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I'm making a fairly strong IPA, and yesterday, the second day of fermentation, I found the airlock full of wort when I checked on it. I figured I must have overfilled the airlock and this somehow caused it, so I took it out, cleaned and sanitized it, refilled it, and put it back in. Checked...

I was about to start brewing tonight when we realized that my brother had forgotten to pick up yeast. Anyone know if it would be ok to brew tonight, pick up yeast tomorrow, and pitch in the morning? We have everything set up and don't really have time to brew tomorrow. Thanks.

I was about to start brewing tonight when we realized that my brother had forgotten to pick up yeast. Anyone know if it would be ok to brew tonight, pick up yeast tomorrow, and pitch in the morning? We have everything set up and don't really have time to brew tomorrow. Thanks.

As I have no space that is of adequate temperature to store fermenting buckets and beer that has just been bottled and is maturing, I am going to build am insulated box that will hold 2-3 buckets and appx. 100 bottles of beer. Has anyone here ever done anything like this? One idea I had was to...

Flux is a paste that is applied to prevent the oxidation of the metals when they are heated to high temperatures. You can get a small can of flux at your local plumbing supply store, hardware store or Home Depot for a few bucks. You "paint" the joint that you want to solder prior to applying the...

Got up this morning and checked it and it has not swollen at all. I am 99% positive the inner yeast packet was broken. I'm just going to make a starter and pitch it right now. I shouldn't have any problems with that, correct?

So I pulled out my packet of Wyeast to make a starter for brewing friday. I thought I had broken the inner bag, so I set it aside to swell. When I came back several hours later, the bag still appeared flat. I smacked it around some more and heard some fizzing inside, which I assume means the...

I'm brewing a strong Belgian on Friday, and the yeast specified in the recipe was a liquid yeast. This is the first time I've ever brewed with liquid yeast. The guy at the home brew shop explained to me about mixing up a small amount of wort so that I can let the yeast start to reproduce a few...

So I was bottling two beers the other night, and in between while I was boiling the water for the priming sugar my hydrometer found it's way onto the stove top, melting it instantly. I saved samples of both beers to test when I bought a new hydrometer, which turned out to be today. One of the...

I just finished bottling my first brew. All the stuff I have read say that it should be bottle conditioned in a "cool, dark place". What is the ideal temperature to bottle condition? Is 60 degrees ok, or should it be a little warmer?

My first beer will be ready to bottle in a day or two, and I am about to brew another on Tuesday or Wednesday. I have talked to a couple of people that have raved about kegging beer and pressure carbonating with CO2. From what I understand, beer that is force carbonated can be ready to drink...

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I'm thinking about making a Butterscotch-Chocolate Stout. I was wondering the best way to go about creating the butterscotch taste. I read something about Golden Syrup having this characteristic, but I am not sure when to add it or how much to add, nor if it is even readily available. This is...

I just made my first batch of beer yesterday. Not really thinking about it, I used the plastic bucket I bought for the first stage of fermentation instead of the glass carboy. Is there any major disadvantages to this other than the fact that I cannot see the beer as it is fermenting? I was...