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Thanks guys. I just finished bottling.

Just brewed my first Dubbel. I want to age it for 4-6 months. It's what the recipe said for best taste. Fermentation is complete. Just wondering if I should age it in the bottle or bulk age in carboy? Pros? Cons? To both. I know traditionally they are bottle conditioned but is there a big...

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Just got my first keg. Do I need to use beer line cleaner or is the cleaner I use to clean my other equipment fine? Chlorine based cleaner (pink powder).

I'm about to rack a stout in the secondary and was going to put vanilla beans in the fermenter. What r some suggestions on how to sterilize them?

I just made my first yeast starter. Can I take a sample of that starter and make another starter out of the sample?

All grain 9 lbs 2 row 8 oz crystal40 8 oz choc malt 1 lbs honey Mash temp was 165 but I got it cooled down to 155 after 15 min. The yeast is safale us 05. American ale Thx for the help

Ok. I brewed a 5 gal batch w a og of1.060 on Saturday the 10th. I used a dry yeast and just sprinkled it on. It took 48 hours to show any signs of life bubbling and krausen. A day later bubbling has stopped but krausen is still there. Do I leave it for a few days or should I start checking...

I already pitched the the yeast and fermentation has started. Is it possible to boil more extract and add it to the primary?

What happens I you don't rinse sani brew? Off taste or poison?

I just brewed my first extract kit. After the first 12 hours I had lots of bubbling in the air lock and lots of krausen. On day three the bubbling has all but stopped and krausen dropped. Any tips.