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I should have been more specific, sorry for the confusion................Most kits have a choice of 4, 5 or 6 different yeasts. If I made the same beer from the kit exactly the same but used the different yeast offered and made the 4, 5 or 6 kits, would the results be the same and would each...

I have used the white labs liquid yeast in my batches. What is the difference between the other yeasts that are out there? I imagine that as long as the yeast does its job then you can use any yeast.....right?

I was thinking of making my own wort chiller out of Pex...what do you think?

Thanks to all that posted. I will let you know how my partial mash goes ..I may try to do it with the equipment that I have and include some of your suggestions. Thanks again!

I would like to go to AG brew, however funds are tight this time of year and I didn't want to spend the money on the extra equipment yet. I was hoping I could get away w/ what I already have from by True-Brew beer kit and 5 gal. stock pot for a partial mash. If not thne I will continue w/ a few...

I want to move on to a partial mash and I was wondering if I can get away with just one 5 gal pot for the entire process? I thought that after the initial boil(mash) I could dump the mash water into my bottling bucket (clean it) then I could use the same pot for the sparge ? Any thoughts or...

Does it matter how you chill the wort? Most say to put the wort in the sink in an ice bath for approx. 30 mimutes to get below 80 degrees to pitch the yeast. I made only two batches and I just fill the sink w/ cold water (I do have super cold well water ) and within 30 mintues the wort is the...

thanks agsin for everyones help!

You would think that there would be a warning on the box indacting that a product inside the box contains shell fish......just to prevent any issues.

thanks for the input. i will pass it on.

We bought a friend a wine making kit for x-mas and they picked up their first kit and inside the kit was a clear liquid that is used during the making of the wine (stage #4) and on the package it indicates that the product was made from shells of shell fish. My friend has severe allergies to...

I plan on continuing the pipeline tomorrow.....heading to the lhbs!

I tried numerous dark beers (porters and stouts) and I would rather lick the buttocks of a dead groundhog than drink another......I will stay w/ the ambers or ales.

I made an Irish Red Ale for my first batch of home brew and it tastes excellent. The hardest part of home brewing is I want family and friends to try it to get feedback but, I don't want to share and give up my scrumptious nector from the gods. The few that tried it loved it...now I only have a...

Thanks, and I appreciate your input. I am shopping around for my next brew.not sure what I will get. I will wait on getting the lager. Happy Holidays!