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Thanks for the answers. I know I may be a paranoid, but I dont want to do something incorrectly if it is easily avoided. What about other additions such as vanilla bean, spices, fruit, or other additions outside of hops? Is there any worry there with off flavors due to unwanted...

I assume it is possible to it contaminate a beer with secondary additions, but how likely is it and what steps should be taken to prevent it? Thanks.

Gila, just looked your video and the difference is SN moved the beer most likely to an air tight vessel to age out only the active fermentation process is done in the open vessels. So, yes it could be air getting in without the pressure of the released CO2 during active fermentation to prevent...

I would love to know if anyone has used this model before and had any issues with it or any other model with a hose and the cooling surround.

I am looking into counterflow chillers and ran across this one (link below). It seems to be a bit more basic, but the price much better than others I have found. What are the advantages and disadvantages of one like this? http://nybrewsupply.com/products/wort-chiller-counterflow.php

The next question is how constant does the temp stay in a water bath? With work I will not be able to be around it for 10+ hours during the day.

Hello, I am trying to work on controlling my temp during the fermentation process. The best room I have is the same room with my Heating and AC unit. During the Spring, Summer, and early fall the temp is great in there, but this time of year it gets into the high 70s and low 80s in that...

Recipes Change a bit over time. I dont know if you saw the Brew Masters episode where Dog Fish Head had to toss Half a Mill. worth of 120 down the drain because the yeast had changed to the point where the 120 did not taste like the 120 anymore. They had to go back and try to recreate the same...

I know you dont have time to fully get a starter going properly, but it only takes about 30 minutes to get one going. Could you possibly get it going right when you wake up on brew day and just pitch that in when the time come be it 3,6 or 8 hours in. I know whats not enough to double the...

Hey, I have an eight gallon brew pot that I was thinking would make a good turkey frying pot. If I used it for Turkey Frying would I be able to go ahead and clean it to use for my brewing again without affecting the flavor of my beer in the future? Thanks.

Hello, What is the best way to mark the inside of a brew pot for boiling water so it does not come off. Thanks.

No there wasnt floating stuff in a carboy when I bottled, but from research it does look like yeast rafts. I cant find any place that talks about that happening though. It looks like it is in every bottle, but at this point I have only opened the one and have just looked at the bottles. It...

I fermented for about 16 days total. 10 in primary and 6 in the second. It has been bottled for about 2 weeks.

Any thoughts from some other members would be greatly appreciated. I am still learning and want to make sure I am not doing something wrong that I could easily change. Thanks.

This is what the stuff in my bottle looks like. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/what-floating-my-beer-202980/

It tastes pretty good. It has a nice smooth front with the bite of a rye finish and an oak after taste. Once I got that brownish goo out of the glass at least. The beer as been in the bottle for a little over 2 weeks. Still a bit young, but I like to grab one while in the process of...

I am on my 5th brew and just opened up a partial mash of Fire in the Hole from B3. There seems to be a film on top of the beer in the bottle that I have never seen before. It is kind of like the yeast consistency normally on the bottom, but with a little bit of brown in it and a bit more jelly...

Its a great label! Really it looks professionally done. Mind putting a few steps together on how it was created? Some what new to GIMP and label making.

I just came into possession of a Keggle for a great price, but it needs a polish. Are at least I would like it to have a nice polish on it. What do i need to polish a Keggle? I was thinking about Bar Keepers friend, but dont want to do any damage inside or out. I was thinking of...