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I have only made a couple brews so my inexperience is still breeding a little paranoia in me. I know every brew is different, however, the last couple that I did fermented wildly for several days. I started an IPA last week and when I rehydrated the yeast there was very little reaction, not...

I need to bottle my first brew and my dog chewed through the siphon hose i need for bottling. I have another hose but it is being used as a blow off hose for a different brew I just started about a day and a half ago. That brew is fermenting pretty actively right now and I was wondering if it...

I have some extra hop pellets and am interested in dry hopping my IPA. Can I just throw em in the primary after about a week and then let it sit another couple weeks in the primary?

So I will preface this by saying I shouldnt have had this jug where it was and I learned my lesson. I was trying to save time and had my blowoff jug ready with about a half gallon of water and almost a cap of bleach ready. I was adding water to the wort in primary and accidentally picked that...

Thanks for the info!

I am about to bottle my first brew, a hefe and am looking for a couple pointers. First of all, any tips on transfering to bottling bucket from primary to avoid transfer of yeast/hop residue as best as possible. And secondly, I was hoping to use honey for priming instead of sugar and I was...

just wanted to introduce myself to these forums, which as a beginner i have found immensely helpful. i am very new to homebrewing, i am about to bottle my first batch today (a wit which seems to be progressing nicely judging by visuals, hydrometer readings and a recent taste) which was all...

chill out man, your post with the links didn't show up on my phone, my response was more to the others. i'm not lazy and obviously i know i can browse the recipes myself which i did, but ive never tasted those recipes and since im new to homebrewing i cant really tell what its going to taste...

I was just wondering if anyone had tried any of the recipes on the site and could recomend one that was similar to what I listed.

I have never made an IPA before and was hoping someone could help point me towards a good extract IPA recipe. I am a big fan of Dogfish Head 120 min, Stone, Ranger, etc. Thanks.

how much quicker do you think it will be ready to bottle? maybe after 10 days in primary? also, could i correct this abv problem by priming in bottles with some orange liqueur rather than just sugar? i read it has about the perfect amount of sugar in it plus the orange flavor would compliment...

I am brewing my first ever beer, it's a hefeweizen and I just started it a few days ago. I am a little concerned about the quality because I had problems with my bottling bucket I was planning on fermenting in leaking so I am fermenting in a better bottle. My bottling bucket was about .8...

its a 6.8 gallon bucket. i just poured it in and let it run through spigot into better bottle. i need to buy another fermenter but i dont know if i should go with better bottle or a bucket, i hear a lot of people saying they dont like the buckets but i like its larger size and being able to use...

thank you all very much for your help. i have another question as a result of your responses. since it is in a carboy and not a bucket with spigot i was wondering the best way to get a sample of the beer out to test the gravity?

I am new to home-brewing and about to brew my first batch. I had purchased some equipment from another person who had given up on home-brewing and when i put water in my fermentation bucket with spigot to sanitize, i noticed the spigot is leaking even when in the closed position. im going to...