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Brewing up a ten gallon batch, fermenting into TWO 6 gallon Better Bottle fermenters. I've got ONE stir plate but TWO 2L erlenmeyer flasks. Can I start one 2L yeast starter 48 before brew day, then 24 hours before brew day pull it off, set it aside on the counter overnight and start the next...

Brewing 10 gallons of a cream ale for a buddy's wedding and I need help from all you creative geniuses out there naming this beer. Let me hear what you got! They both happen to be homocide detectives, although i'm trying to keep the name something light. Thanks!

So i was seperating my grain bill last night while having a few homebrews:drunk:, and i messed up! I added an extra pound of C60 to a grain bill that looked like this: 10 gallon batch 23lb 2 row 1.8lb Munich 1.8lb Crystal 75 8oz Carahell 4oz Special B 52 IBUs My first...

Any of you guys and gals ever brew with good old fashion tap water? Just curios how your beer came out, did you use a hose, etc. Thanks!

This may sound like a dumb question, but I'll ask anyway. I've got 6 kegs full of beer. My fridge only holds 4 kegs. Can I hit the remaining two with co2, purge the o2 out and just leave at room temp (70 deg) for a few weeks?

So this is my first time using harvested yeast and I needed some help. Bewing a Kolsch (OG 1.052) an the Mr. Malty "Repitch From Slurry" tab says 200 billion cells needed / 156 ml slurry needed. So does this mean pitch the 156 ml slurry right into the fermentor (5 gallons)? Or sould I pitch into...

Anybody ever use this strain on a lager recipe instead of a lager yeast strain? Just curios if anyone has used this WLP080 to brew something other than a cream ale, maybe a bock or even a pilsner.

Fermentation on a cream ale is just about done (WLP029 - OG 1.052 - FG 1.010). Seems a bit cloudy, never used this yeast strain before. Should I consider some cold conditioning, or just keg as usual and wait 1-2 weeks before serving?

Thinking about brewing Jamil's cream ale soon and I was planning on using WLP029 like he suggests. While on the White Labs site, I was very intrigued by WLP080. Just wanted to get some feedback from anyone who has tried both of these strains, and what kind of results they got. Thanks!

Gonna be brewing a robust porter this weekend and i got my hands on some peanut butter powder. http://www.bellplantation.com/ Just wondering if I should add in the boil (last 15-30 min) or in secondary. Any thoughts?

Gonna be brewing Janet's brown ale tomorrow, but unfortunately I have NO chocolate malt! Recipe calls for: 12 lb 2-row 1.25 lb cara 1.25 lb crystal 60 1 lb wheat .5 lb chocolate My buddy hooked me up with some black malt, so my question is: Can I substitute the...

Hey guys, Got an aeration question: When using those red O2 tanks you buy at home improvement stores, along with a regulator, a 2' micron air stone, and some tubing, do you still need an SS aeration wand? Or can you just use some small clamps to fasten the stone to the tubing? $35 bucks seems...

When I originally opened a recipe, I was able to see a tab, on the lower half of the screen, kind of like a "print preview" of this recipe. I don't see it anymore and I don't know how to get it back. Anybody know how to bring this tab back up?

I've heard of people keeping some sterile wort around for yeast starters, especially if you're stepping them up, and I'm curious about the process. Can you use sterile mason jars, keep in the fridge, and when ready to use, just pour? Do you need to freeze? How long will it last? What are some of...

About to make the investment in an immersion whirpool chiller, and I've got some basic questions, but I can't seem to find clear answers. BTW... need to invest in a pump also. I know you guys will be able to help out. Sanitization? Do I just run the pump the last 15 min of the boil, and pump...

Anyone ever ferment a German pils completely in primary without doing a secondary, and what kind of results did you get?

Hey guys, About to brew my first lager (German Pils) and I wanted to go over my bottling process with you guys and maybe get some feedback. Not setup for kegging yet, but will happen soon. Here's what I'm thinking for now. After fermentation is complete (4-5 weeks at 50-53 deg) check...

Bottled a clone of Avery's Maharaja (thanks JP & Chad for the recipe) two weeks ago. After I capped all 28 (22oz) bottles, I quickly noticed that I had forgotten the priming sugar! So, I uncapped the all the bottles, put about a teaspoon of cane sugar in each, and recapped. Yesterday, the beer...

Planning on brewing a German Pilsner soon. This will be the first beer I ever keg so... Once fermentation is complete and I rack to a keg, should I force carbonate BEFORE lagering? Do I wait until the lagering phase is complete and then force carb?

Hey guys, Just brewed what I hope is going to be a watermelon wheat (1.051 OG). 50/50 2-row & wheat, mashed 152, hopped with Willamette, and pitched 1.3L Starter of WLP001. Fermenting at 67 deg, plan on racking over 2 lbs. of watermelon. It's been about 48 hours, and I see some krausen, some...