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Is there a conversion for LME to DME and vice versa?

In several batches Ive bottled, several days during condition I develope a white ring on the surface of the beer along the glass. I use priming sugar prior to bottling and was wondering if this was the sugar. Ive tasted the ring and cannot detect a flavor so its throwing me for a loop. Any ideas?

I'm having a difficult time connecting my corny keg from time to time. I'm wondering if there is a food grade lube that I can put on the connections to make it easier. Any suggestions?

I had brewed a batch Monday and set the Carboy (PET) in my chest freezer to ferment. Upon waking up Tues I started my coffee and went to check on how the fermentation went over night. When I opened the freezer I seen no sign of activity, I quickly noticed my batch had frozen over before the...

I keep finding only two with rolllers, the cereal mill and the malt mill. Any others anybody knows about would be great. I doubt I've been all over the net too but I thought this forum was to inform fellow brewers. All I need is a good direction. I could spend weeks sifting through forum threads...

I've been al over the net looking for a decent mill, any suggestions?

Awesome, is their a book out there that breaks down the conversion of all grain to extract and vise versa? Someone recommended Designing great beers once but was curious if another one might be better.

Can the all grain be converted to extract? Should I repost in a different area to ask for the extract recipe? I'm new to this forum and is seems that most threads get off topic quick if they are not posted in the right thread.

Ive come across several all grain recipes for this beer. I would like to try this beer with a partial extract recipe. Does anyone have a recipe for this beer in their black book of brews they would like to share?

I am just getting into all grain and was wondering, what are the most common types of grain used with all grain brewing? I know most of the time it depends on the type of brew but I've read that some are used more often than others as a base grain.

White Labs or Wyeast and why?

I had a friend mention that there is a product made from the same material as a soft cooler that fits on a carboy that I think could be frozen and then slipped on the carboy. Has anyone herd of this?

I live in Florida and the summers can get brutal. I still consider myself a newbie, so I was wondering if I could continue brewing through the summer with good results? Any tips would be great or equipment that could be worth buying that would help me continue brewing. The brews I've done...

Should I raise the temps for the first ten days and the start the d-rest? If so what temps?