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Hello all, I just made the transition to all grain and bought no DME as a result. I realized that I needed to make a starter and with no DME I decided to use some Belgium candi. After reading around I am finding this isn't a good procedure as the yeast needs to get started using maltose not...

I just popped the cap off my first ale and it tastes like vinegar and was barely carbed. I steeped 4oz of Debittered Black Malt for 30 mins at 155F in 2 g of spring water, then boiled 6lbs of light DME with 1 oz of Cascade and 1 oz of Centennial hops for 1 hour. Quickly cooled in an ice bath...

I just bottled my first ale. I boiled 1 liter of water with 5 oz of priming sugar, cooled to room temp and placed at bottom of bottling bucket and racked on top of it. I now realized I didn't stir after racking. I was wondering if anyone has done this and if it led to any problems. If you...

Hello everyone, I started brewing a belgian style ale on Friday (my first beer). I am using Safale S-04 yeast and I pitched at about 75 d F. About 2 hours in I was having a lot of airlock activity, ambient air was about 73 d F. I didn't have a strip thermometer so the next day I went out...