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I've searched this forum and done other google searches regarding this topic, and while there are plenty of post on induction cooktops for brewing these all seem to center around all-grain brewing and set ups. Mostly the posters in these are looking to heat 5-10 gallons to boiling and don't...

Was a mini mash and I did top off with water.

Appreciate the humorous but seriously .....can it be saved?

I brewed yesterday and spilled a bunch of wort during transfer. My og is now 20 points off. Can I save this or should I just toss it?

I got a an Irish Red Ale kit from Austin Home Brew. Everything seemed to be fine and I had two bottles from the batch. The taste was ok and on these first two bottles I didn't really have much of a problem. A week passed and now these all seemed to be over carbed. I open it and the foam...

Thank you for that link.

lol ok this may sound weird but if it's that simple why do I see stir plates and beakers and flasks for sale?

lol ok this may sound weird but if it's that simple why do I see stir plates and beakers and flasks for sale?

I really like this advice and you are right. Given that this is only my second batch though, I'm thinking I ought to maybe keep it simple for the time being and focus on other areas of the process like fermentation temps and wort cooling procedures.

I've just bottled my first batch from Brewer's Best. And am now looking at Austin Home Brew supply for another kit. Their kits give the option of liquid or dry yeast. If I were to get the liquid, do I have to make a starter? It seems complicated to me. All help appreciated.

Thanks to everyone who posted. I will keep trying to the siphon for now, that big mouth bubbler thing looks cool.

Well the trub in this last batch all seemed below the spigot or mostly so. What happened with the siphon was that I was worried it was getting too low and I kind of picked it up twice during the process which introduce air into the thing. I've read that oxygen in beer is a bad idea so was...

I'm very new here, first batch still in secondary fermentation. I was wondering about getting around the auto-siphoning process in the future. My idea is this. I could primary ferment in a bottling bucket. Then after the initial fermentation, I could simply rig a piece of tubing to the...

I'm racking it because 1. the beer kit directions suggested it and 2. I primary fermented it in my bottling bucket so I can't see how I will bottle if I just leave it in the primary bucket and 3. I just want to seem like all fancy in front of my friends if they come over as to the yeast, I'm...

Hello, I'm brand new. I brewed up a batch of something. Brewer's best Belgian IPA kit on Monday. I've done a ton of reading already on this new hobby. I apologize if these are one of those been asked a thousand times questions but here goes: 1. I have my beer in a plastic fermenting...