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Where can I get some wooden or plastic cases for storing 24 12oz bottles. I have paper 6 pack and 12 pack holders but I would like to stack cases like 5 high for storage. I could use 10 of them. thanks

Hi there. I don't make alot of beer so I still consider myself a beginner even though I have been making beer for 2 years. One recipe I make alot is: 5 gallon batch 6 lbs german extract Wyeast 1187 Ringwood ale yeast Willamette hopps...

I bought a 6oz pellet pack of Willamette hops and it will take me months to use it all up. How should I store the balance that I am not using? Fridge? Freezer? Also I have been using the same hops for starting and finishing. Is this ok and any suggestions to alter this?

I agree Bev art have pretty much everything

I made 2 batches of beer and the only thing I did different was I used a different yeast in each one. One came out very clear and the other very cloudy. I like my beers to be as clear as possible so can anyone recomend what kind of yeasts I should use?

well I used 1 can of hopped extract and 2 lbs of DME so I boiled it for 1/2 hour. Alot of people are telling me to boil for only 5 or 10 min because of the DME. Do you agree?

I used a hopped malt extract and 1 oz sterlins pellet finishing hops alpha acid 6.0%

Thanks...I did notice towards the end of drinking the batch the last few bottles were not as bitter. Should I leave it in the glass carboy longer? and if so roughly how much longer

I made a beer that I really liked but it was a tad bitter for me. I did not use any brewing sugar but I think next time I will. Can anyone advise me on how much sugar to add to a 5 gallon batch? Will a tablespoon or 2 be enough?

I have 36 22 ounce beer bottles and no way to carry them. Does anyone know where I could buy 4 pack, 6 pack or even 12 pack carriers? Wood would be ok also. I thought of making some out of wood myself but if I could buy some it would be better for me. Thanks Dan

My wife is a very good gardner and since I am now making my own beer she wants to grow some hops for me. We live in the Chicago area (zone 5 for growing if that means anything to anyone). Does anyone have any thoughts about this? And what kind of hops? How to get started?

Last year I made 19 5 gallon batches of beer and almost all of them had yeast setteling on the botton of my bottles. Now I know you can buy a filter system but I don't have the money for that. Is there anything I can do to remove as much yeast as possible just before botteling?

When using hop pellets should they be put in a nylon bag when boiling? If not how do you remove the shrub from the boiling pot?

ok thanks for the cold crashing idea. Now when you are to bottle do you let the beer warm up or do you bottle it cold?