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hop head double ipa dry hopping and an irish stout fermenting

Yes, you are correct. I used the cooler just to keep the temp fluctuations down. I'm sure I fermented at room temp after the water came up to 'room temp'

Hi All I've been brewing just short of a year now and haven't poured a batch down the drain yet. Recently brewed a California Steam Lager w/ White Labs liquid yeast and all went well. Let sit in secondary for 6+ weeks or so as my schedule got tight. Tried a bottle 2 weeks in and flat as can...

I'm new to this 'brew-your-own' hobby and have yet to use the beautiful glass carboy given to me by my wine-making father. I'm 3 batches in and have used the plastic fermentation buckets exclusively as I'm concerned w/ cleaning this glass jug. Winning your tool will allow me to put this carboy...

Hi All I'm a new member and have my 1st series of questions. My local home brew shop sells the Brewers Best kits and I have my 2nd batch in primary. I'm currently drinking my 1st batch so I guess that was successful. These kits recommend a 2.5 gallon boil which I have done but I do have a...