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for my latest IPA...

the temperature strip on my bucket is just above the 3 gallon mark, and I am brewing a 2.5 gallon batch. so the temp strip is reading the air space temperature. is the beer the same temp? higher/lower? thanks!

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hey guys, im hoping to make a belgian white(or something close). here are the ingredients i have, but there are some gaps in the instructions and i am hoping some of the veterans here can help out a new brewer. 5 lbs wheat LME 1.0 lb white wheat malt (grains) 1.25 lb belgian pilsner...

hey guys, i kinda feel bad when im cleaning and sanitizing my stuff with about 5 gallons each (oxyclean mixture in one bucket & starsan mixture in another) and then i just dump it down the drain.. is there something i can do with the either mixture after i use it for my purposes? washing the...

hey guys.. im going to be doing my liquid yeast for my next batch, and i want to do a starter for the yeast.. from what ive read, i need some wort for the yeast, and ive read that you can use some LME for this purpose. i have a briess LME that i am going to use for the brew, and it comes in a...

hey guys.. so i must have marked my calendar wrong or something.. but i only managed to ferment my beer for 2 weeks instead of the recommended 3 before i bottled.. when i checked the FG it was about .017, and the recipe called for .o15.. this is my first batch, so im not sure what the...

many of the 'floating thermometers' that i see are glass ones that look like they get pretty bad reviews from beer brewers for being very fragile or being too submerged to read without constantly taking it out and in.. cant i just buy a metal 'poke' type thermometer and put it through cork or...

ive read in a couple threads that you cant sanitize a copper tube chiller with star san.. is this true? thanks!

is there a way to check the temp of the wort before pitching the yeast? like by touch? my thermometer only goes to down to 100F, and i wasnt sure if i needed to buy another thermometer for temps below 100F.. thanks!

hey guys.. so i got some star san for my sanitation purposes.. but what do i use to clean my equipment before and after use? also, what type of sponge or rag? anything abrasive? thanks!

dont all the readings while its fermenting open the beer to accidental contamination? also, when you take the OG sample, is that after the cooling, but right before pitching to the fermenting bucket? thanks!

when using a hydrometer, at what point do you start using it, and how often? thanks!

how do you measure the temp of the beer in the fermenting bucket? my kit came with a thermometer that adheres to the outside of the fermenting bucket, but if you have the bucket in a swamp cooler or something, wont the thermometer on the bucket be altered by the ambient temp of the cooler...

hi all! new to the hobby and still buying equipment.. ive seen a few things that mention a 'mash tun'.. what is it and where does it come into the equation? thanks!