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Interesting topic. I got two cooper's extracts from a new local supply shop. They are "expired" according to the date stamped on the can ... this month. One of them is the one I'm brewing now. The shop happens to have a bunch of these with the same expiration on clearance now. Something like...

I've heard different answers on this over the years, so as I sit with my new carboy, I'm again wondering :) I only have one new carboy, and would like to wash it out and get a second brew going asap for halloween. I usually transfer my beer from the primary to a corny keg for secondary , and...

Thanks! I think Cooper's said to dry pitch? I'm not sure, but I've read about the "rehydration" of yeast. Have not done that before... I think I'm noticing more now that my wort is in a clear container. The foam on top is constantly changing shape and color. This may be why I was noticing...

Hey all, Trying to get back into some basic homebrewing again. I bought one of those plastic "water bottle" carboys as an upgrade from my old plastic bucket which was wearing out. It was a bit challenging to cool the wort without a chiller and the narrow opening on the carboy, but I...

Hello all! New to the forum, and had a question... My local beer shop was "clearing out" some of these brewferm kits. For some reason they didn't tell me they were actually small batch kits, but just said they were out of date :( Well , turns out the can is the same size as you'd find in most 5...