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I am going to make a champagne like cider that I would like to be highly carbonated so I am going to cork it in champagne bottles. I am going to age one or two or the bottles for a year. Do I lay it on its side or leave it upright? Thanks in advance Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

What are the best ways to clarify a cider and back sweeten a cider? I made a cider that came out bone dry and hazy Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

They are cracked Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I am making a witbier with coriander but I didn't put them in a mesh nah or anything so now they are floating around. How do I get rid of them when transferring to the bottling bucket? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I'm about to transfer my IPA to secondary and have a hickory honeycomb that I want to age it in. How long should I age it and how long should I dry hop? I've heard only dry hop for a week or it starts to smell grassy instead of the hop aroma I'm looking for

Do you need to sparge with BIAB?

Hello, I was looking to upgrade from my starter kit to a higher grade brewing set up for 5 gallon brewing and make the jump to all grain brewing. Does anyone have any suggestions based on their experiences where to buy a new brewing kit to upgrade from the starter kit? Any suggestions/links...

Good questions to ask thanks

Great discussion on brewpub vs microbrewery and I am definitely leaning toward microbrewery. Who has experience in this and can lay out the main startup costs and also costs of producing beer in terms of cost per bbl or 1/2 bbl for ingredients labor etc and what the profit margin is per keg. All...

Humor me as I started to fantasize about the pros and cons, difficulties and advantages, me costs of starting a microbrewery vs a brewpub. Any discussion on the matter. I want to explore any thoughts or experiences everyone here has had as I think to myself as I'm sure we have all dreamed...

Could be risky to have a bunch! Haha

That might be a risky because I'm predicting it will be above 12%...or awesome??

I forgot to take the original gravity before pitching the yeast is there still any way to know the abv in my beer?

Hello, I'm asking a honey ale and the airlock is still bubbling after 11 days, doesn't this seem a bit long?

When making a fruit beer do you add it to the boil or in the fermenter or something else entirely? Also do you use actual fruit, or purée, or juice? Beginner looking for any tips on fruit beer at all. Thanks! -Bathman