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I made 11 gallons of an Oktoberfest using extract. Using a yeast calculator I made 2 yeast starters that were stepped up to get what I thought was enough active warriors. I split between 2 carboys and started fermenting at 54 degrees. OG was 1.051, after about 2 weeks one of them was down to...

I'm getting married in Mexico! My soon to be SWMBO and I are renting a Villa there for the wedding and reception. I would love to serve some of my homebrew there, but I don't know if I can ship it there. Does anyone know if it's possible to ship a couple corny kegs across the border? RCJH

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I brewed a 10 gallon full boil stout using extract. OG was 1.066, I split it into 2 carboys, one using 1098 yeast, the other 1084. I used 2 smack packs per carboy (don't do yeast starters yet). One month later, after no airlock activity for a long time, I moved to secondary (2 carboys again)...

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I usually brew 10 or 15 gallon batches outside. I go directly from brew pot -> plate chiller -> carboy. This takes 2 or 3 carboys depending on the batch size. I then move the carboys inside for fermenting. Since they hold at most 5 gallons, I can easily bring the carboy inside using my brew...

Thanks guys, I think the 2 chest freezer setup is right for me. I'll have to do some measurements to determine what sizes to buy. I typically do 10 or 15 gallon batches, so I'm hoping to find a fermentation freezer that will hold 3 big mouths, and I'll get a pretty big one for keezer / laggering.

Hi All! Currently the temperature in my basement is pretty good for making ales, but after my recent Oktoberfest trip, I now want to lager some delicious German style beers. I also am bottling right now, and want to start kegging. My questions is how can I do this without buying 3 separate...

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I haven't started taking gravity readings yet, I can still see activity in the airlock, so I assume testing now would just waste beer.

I brewed the Pliny clone from Northern Brewer 10 days ago. I used the dry yeast option (US-05). The krausen has came and gone several days ago. I have seen recommendations to double up on the yeast for this kit if you are using dry yeast. I have another packet of US-05, should I pitch it or...

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