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Yes I know this is a topic that has probably been brought up too many times but I'm looking for a few opinions and I only have internet on my phone so searching through the threads is a pain. I brewed an all grain APA 12 days ago. Pitched rehydrated us-05. Fermentation took off within 12...

Hi. Its been a while since I've been her. I haven't been brewing bunch but just brewed an APA today and doing a heffe tomorrow. Anyway, I can't remember what the German word is for when you are draining wort from your mashtun and you keep putting it back into the mash until it runs clear. Its...

I just made a modification on my electric smoker and its working great now, i have a chicken going at the moment. I want to smoke a pound or 2 of 2 row for an ipa and have been reading some old threads about smoking malt. The general consenses is soak your grains whole for a bit then smoke on...

I have some leftover hops id like to use up and figued id get some suggestions from you guys.Gonna do a 5 gallon batch. This is what i have: .5 oz cascade 5.0 aa 1 oz cascade 7.8 aa .5 oz perle 8.5 aa .5 oz citra 11.1 aa .75 nugget 12.2 aa

looking to get started into some cheese making and was wondering what all is included in the kits sold at homebrew supplys? would i be better off buying a kit or buying the rennet, calcium chloride, etc,.. separatley?

Unfortunatly I haven't got to brew all summer but I did up a pale ale the other day. When I ordered my supplies I though I had a bag of Crystal malt in the freezer at home, but I didn't so I had to make do with the 10 lbs of 2 row I had it will be to light in color now and out of style. I had...

Just picked up a 6 pack of unibroue blanch de chamblay to try and it pored clear as water no head and it tasted like star San mix :( checked the other bottles and they are all crystal clear though the bottle so I guess il see if the beer store will return my money and Maby contact the brewery...

Does anyone just prime with fruit juice to get some fruit flavor in beer? I would think this would be an easy alternative to having to peel tons of fruit and deal with the Carboy mess after. Also does anyone have any experience with adding kiwi or grapefruit? I've been thinking about doing a Ipa...

I got the cheap style regulator with my keg kit from keg connection andfinaly got around to filling my co2 tank. I went to hook everything up and the regulator is leaking from the pressure release valve. Is this thing junk now or can i fix it somehow? The pressure release valve is tight, its...

so i got a nice looking danby scr412 for free but looks like things may be a little tight, the problem is the freezer part up top, these coils cool the whole fridge right? i only have 22 1/4 inch clearance so that will limit me to pin lock kegs and i only have 18 1/4 inch clearence on that back...

So Iv been wanting to try a making a cider . I have been reading some recipes in the recipe forum and thinking about adding cinnamon and blueberrys. But not sure the best way. Would I be better off adding cinnamon bark and blueberries to secondary? Or my first idea of steeping them in...

made a pale ale thursday for my first brew ever. I feel like a huge idiot right now. after i chilled my wort (under 20 min) and pooring into 5gal glas carboy and adding water to make 5gal of wort. Rather than pooring some out or syphoning a sample to take a gravity reading i held the plastic...

Just wondering what the difference between Indian pale ales and American pale ale is? I haven't actually ever drank an Ipa but recently had an Apa from a larger microbrewery somewhat local and loved it. Are there any partial mash recipes for apa's

Im new to brewing and was just given some equipment and some lme kits with packages of yeast there is past due expiry day on the cans and I was just gonna toss it out but then I was wondering if the lme would still be ok and just the yeast would be dead/ expired

hey guys im 29 from niagara area in canada im looking into starting some homebrewing for the first time and maby grow my own hops as well