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I am in the middle of brewing a batch of Oatmeal Stout and my British Ale II yeast pack is not swelling. The little packet inside broke and it has been well over hours and nothing yet. How is this going to affect me? Will it still work or do I need another packet? I cannot get one until...

Hi, I just picked up a used round 10gl Igloo cooler at a yard sale for $7, it is an older one but seems to be in good shape. I tested it to see if it would hold heat want to know if the heat lose is acceptable. I did not preheat it with hot water or anything I just added 175 degree water...

I live in Oregon and it has been unusually hot here the last week or so and very hard to keep the temperature down in the house. I have 1 batch in primary just waiting to be racked and 1 batch in secondary waiting to clear up and bottle. Will this high heat have any effect on the taste or...

I just brewed up a batch and had 2 different gravity readings. The first one was from the top of the carboy and came up as 1.040. Then I took it from the middle of the carboy and got a reading of 1.070! The only thing I can think of is the break material was causing the different reading. Is...

Has anyone ever used their spent grains for garden mulch or some kind of fertilizer? Will they work for that or is there even a good use for them? I live in the city and don't want to just keep putting them in the trash. Thanks

I put my 3rd batch in primary yesterday and it has not started bubbling yet! I pitched WLP001 at 78 degrees (too high I know). Yeast tube was out of the refridgerator for over 3 hours so it was at room temp. I aerated by splashing through a strainer into primary and stirring and splashing with...

Hi, I have been getting some great tips from this forum for a couple of weeks now and thought I would get registered. I have brewed 3 batches now and my third just went into primary last night. Fermentation has not started yet and I guess that is why I registered so I could get some advice...