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This is one of the few threads actually about sterilization (as opposed to sanitation). I'm laying around home recovering from this morning's vasectomy. However, I'm looking forward to a celebratory brew tonight. Last night while picking out some beers for my "vacation" of rest this...

I bought a couple swing-top 2L growlers today. For each 5-gal batch, I plan to use one 2L growler, six 12-oz, one 22-oz, and the rest 500mL swing-tops (I think, 24 or so). The guy at the LHBS said the large growlers might need a different (smaller?) amount of priming sugar? He didn't have a...

If my (partial) boil size in Beersmith is 3 gallons (for a 5 gallon batch), does that include the malt extract mixed in? For my last batch, I put 3 gallons of water in the pot, steeped the grains, then added 7 lbs of DME (I did not do a late-add with this batch). By the time it all got mixed...

Going to start three hop plants in the garden this year. Where they're going, three plants would fit perfectly. However, I've narrowed it down to four varieties. Cascade Willamette US Goldings Mt. Hood I'm experimenting with a lot of types of beer right now, but I know I don't like...

Is there any difference in a shorter boil vs. a standard 60-minute boil--EXCEPT lower hop utilization? I'm doing an extract+specialty grains batch. 5 gallon batch. 3 gallon boil. Half the extract up front, the other half at knock-out. To get the same ~17.5 IBUs, I can either do: 1) 1 oz...

Brewed my third batch a week or so ago, an APA. The first two batches' OGs were close or right on the expected reading. However, this batch was considerably lower (1.048 when expecting 1.062). General info: Extract with specialty grain brewer, partial boil, pour cooled wort from boil pot...

I am not a fan of bitterness, but I really like the flavor and aroma of hops. I'm making an APA next month and I'm going to keep the IBUs to 25 while boiling 4 oz of hops and dry-hopping 2 oz. I'm wondering: 1) Boiled for the same amount of time, say 10 minutes, would a 7%AA impart more...

Brewing my next batch--an extract APA--in a couple weeks. 1) What do you think about this method for dry-hopping? -3 weeks in primary (bucket) -Add'l 1 week in primary with 1 oz Cascade hops in large mesh bag (weighed down?) -3 weeks in secondary (carboy) Originally, I was going to...

New to brewing. Favorite beer are stout, fruit ales, and Belgian (especially wit); least favorite are IPA, lagers, and blondes. I like my beer flavorful, but not bitter. First batch was a stout from a standard recipe at the LHBS. Good, but too bitter for my taste (recipe estimated ~35 IBU...