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I am planning on adding 1 pound of honey to the IPA I am about to brew on Saturday. I've read mixed reviews on when to add. Some say to pasturize it first on the stove/oven and then add it to the primary at high krausen. Others say to add it around 10 minutes left in the boil. Nothing is too...

Hurricane Irene gave me a reason to bottle tomorrow. Nothing else to do. The problem is I checked my corn sugar and found that I only have about a 1/4 cup. The batch is roughly 4.5 gallons. Is it ok to add powdered sugar to get me to the correct amount? The brew is an original saison and all the...

Just receive a wyeast 3711 in the mail. I ordered a cold pack with it and when I opened the package it felt warm. Is the yeast bad now?

Going for my first try on a saison. Past 6 batches of other styles have been right on target. Going to use Wyeast 3711 French Saison. Main concern is fermentation. Going to put in shed which is averaging 86 degrees F over the last two weeks. Any tips on length of time in primary and should I...

brewed a wheat beer with 6.6 lbs of breiss wheat extract and nothing else. Sg was 1.056 (kinda high) and will bottle tonight. This morning's reading was 1.012. About 5.9% ABV. 4 days in primary, and 14 days in secondary. Boil vol. = 2.25 gal. Total vol for pitching was 4.5 gal. Used White Labs...

On my fourth different batch. 1st three came out as expected. Used corn sugar as primer in previous three. This batched used 2 lbs of orange blossom honey with other malts during boil. Transfered to secondary and ABV is about 7.5%. Tasted sample and the hops shined through as expected. Honey...

Looking to make an West Coast IPA unique. I have already come up with my hop list and am planning on using 8lbs of liquid malt (pale). Using Wyeast 1272. Trying to get the Alcohol to about 7%-8%. Plan on dry hopping during secondary. Any suggestions to ensure the desired alcohol content? Will...