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Hello, I just need a reality check after reading way too many differing opinions. 1) It seems that I can add both potassium sorbate and potassium metabisulfite at the same time to my mead to stabilize it prior to back sweetening. Is this correct? 2) Also how long should I wait to back...

I made a starter last night (so it has been on the stir plate for about 24 hours). I ended up too busy to brew tonight. What are the opinions out there on a starter at this point? Will a 48 hour starter be fine or should I put it in the fridge?

Hello! So I made a 5 gallon batch of blueberry/strawberry melomel a few months ago (end of April). It has cleared well and I'm ready to rack it to tertiary (primary was with the fruit). Anyway it has a current gravity of 0.998 and is a little dry for my wife's liking. My question is, how much...

Hello, at my LHBS, I asked if flaked maize should be steeped with specialty grains or added to the boil. They told me to steep it with the specialty grains and mixed it in with my carapils and crystal L60. Reading on the forums, I now see that I will have to mash it with an equal amount of base...

So, I wanted to make an American Strong Ale similar to Arrogant Bastard. The problem I have is that I only can do a 3 gallon boil so I knew my bitterness was going to be about half of where I needed them to be. (I added the bulk of the DME late to try and compensate some) The folks at my LHBS...

So I live in PA and my house will be colder for the next few months. I only have 2 batches under my belt so far, a California Lager, and a Pumpkin Ale. (lager I just bottled and Pumpkin is in secondary for a few days so far but the sample was amazing). I want to brew again! Since I don't yet...

Hello everyone. I have lurked your forums for a few weeks and found this to be a great community with excellent advice. I am starting my first batch tomorrow, I am very excited. I love beers of all characteristics, but my first batch will be a simple lager, Pennsylvanians can guess which one...