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Hey all, I have been gone a long time from the forum and with starting a new job and getting my Masters degree I haven't brewed any beer or made and cider for a while. Plus all my equipment is 6 hours away. So here is the question. I have a gallon of fresh unpasteurized cider with no...

Hey everyone, been a while since I have been on here and at least that long since I brewed, but I have a question now that I have a brew coming up, actually 3, this weekend. I brewed a Scotch ale for my Dad back in March and washed and stored a bunch of the yeast. Well I am making that...

Quick question, my first batch of homebrew I used the Wyeast Thames Valley and would really like to harvest it to recreate the batch. It has been 7 months since I brewed it and it has been refrigerated for a couple of weeks. I would like to harvest it and then store until ready. Is making a...

Well, tomorrow is going to be my first AG brew session, and my first side by side brew day. Have some friends coming over who want to give me a hand and see what brewing is all about, so we are going to be doing one AG and one Extract with Grains. I have my MLT built, I just made an immersion...

I am looking to do my first AG via BIAB. I have access to a 30 qt turkey fryer pot and propane burner. How big of a beer, how many lbs. of grain, will I be able to get away with mashing and then boiling in that 7.5 gallon pot? I want to do something like a belgian dubbel as it is my...

Hey everyone, I just picked some fresh hops that some friends had growing in their back yard that I didn't know about. Anyways, I didn't get much, I think after drying I will have around 1.25oz or so. I would like to make a one gallon batch so that I could give them the 8 or so beers I get...

Hey all, I brewer the extract with specialty grains recipe on labor day and have kept the temps on the lower end of the range for the 1007 yeast (54-68) with maybe one day that it got close to 60 as I was at school and I forgot to ask my wife to check on it. That being said, I am impressed...

Before I finally go to bed, one question for my second batch. I know there are a lot of benefits to doing a full boil even on an extract. I cannot do a full boil, but I can do about 3.5 to 4 gallons instead of the 2.5 that the kit calls for. Would it be beneficial to do as much as possible?

I will be bottling tomorrow morning, and am oven sanitizing the bottles as I didn't have the time to ask this question about the bottles. If I am using Star San, after letting it soak for 30 seconds or more, do I have to let the bottles or caps for that matter, dry entirely before filling?

Has anyone used an aquarium thermometer in their primary? I got one one off of amazon after my digital probe thermometer stopped working. I figured since it is submersible it should work fine. It is good down to 14 fahrenheit and I can use another thermometer up to 250.

Hey all, question on getting a hydro reading. I am just doing a 1 gallon batch to try to dial everything. However, the hydro is taller than the gallon jug is, any advice on trying to get a FG? This cider started at 1.060 and after 10 hours I have a layer of crud on the bottom and a layer on...

I have a friend who has a decent size row of hops plants that the previous owners of their house planted. What is the best way to find out what kind of hops they are? Oh, and when is the best time to harvest?

Ok, so I kept reading on the site ( I have posted this elsewhere but need some advice), I kept reading that it was better to keep the fermenter cool so as not to get off flavors. My yeast temp was recommended at 65-73 and I was running around 70-71. I put it in a swamp cooler and brought it...

Well, I just started my first batch, it is just coming up to a boil as I type this. Wish me luck.