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This was my first all grain brew. Used one of those igloo cooler conversion mashtuns. Held the grains at between 140-150 for 75 minutes. Poured 168 degree water over the grain bed as it drained into the kettle. Brought to a boil for a hour, chilled, and transferred to bucket. Recipe was for an...

When I was chilling with my immersion wort chiller I left it alone for about 15 minutes. Found that the input hose for the chiller was leaking, hose clamp failed I guess Aside from being concerned about the water since the hose for the chiller wasn't sanitized (shouldn't have come in contact...

How safe is / What are some safety precautions to use when using PBW? I am realizing now that a facemask may have been a good idea. Breathed in a bit of dust that kicked up when I was pouring into measuring glass. Bit of a lung irritant it seems. Should I be concerned with this exposure...

I got a recipe that calls for 1lb of buckwheat honey and 1lb of clover in the cider. Cant find buckwhat anywhere around here. What would be a suitible alternative honey?

Hey all, So I made an AHS Pumpkin last night get it all set to go and pitch it. Then I remember I need to cgeck the grav. Somehow its between 1.02 and 1.03. Way too low. Is there anything I can do to salvage this beer?

Hey guys! Question, I opened a bottle of hefe I made and noticed a kimda brown orange ring round the rim of the bottle and inside rim of the cap. What is this, did the cap oxidze and rust a bit? Is this bad for the beer? Thanks!

Hey All, I got me 8oz by weight of fresh ground espresso I wanna cold brew for my stout. I got a big old pitcher for the brewing and a french press for filtering after it's brewed. Whats the optimum ratio of grounds to water to get the most efficient brew of the coffee? I see many threads on...

Luckily bucket was filled with sanitizer when this failed on me, and the thing was over the sink... :D

Hey All, So I pitched what was supposed to be a Hefeweizen tonight but, noticing how dark the wort looked, realized I made a critical error. The recipe called for around 7lbs of Wheat extract and 1lb of light pale extract which put me at an OG of 1.078 rather than the intended ~1.048 So...

Hey Guys, Got me an amber that I've have conditioning for 2-3 weeks and went to try some today. Head overflows just from opening some of the beers and there's a crapload of bubbles, almost makes it taste like seltzer. I am not a big fan of this beer seltzer monstrosity I've created. When...

Was starting a siphon to get some diluted iodophor flowing through my siphon tubing and racking cane. Stupidly I got the siphon started by mouth (I know that's not the proper way to do it) and ended up of course with some of the solution in my mouth. Dont think I swallowed any, and got...

Hello All, Had my first batch, an ESB, in the fermenter for just over 2 weeks now. Decided to open her up today to take a gravity reading and decide whether or not to wait another week before bottling. The recipe I got from my homebrew store had an initial gravity of 1.053 and a final...

Hello All! After a Christmas marathon of Beer Wars/Brewmasters and a long conversation with an uncle from the UK who went from homebrewing to bread making I finally decided to get off my ass, take the plunge and pick up a kit to start brewing. Been quite fun so far, lurking the forums...

Hello All. Relatively new to the homebrew game and trying to plan out my 3rd brew. I was thinking of getting a Milk stout with Chocolate and Coffee notes and an ABV of 6-7%. Threw this together relatively quickly in Beersmith - any suggestions to refine this into an awesome brew? Thanks...