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Hey all. This is my first go round at growing hops. I have a Magnum and Centennial plant. My Centennial didn't grow any cones, but my Magnum has a few. My Magnum plant seems to have cones at very different stages. Is this normal? Also, I've read about when to harvest (crunchy/papery...

I am thinking of racking an upcoming brew onto an existing yeast cake but have a couple questions because I have never done it before. First off the beer currently in the primary is a bigger 1.073 IPA. I used two packs of US-05 yeast. The next beer I'm brewing is a 1.049 Golden Ale. I'm...

So this is a bit of an off the wall question but I had UPS deliver my package today with my ingredients for my next batch. Problem is a squirrel decided he wanted to rip open the side of the cardboard box and start to eat some of the grains inside. He really didn't do too much damage, maybe...

I have a keg sitting at room temperature that I naturally carbed about 6 weeks ago. I have a party coming up this weekend, and one of the kegs in my kegerator is pretty close to empty. So I want to have my backup keg cold and ready to switch if the other kicks. What I want to know is if i put...

I brewed a simple pilsner yesterday and pitched a pack of Wyeast American Lager around Noon. I didn't make a starter so I was going to pitch the yeast and let it start fermentation at 68 degrees then transfer to the fridge for colder temps. I spilled a little bit of the yeast, not much, when...

I brewed and bottled a batch of Pumpkin Ale late last year from a AHS kit. The spices never really seemed to show up in the beer, just a lot of pumpkin flavor. Is there anything I can do at this point to add some spices/flavor to the bottled batch? Is it possible to drop in a pinch of...

I am brewing a Coconut Porter. I am going to add 24 oz. of unsweetened flaked coconut in the secondary. I plan on roasting the coconut in a frying pan before adding it to the secondary. Is this sufficient for sanitizing or do I need to do anything else? Also how long would you suggest...

I have a kegerator system with two taps. I just reloaded my one side last week with a Blueberry Wheat. My Blonde Ale just kicked last night freeing up slot #2. Now my dilemma is I have a Strawberry Wheat that has been conditioning for a couple weeks and is ready to go into slot #2, but I have...

I am brewing an Oktoberfast with Wyeast German Ale Yeast. I brewed this on Friday afternoon and pitched the yeast at about 68 degrees and by Saturday around Noon the airlock was starting to bubble. I put my primary bucket into my fridge in the garage in order to begin bringing it down to my...

Is there a way in Beersmith 2 to suggest possible recipe's from what is currently in your Inventory. Or is there at least a way to search the sample recipes for a certain ingredient? I saw a previous post say you could search for certain ingredients in the old version of Beersmith, but I...

So I am having a problem with excessive foam on my pours. Here is a little bit about my setup. I have a two tap tower on my kegerator. 10 ft. of beer lines, perlick faucets, and 11psi (used set it and forget it method to carb). Temp is ~38 degrees. Usually my first pour after not using...

I'm currently using the 5 ft. beer lines that came with the kit. I've been experiencing a lot of foam when i pour. I've read a bit about a balanced system and went and got some 10ft. lengths of beer line at LHBS today. I have a two keg system and I am maybe half way done each of the kegs...

Dunkelweizen recipe Originally Posted by Edcculus 6lbs wheat malt 4lbs munich .25 lbs chocolate 1 oz hallertauer @60 .25 oz hallertauer @15 Wyeast 3068 or White Labs equivalent (a must, no matter what the ingredients are) I think I'm going to make something similar to this for my next...

I transfered an American Wheat to Primary on Thursday, when I woke up this morning, the airlock was overflowing with krausen. I think I could it fairly early because nothing had dripped down the sides of the primary yet, just some on the lid. After panicking a bit, (this is the first time this...

I'm going to be brewing a Vanilla Porter from Austin Homebrew tomorrow. My question is about the Vanilla extract that comes with the kit. The vanilla extract is a powder extract that the instructions say to add at bottling/kegging time. But my question is do I just dump the powder in or do I...

I'm going to be brewing a cherry wheat next week. I picked up a can of Comstock Cherry Pie filling at the food store. I was planning on adding this at the end of the mash. After reading a bit, I'm wondering if I should puree fresh cherries to the secondary and rack on top of them? Would...

First off I will admit I found this post on another site, but found it very helpful so I wanted to post it here. I was looking for something similar to this on this forum but couldn't find it, so here you go: Quote: Alright i am a dork and took the time to find out what actual temperature...

I'm just about to start kegging. My kegerator is going to be able to fit 2 cornys both hooked up to the CO2 with the dual manifold. I want to have a backup keg always on hand so when one keg is kicked I can quickly hook up another and be able to drink it fairly soon. So if I pick up a third...

I'm looking for a good place to get my CO2 tank filled, not swapped, in the area. I live in Cherry Hill. Any suggestions?

I have seen a lot of old posts on here that recommend the Sanyo 4912 fridge, but from what I understand that is very hard to come by these days. What is currently the best fridge to use for a kegerator? Is there a minimum Cubic feet that a fridge needs to be to accomodate a standard American...