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Im interested in the many times you have destroyed a brew, and how. So far my experiences are, One infection, and one beer that just wasn't right and idk why. I hope that this thread will attract young and old to share the many disasters brewers face and how to avoid them...

Im regressing a bit and want to give a coopers kit a shot, just to say I did. At least if it sux, ill know from experience. Im just wondering if the package deal on amazon is a ripoff at 42 dollars or if its an ok deal. Keep in mind the free shipping...

I have the opportunity to begin growing hops in the spring, but I need to decide on what types to grow. I assume its mostly preference, but im looking for a good combo for use in as many beers as possible. I was thinking cascade, liberty and Willamette. I like the fresh citrusy flavors, but...

I was supposed to let this cream ale age for a month before drinking. I keeged it and put it in the fridge with out reviewing the recipe one last time. Can I take it out and put it in the basement for a month? Or is it too late? It really needs to dry up a bit, not exactly the refreshing...

Yep, ive been doing everything from kits in a pot on the stove up till this point. Ive been looking around on youtube and in the forums for some mashing procedure instructions and thought I had a good Idea of what I was doing. I think im supposed to mash at the specified temp for an hour and...

Does anyone know of a condensed source of information on the biology of yeast? Difference of strains, classification, info on the cell wall (chitin vs cellulose or otherwise). I simply wish to understand this creature a little better.

Im looking for a clone recipe. If no one can help with this particular one, I would be open for a good double IPA recipe. I am looking for citrusy, floral hoppyness, but not overly bitter. tnx

So im in the end stages of constructing my first mash tun. I used all 1/2 cpvc and it will have a brass hose adapter on the out side. I will seal/ glue the pass through with silicone. I hope it will be strong enough, but I think ill be fine. Im wondering if I should shorten the center cross...

I just became the proud owner of a turky fryer that can hold up to 7.5 gallons, So I am now capable of doing full 5 gal boils. My question is, what does this actually help. I was hoping to do a few easy full grain batches, or get full hop utilization, but the recipes call for sparging. Im not...

I cleaned and sanitized everything very thoroughly. So I have that at least. But I am new to a few terms, such as with carbonation. I am using the force carb method of set and forget. I turned my CO2 up to 10 PSI, and left it. But then I heard about "volumes" of co2, what is that? I...

I found a recipe in the brew masters bible (p.264) that seems easy enough and is friendly to my 2.5 gallon brew kettle restriction. Its simple and has a moderate to high ABV, however it doesn't ask for any rice. The July August issue of Brew your Own has a "weed puller Cream ale"(p.20) that...

Im at the point of attempting to mod some kits. So I picked up an EPA kit and told the guy I would like to up the gravity a bit and get some more floral hop flavor. He suggests I add about two lbs of honey to the wort at flame out, so I did. He also sold me on some pellet hops (forget what...

At the moment on only have a 12 qt stove top kettle. I stick mostly to extract brewing until I get the funds and space for all grain. Any how, I was brainstorming on ways to get my wort to accept more hops flavor and chemicals with this limited quantity of water. My thinking is, to my...