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i am about to brew this kit, but would like to add just vanilla. any suggestions on how to do that and how long to leave it in the primary and secondary?

Yesterday I purchased the Brewers Best Russian Imperial Stout kit and am looking for some suggestions. First, the kit came with 1 oz Columbus hops for bittering and .5 oz Cascade hops for aroma. Are there any other varieties of hops that work for Russian Imperial Stouts? I am considering using...

ok thanks man!

hey all. i racked my dead ringer ipa from nm into the secondary 3 days ago on wednesday. plan was to wait until the following wednesday, dry hop, then wait another week before bottling. however, last night i noticed some small white things floating on the top of the brew in the carboy. the pic...

thanks a lot man! i used the dry yeast for that batch, not the liquid. i racked the dead ringer into the secondary and tasted it when i took a hydro reading, i think it tasted ok. and the gravity was where i wanted. i am having the same issue with the black ipa i brewed on tuesday. there is some...

ok thanks a lot. i think im just gonna forget about the secondary for now and just dry hop in the primary so i can use my carboy for my batch im brewing tomorrow.

is that normal for it to not be bubbling though?

Hey all, I was going to transfer my beer to the secondary today and dry hop, but I dont think it fermented right. I pitched the yeast for my dead ringer ipa from northern brewer a week ago today. I made the wort the night before and allowed it to cool to 78 f, as the instructions said, before...

Bucket is sealed but no airlock

after flame out i chilled wort to 100 degrees f in an ice bath in sink, as recipe called for. i am using safale us-05 and the recipe says to wait until wort has reached 78 f or lower before pitching. i have my fermenter in a cool brewing fermentation chiller (https://www.cool-brewing.com/)...

Can this alter the gravity?

after adding in the malted barley extract, i am noticing black flakes in my wort. did i burn something? this is a brand new and cleaned brew pot. i noticed that the recipe told me to take the pot off the burner after adding in the malted barley extract and stir, which i forgot to do. did i ruin...

keystone is the best. depends what part of philly though. there are places in center city and i know of a few places in the northeast such as wine, barley, and hops.

can someone clear this up for me? im about to brew the dead ringer ipa from northern brewer and im confused as to how it instructs you to add the hops. here is what is says to do: -add 1 oz centennial hops and boil for 60 minutes -add 1 oz centennial hops 20 minutes before the end of the boil...

thanks guys! ill just save the starter for my next batch.