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Howdy, I've finished my first batch of beer but the final taste doesn't seem to fit in with the IPA family it was meant to. The brew has a hot taste at first (this I'm concluding is the result of fermentation at about 75 degrees for the first 5 days before my basement cooled down...). This...

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I have a mini Fridge my roommates and I aren't using and I'm not sure if it will fit my bucket, but I'll check after work. Might have to take out the freezer part with some force, but could be a solution. Even if the temp is less of a factor as time passes and I might have already done the...

In your opinion, would it be still worth while around mid day for me to move beer into a bucket like that? I just realized I have something semi-suitable but I'm not going to be back to near my beer for another 6 hours ---- Are prolonged high temps the issue, or any high temps period?

Maybe I'm missing something, but what does everyone mean by a swamp cooler/towel + bucket deal.

So I've got a 3 day-old brew and the temp was 70 in my basement when I set it up. The weather has been a bit warmer outside today and my basement is at 77. I had signs of fermentation 9 hours into pitching the yeast, but it seems to have stopped at this point, and I'm worried this is because the...

Hey folks, I've placed my primary in my basement on top of a a mini fridge in a room that stays relatively cool. So far over the last three days, the temp down there at its coolest was about 71. For my beer, which is an Ale, I understand that is a decent temp. Fermentation started up...

I added approx. 14 cups of boiling water (3.5 Liters). The wort seems warm, but that is either true or just in my head. Should be very properly sanitized, I was pretty nervous and careful. I haven't put in the yeast, so i guess I haven't created a starter for my yeast. It is dry, the stuff...

ok, it's sitting in my tub in cool water... no change. When do I seriously get to worry that I still haven't pitched my yeast (2+ hours now)

Howdy, So I'm all set up with my wort in my bucket, but I am using Munton's IPA Bitter and 2lbs of DME. With this I needed to boil about 14 cups of water, throw that in the bucket with the extracts and stuff, then I filled the rest up with room temp water. Is this why my liquid themometer...

Howdy, Two questions for post fermentation. I'm planning on doing both a primary and secondary fermentation (I know some on here prefer only primary but I'd still like your advice if you have it to lend). I plan on leaving my beer in the primary for about 10 days, then syphoning to my...

Yooper, would you have any specific advice regarding an appropriate amount of malt extract (either DME or LME) for 6 gallons? The instructions are rather vague and put it in terms of preferences, though I have not yet developed these nor have i associated them with quantities of various products...

Because I wouldn't be using a secondary, would it be a good idea to add Finnings to help keep the beer clearer? And where do I stand then with adding hops to the brew?

I recently purchased a beginners kit to start brewing at home and along with the kit came a 5 gallon Carboy. The bucket is 6.5 gallons which I believe is pretty standard, and as far as I can tell, the carboy is not out of the norm either. I also purchased a 1.8kg Muton's No Boil IPA Bitter...