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A friend who used to brew a lot, but then stopped, sold me his carboys and gave me a bunch of other random stuff, including years old frozen hops from his freezer. They're all pellets and discs. How long can hops last in the freezer?

Hi, I'm fairly new to all-grain. I have 10 gallon Rubbermaid coolers for my MLT and HLT. I'd like to add thermometers, so I don't have to open the lids to check temp. My MLT has a domed false bottom that is already tricky to get in and out under the bulkhead, and I don't want to complicate that...

This bourbon barrel--well, bourbon-soaked oak cubes--porter was our first use of White Labs liquid yeast (WLP028-Edinburgh Ale). We almost always use Wyeast smack packs. Anyway, the label said to shake vigorously and open carefully. We did, and promptly lost at least half of the vial contents...

We were going to brew a sour, so we bought a bunch of unpasteurized, unfiltered commercial sours and drank 'em. We poured the dregs into sanitized beer bottles, capped them, and put them in the fridge. Then my brew buddy who was supposed to take the lead on the sour... well, let's just say it...

My name is Aaron, and I brew with my friends Brandon and Heath. Bwa-Hah! is an anagram of our initials, and is unfortunately an overused internet affectation of sinister laughter right now. Bad timing. I got started with Mr. Beer, but now we brew 5 gallon extract batches, and we like to...

My brew buddies and I are fermenting a chocolate cherry stout. We're about to add 5 pounds of Oregon canned tart cherries to the secondary. While I've found a lot of information on fresh fruit versus frozen, and fruit extract vs real fruit, I've not been able to find reasons why it would be...