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Made my first all grain batch...an american IPA. It was the best beer I've ever made. After a week in the bottle it was outstanding. After two weeks it was phenomenal. Around the 4 week mark it started to go down hill fast. It is now a completely different beer and its pretty bad. I expected...

For one reason or another, i have found myself with a 5 gallon extract batch that i would like to scale down to 3 gallons because i dont have the equipment to do a full boil. My concern is with the yeast. I have liquid yeast and will do a starter. Should i only pitch 60% of the starter? Or just...

Sorry for the extremely vague description, but... I have made about 20 extract batches so far and about 15 of them have had this weird smell and taste....not terrible, but not something ive ever tasted before or could even describe. Ive read every "off taste" article there is. Its not...

i wanted to make cider last night, but didnt want a full 5 gallon batch. so i threw 4 gallons of apple juice in the fermenter but forgot to scale down the sugar i added to it, leaving it at 2 pounds. anyways, its bubbling away in there but im concerned that its going to be very strong. can i or...

hey guys, i have a vacuum packed ale yeast that i want to use, been storing it in the cupboard for a about 6 months. i just noticed the package says store at 41-50 degrees F. will the yeast be bad?

I'm new to brewing (just brewed fourth batch) and have wondered about the cold water added to the primary fermentor. The directions that come with my extract kits say to add 2 gallons of water to the fermentor, then add the wort then top off to 5 gallons with more water. I've just been putting...

My third batch was a peach wheat, made with peach extract at bottling. the beer tastes great, but ive noticed that after rinsing the bottles thoroughly, the bottles smell like a foot when they dry. my first 2 batches did not have this issue. i have been trying to wash the bottles out with soap...