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I really want to get a batch of apfelwein going today because it's my birthday and, well, thats it. My dilemma: I thought I had the right yeast but my only two packets are Muntons Ale and Red Star Pasteur Champagne. I do also, however, have a six gallon carboy full of beautifully clear, five...

I have a citrus plant on which I am managing a Scale infestation. It is close to my hop vines. Has anyone ever seen scale go after hops?

Is there any problem with that much headroom? I wanted to stick with EdWorts recipe and I have only 5 gallons of juice. Should I just get some more?

If I'm going to build an extra big starter and save some for my next batch (3-5 weeks away,) do I want to store it in the wort or should I decant first? So I don't have to buy any additional supplies, I would like to make use of some 8oz mason jars. If I decant, then can/should I store with...

Can I step up a starter until I have an extra 100 billion cells to save? Or should I wash yeast from the carboy after fermentation? Any information to explain would be so greatly appreciated.

Im stepping up a starter in a half gallon growler and both times I seem to be losing a fair bit of yeast out the top and down the sides. About two tablespoons once it dried the first time and probably one this round Is this normal? Should I be concerned I will lose enough to affect my beer? I'm...

How long before I pour the pack into the 2L starter wort do I need to activate the pack? It is in the fridge right now. Can I pull it out, smack the pack, boil the starter wort, cool it then mix? I want to start tonight but I only have an hour. Can I start now to keep brew day on schedule for...

My third batch, a 5 gal American Wheat, is fermenting in a 6 gallon better bottle (brewed last night, it just started really going late this afternoon.) My lowest gravity beer yet and its filling up my airlock. I've got a spare airlock and I sanitized it and switched it out when I noticed it...

1: So I see that most people agree that it is best to decant and pour off as much of the wort as possible prior to pitching. Is this because: A) Off flavors are created in the "starting" process that you want to keep out of the beer? Or B) Adding the DME changes the overall composition of the...

If I buy ingredients online for a couple of different beers at once in order to save on shipping, is it ok keep the extract in my fridge for a few weeks?

I'm still new to brewing (second batch is conditioning in the bottle now) but I want to do something with chai I scored for free. So I want to try a chai tea concentrate hooch for buzz and giggles. It is water, cane sugar and honey based with black tea and all sorts of yummy spices. I don't...