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Hi All, I searched and followed directions to wash/rewash yeast in my trub (thanks to those posters - the instructs were simple to follow!). However, I didn't see anything discussing how much of the yeast to pitch in the next batch of brew... So after bottling my hefe today, I saved the...

I have a quick question...but to preface: I had to transfer a 2 day old primary fermented green beer from my 6.5 gallon bucket into my 5 gallon glass carboy. Not thinking, I poured the beer from the fermentation bucket into the carboy. It aerated ALOT. LOTS of oxygen bubbles. It was foam...

I just brewed my second batch of Wayne's Blue Moon clone. HOWEVER, I instead of grabbing my WLP400 out of the fridge, I misread the label and pitched WLP300 instead *DOH!!!!* This is the first time I've used WLP300 - the airlock in my fermenter is bubbling a couple times a second (wow!!!) but...

Hi All, I'm looking for a neutral-tasting Lager Yeast for my hefe at bottling time and unfortunately, I haven't had any experience with lager yeasts. Can someone offer any expertise? Thanks in advance, DY

This type of ale was "first brewed about 1720" and was originally called 'brown beer'. It was created "chiefly on account of the aptitude of pale beer becaming stale". I was generally drank "by the labouring class of men, and from the strength it was brewed, and by the age it kept, it was...

Hi All, A buddy of mine swears this is the best beer he's ever had. I'm not familiar with German beers whatsoever. So, upon reading up on Erdinger and Hefeweizen beers, I have discovered there are several varieties of Hefeweizen. Can someone please point me in the right direction to...

SWMBO and I brewed our 2nd brew ever last Friday: Wayne's Blue Moon Clone (we bottled our first English Bitter yesterday). We made some mistakes and we're not sure if we should just dump it and start over, or let it ferment to see how it turns out. Here's what we did: 5# Rahr American 2 Row...

I'm reading the Brewery Book from 1830. There's several recipes in the book (Devonshire White Ale, and one below which seems like real ginger ale: An American Recipe To Make A Wholesome Cheap Drink, According to a Method used in Philadelphia Take five pounds of molasses, half a pint of...

Hi Guys, Next Monday, I'll be bottling my first batch of homebrew (extract; 5 gallons). My directions say to take the priming sugar, boil it, cool it down, and then add to the bottling pail/carboy. My question is, won't the priming sugar be more concentrated on the bottom and ultimately...

Hi All, Do you use mother cartons for your bottled beer? If so, are you aware of a place where I can purchase a few? I'll be bottling my first batch in a couple weeks. Thanks in advance, DY

Hello, My wife and I have our first homebrew of Cooper's English Bitter/Briess CBW PME unhopped percolating in our primary. After 72 hours, the airlock is still "gloob, gloob, gloob, every 1.5 seconds or so. Checked it with the hydrometer today and so far, so good! So now, we want to jump in...