 and I'm planning to dry hop. From the info I've found, it...

Saturday morning I bought a “ Once used, Northern brewer kit” from someone through OfferUp. It included everything from the original kit (Brew Share Enjoy Homebrew Starter Kit), 2 cases of 22oz glass bottles and a rec pipe kit for “ Fresh squished” IPA. Once I got it home, opened it all up to...

I will never be. 🤣 Hey, all! Just dipping my toes here. Doing some research in an attempt to learn enough to make some enjoyable batches of beer. Got a 5 gallon kit on the way and will certainly start with beginner level recipes. Eventually I am very interested in learning to brew some west...