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Greetings boys and girls It is old news that Citra hops are not available. I just brewed a Citra Pale Ale and loved it! 10 gallon batch is gone (we are such lushes!). I want to brew it again and there in lies the problem.....No f#%}ing Citra hops!!!!! So who has found a good replacement for...

Had some issues last night with my capper (black hand capper) Broke 6 bottles and I hate wasting beer. What has worked for folks out there in brew land?

I Currently boil in a 15 gallon kettle for my 10-12 gallon batches. I have not upgraded my HLT which currently is a 7 gallon pot (undersized). Up to this point I have adjusted my strike/sparge water levels to accommodate my inadequate HLT. My strike volume is never an issue because I use my 15...

Occasionally after kegging I will pour the yeast cake and remaining trub down my drain and into my septic system. Has anyone researched brewers yeast and septic systems. I know this is not an exciting topic but for those of us with septic systems it is a concern.

I brewed a 10gallon batch of an Irish dry stout about 6 weeks ago. I kegged half and bottled the other half. Both taste great but after 2 weeks the bottles are under carbonated. I was thinking about pouring or some how racking the bottles to a keg and putting it on gas. I fear oxidation if I...

Made a 2 liter starter in 2000 ml flask ( I know probably to small) with 2 vials of california ale yeast. I left it over night on my stir plate and when I checked it in the morning there was yeast mess all over the outside of the flask in the towel I had Covered it with. I was brewing a 12...

I Have been brewing a couple of IPA's using California Ale Yeast. Usually my fermenting temps are around 68 to 70. During the col months my temps have been around 62 to 64. What will the lower temperatures do to the flavor? (i.e. enzymes and the flavors they produce) Thanks for the help!

I have read this so many times on this site. I went to the LHBS and picked up the wrong hops. My recipe calls for cluster and I picked up challenger. It's the only hops addition (Irish stout). Will I see a noticeable flavor difference? Any opinion would be great 10 gal dry Irish stout Marris...

Planned on making a 10 gallon ipa tomorrow an digit to make my starter. I went to my LHBS to pick up two vial of WL California ale yeast but the only had one vial. I have already prepared the DME which was two pints of water to one cup of DME. Will one vial be ok for that size starter?

Brewed my first ten gallon batch on Sunday. Everything went well. OG of 1.062 and 75% eff. 22lbs 2 row 2lbs crystal 2 oz centennial @60min 2oz centennial @40min 1 oz centennial @20 min 1oz centennial @ 10 min I split the batch into a 6.5 gal carboy and my 6 gall bucket. I pitched 4ml of a...

Noob question..... I want to experiment tonight with some yeast i harvested from a previous batch of beer. I am going to make a starter and I don't have any DME. Is there an adequate substitute for DME since I can't get to my LHBS? I may not use this yeast but would like to do starters and also...

Anyone ever use a drill with a mixing paddle to mix the mash up?

I recently got the home brew app for my phone. When I go to put my yeast type in it does not recognize my yeast. The yeast i am using is Wyeast NB Neobritannia in a 5 gal AG nut brown ale. Any body know what other yeast would be similar to the Neobritannia? It also said to put two packs in...

After brewing i always have a bucket of sanitizer left over. How long will a bucket of star San continue to act as sanitizer?

Brewed my first AG beer Saturday night. I positioned my manifold with the slits facing up. Is that the correct position or should they be faced down?

Used c brite to sanitize my bottles before bottling. It has a chlorine smell to it. Will that affect the taste of my beer?

Brewed a coffee and cream stout last weekend and just added the coffee to my carboy. The kit came with a pack of Non-fermentable sugar but the instructions did not say what to do with it. I know I am supposed to add it about now but not sure how to prepare the sugar. Any suggestions? By the...

Good news is that I spent the night at the phillies game. Bad news came from my wife via text message that my coffee stout exploded! Here are the pictures everyone always asks for.

As anyone used label software that looks and feels like professional labels?

Brewed my first batch today. Everything went well. Brought the wort temp below 75 via a wort chiller. Transferred to Carboy and tossed my yeast. I but the fermentor in its place and started to clean up. I checked the temp on the remaining wort and it read above 80. Is this going to kill my...