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Hey guys, im brewing a simple wheat beer, I haven't decided if I am going to make it a cherry wheat and add some locally grown/canned cherries (not pie cherries but canned with no sugar added) in the secondary. I do smaller scale BIAB batches on the stove mostly because I dont drink that much...

Hey everyone I have a question that is very simple. When doing extract with speciality grains they are steeped before the boil. I have one all grain batch under my belt that didnt use speciality grains But do i throw them in the mash? or after I have finished mashing steep them the same as...

So I left my bucket fermenter out in the garage to crash cool, The ambient temps dropped to around 0, I had the garage door closed and usually our garage stays above freezing/right around freezing even when its very cold out. We share the garage with the people upstairs. They had left the garage...

I have decided to make the step to all grain, I have ~10 extract batches under my belt. I am doing a 2.5 gallon batch of Cream of Three Crops. Since i have a 5 gallon pot I will be doing it BIAB, on the stove with my existing kettle. If someone sees an error in my procedure let me know, I am...

So as part of my Christmas gift my girlfriend and I took a roadtrip to milwaukee, we ate at a local brewpub and then took the grand tour of Miller. For the most part I don't love their products but they are great served at 30 degrees after mowing the lawn or something. The tour was awesome, I...

Hey guys I am primarily an extract brewer with ~10 batches under my belt, I am looking to brew the Cream of three crops recipe, but as an extract. I have a few questions. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f62/cream-three-crops-cream-ale-66503/ One, would I just steep the corn/rice as I would...

Hey everyone, I had some extra ingredients and I brewed a 1 gallon batch. I will be bottling it later today. I'm assuming that I just divide the 3/4c priming sugar by 5 to get .15 cups. I then converted that to tablespoons for ~2.5. 2.5 tablespoons just seems like a tiny amount though. Anyone...

Hey everyone, I just bottled a 3.5 gallon batch of Graff on tuesday, I successfully washed the yeast into two pint size canning jars, (all I had on hand at the time). I am planning on brewing a small batch (1 gallon) today. How much of the washed yeast should I add? the yeast cake on the bottom...

Hey everyone, I plan on brewing midwest's schwartzwald black lager kit this weekend. Its estimated OG is 1.045-1.048. I am planning on using Wyeast 2124 (bohemian lager). My problem is, I only have about a 1/4 lb DME left over. Is that enough to make a decent starter? The fermentation will be...

Hey everyone, I have a batch of Brandon O's Graff in primary right now. Due to an ordering mess up I have some extra ingredients. I am thinking about doing a gallon batch to learn/practice some techniques and since its a gallon batch and if I screw up, no biggie. I want to try washing yeast to...

Hey everyone, I am planning on brewing again soon. Would it be possible to cold crash in a garage? HIs are in the 40s this week, lows in the 30s. I dont have access to a fridge that will fit the fermenter and I want to try this technique.

Hey everyone, I am planning on brewing some tasty graff soon but I have a few questions. 1. I am sort of new to homebrewing in general I am planning on fermenting in my 5 gallon plastic bucket fermenter, but my issue is I don't quite have enough bottles for a 5 gallon batch, I am planning on...