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Wow! Thanks everyone for the quick replies! Yah, I usually order from Northern Brewer but this one was a gift. One thing i kind of liked (don't know if it makes a difference or not), but the hops did not come in pellets, they were almost whole hops. Kind of cool. Anyway.....thanks for the...

Hi everyone, Have a couple of questions. I'm brewing the Brewers Best HopNog 2011 and was wondering if I should secondary and dry hop this one? I like pretty hoppy beers, and want to get an idea of what to expect if I do dry hop this (I've never tried dry-hopping). So, if I should....how...

If I just pitch it as is, is there a chance that the fermentation might stall out before it's completed?

Wyeast 3522 Belgian Ardennes

Okay, this is my second time making a starter but not sure if this is right. Here's what's going on (did this 2 days ago): I boiled 650ml of water, along with 1/2 cup of DME. By the time I was done with a 15 min boil I only had about 400 ml of wort. I cooled, and added the liquid yeast...

Hi everyone, I'm getting ready to make a starter (have 1000ml flask) for a beer with an OG of 1.082 (extract kit). Just wanted to check and see if a 1000ml is large enough for a high gravity beer like this. If not, any advice (besides buying a larger flask). Thanks!

I brewed this same exact kit about 2 months ago, and have just started drinking them. It came out great! What I did was add a couple of pounds of the Gold Malt Syrup at the beginning of the boil and then the remainder of it with about 15 minutes to go. I also added about 4oz of maltodextrin just...

Is it possible for a beer to get an infection and still taste good...but still cause it to explode? Also...can too little of headspace in the bottle cause an explosion? Both bottles have been the 22oz, with about an inch of headspace. A couple people have asked about FG...and to tell the...

The interesting part about this batch was that it seemed to be super carbonated after only one week in bottles (they have now been bottled 7 weeks). Tons of bubbles, huge head...but I have noticed that unless I pour them very slowly some of them tend to foam up quite a bit. I'm thinking that...

Only used 5oz of cane sugar.

So I just had my second bottle bomb from the same batch! The first bomb happened over a month ago, and all of a sudden one exploded tonight. I had figured that it was just one bad bottle, but this one completely exploded. Can't figure out why this is happening. It was definitely done fermenting...

Hi Everyone, I have a question that I'm curious about. One of the batches I brewed was the Houblonmonstre Tripel IPA from NB which took about 10 weeks (NB says the "ready" time is 2 months) and now I'm brewing the regular Tripel which NB says ready time is 3 months. Aside from the additional...

Hi Everyone, I'm currently on my 6th extract batch and am starting to think about creating my own recipe. Maybe I need to read more, but I really have no idea where to even start. I'm sure this is way outside guidelines of a certain style, but thought this might be a good way to learn. Here's...

Okay, I think I will leave them in the closet for awhile and hope I don't get another one. I feel like I did everything correctly, so hopefully I can just chalk this up to a weak bottle. I'm not exact on FG readings as my hydro reading skills aren't the best yet, but I know it was around...

Don't remember what the FG was, but it was definitely done. 3 weeks in primary and 4 weeks in secondary.