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thanks for the input everyone, any thoughts on using the Pioneer for hopstand? I think maybe now ill go with this... 2 oz challenger @ 60 1 oz EKG @ 20 1 oz EKG @ 10 and either .50 of EKG or Pioneer for a 20 min hopstand @ 180

Hello everyone, not gonna get too into it...Am planning on making a 5-6 gallon English IPA and wanted to know if my hop selection and schedule is alright? I am planning on using the following: 1.5 oz Challenger (A.A: 8.5) @ 60mins 1.3 oz East Kent Goldings (A.A: 5) @30mins 1.3 oz Challenger...

Thanks for the tips! Any notes on my mash guide lines? Was thinking 4 quarts at 154 for 60 minutes..? Usually how I go about it.. change things here and there based on style and grain and amount of grain etc.. Can someone give me notes on sparge? I was thinking of aiming for a 2.5 - 3 gallon...

what is 8% in LBS according to my recipe?

Hey everyone! I have decided I wanted to kinda try something new for my next brew, a smokey amber ale! I came up with a recipe (partial mash) and I just wanted to get some feedback. I've decided to go with smoked malt, which I've never used before to achieve my smokey flavour. How much will give...

So I've recently been slowly working on converting my Danby mini fridge into a keggerator. When it came time to bend back the freezer compartment, I came upon a small crack in the freezer compartment..right where the coolant line runs in.. there was a small gas smell but I decided to plug it in...

Hey everyone, Before I start I wanna say, yes this is my first time using my glass carboy as a primary fermenter. I rehydrated my yeast and pitched about 3 hours ago. Some of the yeast is stuck to the sides and neck of the carboy. Thoughts??? I aerated before I pitched and shortly after as...

I have an IPA fermenting right now, the recipe called for 1/2 pound of hops and I'm worried some of my friends and family wont like it (I know... more for me!) However, I've always been interested on experimenting with adding fruit into secondary fermenter.. I am a begginer brewer - this only...

3 weeks it is! Thanks for the advice!

I am brewing an Oatmeal Stout. I have read online that stouts take a little longer to carbonate than other beers. Would you still suggest trying one after a week?

I just bottled my first batch of beer on Monday and used corn sugar for carbonation. My question is, should there be anything to watch for during the carbonation process? Are there any visible changes that might happen that will tell me the beer is carbonating properly? Any info related to...

Also, I would need to sanitize the seeds as well correct? How would I go about doing that?

It would be a 5 gal batch. You figure 2 full Poms would do it?

I had a thought the other day about a pomegranite wheat beer. I had a thought about putting pomegranite seeds into the secondary fermentor. Would this work? I am new to brewing and have some weird ideas I wanna try but dont want to waste my time. Any feedback would be appriciated.

OK cool, thats what other sources have told me as well. I will be sure not to do this next time around. Just curious as to what the equation is to get this gravity? Thanks.