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in doing research to start my first batch i came across a gentleman called "bobbyj" or something like that who seems to have his ****down when it comes to brewing. his videos are on youtube. one thing he had shown to do, which he said was not necessary, but he does anyway to help the yeast...

wondering if after i add my first bittering hops to my brew and it boils over if this will effect the brew in any way by maybe losing some hop bittering qualities. just put them in my first batch and had a fairly large boil over and just wondering of this effect.

i'm doing my first brew tomorrow and i have purchased an american light kit made by brewers best. the directions call for boiling 2 gallons of water to begin and mix the ingredients. i've read that by boiling only small amounts you get a thicker boil and more chance of scorching i believe. i...

i've noticed on pictures of peoples carboys the cap they have on top is red and has a hose coming from it. My question is: if i'm using the carboy as a secondary fermenter would i use this red cap with the hose or a rubber plug cap and what would the difference be. thanks for your help

if i'm going to add a dried sweet orange extract to my brew at what point would i apply it to the boil? thanks

i've built a 4ft by 1 1/2 ft cabinet to place my primary fermenter (plastic bucket) and secondary (carboy) in. this is my first ever brew and i'm using a brewers best beer kit of (american light) doing brew in my basement that is a constant temp of about 69 degrees. inside the cabinet is a...

about to brew my first batch and have alot of unanswered questions built my own chiller and starting out with a basic beer kit (american light) from brewers best