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Hey Everyone, I haven't been around, nor have I brewed in beer in about a year and half due to some health challenges that I've been dealing with. I always stored my buckets and the rest of my equipment inside my house, which reaches no higher than 76*. (I live in SoCal and also pump the...

I'm a little concerned about these suds when I shook up my cooling wort. Does it look like suds from soap or Starsan? I usually get foam/bubbles when I aerate my wort. However, these are white and look like soap suds. It's possible that I didn't rinse all the soap off. Also, I know that the...

Hey, I've been using Hopville's online calculator and it's not giving me correct ABV's. A year ago, I bought a kit from my LHBS. The label said it was 5.2% abv. I double checked it against Hopville and it almost spot on. Now, the calculator now says that it has a lower abv. Here...

Hey, I try reading as much as possible. However, I cannot find answers to my questions. I'm going to brew a Simple Hef by Hooter - https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f70/simple-hefeweizen-186432/ I'm going to add 1lbs of corn sugar. My LHBS did not hare Danster Munich. So, he sold me...

Hey, I built a son of a fermentation chiller and have it in my garage. Now my garage dips to the 40's at night and I'm building a can heater - Wort-O-Matic: Fermentation Can Heater I already have a thermostat rigged up for my cooling. Now I need to setup the can heater with a SSR relay...

Hey, I've been looking and looking and haven't found an extract recipe that fits everything that I'm looking for. 1st - It needs to be at lager temps because my fermentation chamber in my garage dips down to 50* at night. 2nd - I would like low IBU's. Under 20 would be nice. 3rd - I...

Hey, A few month ago, I brew a LawnMower beer from my LHBS and it had Dry Rice Extract in the kit. So, I'm wondering what's the difference between Dry Rice Extract and corn sugar as fermebtables and/or taste or anything else. Thanks, E

Hey, I brewed an Apricot Weizen kit a couple of weeks back. I had it in the primary for exactly 14 days. I usually do 3 to 4 weeks, but I rushed because it's for the wife and I really wanted to get in a stout or something as soon as possible. I'll try to get to the things I think play...

Hey, I figured I'd ask for help since there's a lot of good info and suggestions on this forum. Here's the scoop. I started having back problems about a month ago and finally saw a specialist 2 weeks ago. As it turns out, I have Degenerative Joint Disease and Spinal Stenosis. The...

Hey, I just opened up a Porter kit that I got from my LHBS and it had two packets of Safale S-04 11g. I'm assuming that it was a mistake and that one packet of 11g is enough. Thanks, E

Hey, I was wonder what the consequences are for letting the speciality grain tea (I have no idea what the proper name is) sit for a couple of hours. I can't go through the whole brewing process at once, but I can definitely do it two separate sessions tonight. I wanted to steep the...

Hey, I have a Fat Tire clone that I plan on bottling tonight and I boight a Pale Ale kit today. I wanted to reuse the yeast cake which is White Labs California V Ale (051 I think). So, would the cake be okay to use for the Pale Ale kit? Thanks E

Hey, I've been reading and searching the internet and it turns out that I didn't exactly follow the guidelines. I bottled a batch today and planned on brewing another batch right after that, then pitching directly on the yeast cake. I've done this a few times before with success...

Hey, I just picked up a packet of Safale US-05 and the back says, "Final Gravity: low to medium." What does mean? Medium to high abv beers? Does that mean that the yeast will eat up most of the fermentables? Thanks E

Ok. I'm making all kinds of mistakes. I brewed my first non-Mr. Beer on 12/15. Since then, I've been reading and reading. So, I decided to look at my notes and saw that I pitched Nottingham at 88*. DOH!! It was a Simple Stout by Justibone. Instead of using Munton's, I used Nottingham...

:confused: I got the recipe from here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f68/extract-only-stout-191351/ It's a Simple Stout by Justibone. I used Mr. Beer fermenter. 3 lbs of Dark DME 1lbs of Dark Brown Sugar .5oz of Hallertauer 1 packet (11g) of Nottingham My LHBS doesn't carry...

Help me understand this. I brewed my 3rd batch of Mr. Beer last Wed. 1st Batch - Mr. Beer Irish Stout with 1lbs of Pale LME instead of their booster. 2nd Batch - Mr. Beer Octoberfest - Vienna Lager - with 1lbs of Pale LMS plus 1 packet of their booster. 3rd Batch - Mr. Beer High Country -...

Ok. Before any says "Relax" or "Read the other 'infected' threads" or "Bottle it anyway and see how it comes out," please here my story/situation. As some of you may know, I've been having a tough time not only finding time to brew, but also finding time to learn how to brew non-hopped...

Hey, I posted this in the Mr. Beer Thread, but I think all the Mr. Beer posters have taken an early vacation. ;) I'm planning going to the LHBS in the morning and was hoping for some feedback. I just bought a 3 pack of Mr. from Amazon for $29 and was wondering what type of malt...

Hey, I've had my Mr. Beer for a year or two and am finally getting ready to brew my first batch. I've been reading up. But I'm a bit confused. Let me see if I can type this out to make sense. LME is Liquid Malt Extract. LME are typically used in kits... Right? There are Hopped...