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Hey all- Over the passed year I have gotten pretty good at using my CPF. All the beers I've bottled up untill recently have been standard carbonation level beers. No more than 2.5 volumes. Well I have a belgian tripel carbed to 4 volumes, and saison carbed to 3.5 volumes that I can already...

Good day to all! So here's the deal. I'm on my 3rd batch of cider. Prior to this one I have only done dry ciders and bottle conditioned. This time I wanted to aim for a semi-sweet to sweet cider. My procedure is as follows. 4 1/2 gallons store bought cider brown sugar yeast nutes...

Greetings! Last week I ordered some equipment to make a brewing upgrade. For the last 7 months I have been doing extract partial boils via stove top. Due to arrive today is a 10 gallon norther brewer TallBoy SS kettle. Bayou burner SQ14. And immersion chiller. My plan is to start doing...

Greetings everyone! 2 months ago I brewed my first cider. As the title says I went as no hassel as possible as I was basically just experimenting. My recipe is as simple as it gets: 2 1/2 gallons Pre-pasturized organic apple cider 2 1/2 cups table sugar Safale-05 American Ale yeast...

Hey guys, This is my 3rd extract brew w/specialty grains. Its a porterish stout that has been in primary since 12/5. So this is day 17 and this was the first time I opened the fermenter to take a peak and have a gravity reading, plus take a taste and this is what I saw. Something is...

Greetings all! Just as a background this will be my 3rd homebrew ever. 1st was a pale ale, second was a porter, and now this.... This recipe is not actually that of my own, it started out as the Mill Run Stout by John Palmer in How To Brew. Originally I wanted to do a chocolate stout, but...

What is up beer world? So wednesday marked my first brew day ever. I purchased a brewers best APA kit where I had to steep grains. The process went pretty smooth considering it was my first batch ever. I do have some concerns however, and I'd like to hear the impact they may have on the...

Hey guys, I was hoping someone could help me out, and tell me if I wasted my money or if this can be done. My neighbors were having a yard sale yesterday and had this upright freezer, at least I believe its a freezer. I'm not sure what brand it is. It was $65. I have no idea if I got...

Hey guys, I've been a member here for about a year, but just as a lurker. First time brewer, but I am a long time craft beer fan, and specifically love me some Belgian beers. I live in hot sunny FL and the indoor temps are seldom below 76 degrees (more like 78 through summer), so I have...