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So i checked my hops again today, and they seem to be at very different stages, and i'm not sure if they are "sick" or just a typical first year hop? The leaves on the cone seem to be spread apart and the lupulin is visible on the outside. Is this normal? Please check out the pictures below...

Hey all. This is my first go round at growing hops. I have a Magnum and Centennial plant. My Centennial didn't grow any cones, but my Magnum has a few. My Magnum plant seems to have cones at very different stages. Is this normal? Also, I've read about when to harvest (crunchy/papery...

1X Great Western Premium 2row 1X Briess White wheat Thanks.

Has anyone used the Great Western 2 row? If so what did you think of it? Is it better than the Canada Malting & Briess 2 row?

I am thinking of racking an upcoming brew onto an existing yeast cake but have a couple questions because I have never done it before. First off the beer currently in the primary is a bigger 1.073 IPA. I used two packs of US-05 yeast. The next beer I'm brewing is a 1.049 Golden Ale. I'm...

So this is a bit of an off the wall question but I had UPS deliver my package today with my ingredients for my next batch. Problem is a squirrel decided he wanted to rip open the side of the cardboard box and start to eat some of the grains inside. He really didn't do too much damage, maybe...

I have a keg sitting at room temperature that I naturally carbed about 6 weeks ago. I have a party coming up this weekend, and one of the kegs in my kegerator is pretty close to empty. So I want to have my backup keg cold and ready to switch if the other kicks. What I want to know is if i put...

Being that it is a lager yeast how long should I keep it at ~68 degrees? Should I transfer it to the fridge before I see any airlock activity or should I leave it until I see some activity then transfer?

I brewed a simple pilsner yesterday and pitched a pack of Wyeast American Lager around Noon. I didn't make a starter so I was going to pitch the yeast and let it start fermentation at 68 degrees then transfer to the fridge for colder temps. I spilled a little bit of the yeast, not much, when...

Just for reference, I tried adding some cinnamon extract to a pint that i poured and it tasted "off". Not sure if it was just the taste of the cinnamon extract or that it was missing all the other spices in a pumpkin ale spice pack. I ended up just drinking it as is.

How about a drop of cinnamon extract?

I brewed and bottled a batch of Pumpkin Ale late last year from a AHS kit. The spices never really seemed to show up in the beer, just a lot of pumpkin flavor. Is there anything I can do at this point to add some spices/flavor to the bottled batch? Is it possible to drop in a pinch of...

I am brewing a Coconut Porter. I am going to add 24 oz. of unsweetened flaked coconut in the secondary. I plan on roasting the coconut in a frying pan before adding it to the secondary. Is this sufficient for sanitizing or do I need to do anything else? Also how long would you suggest...

I have a kegerator system with two taps. I just reloaded my one side last week with a Blueberry Wheat. My Blonde Ale just kicked last night freeing up slot #2. Now my dilemma is I have a Strawberry Wheat that has been conditioning for a couple weeks and is ready to go into slot #2, but I have...

Checked my SG just now and it was at 1.018, which is right where I'm looking to be to transfer to secondary. I guess my fermentation sped by while I was away for the day. I'm going to leave it in Primary for a couple more days then transfer to secondary.