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The building controls the heat....so unfortunately it gets pretty warm in the whole apt if I'm cooking.

I started homebrewing about 6 years ago although the last 3 years I haven't brewed a single batch. Reason being is that I moved from a nice spacious place in NJ to a closet sized 600 sq ft apartment in NYC. I physically could not fit my equipment in my NYC apartment. This past week I said enough...

Midwest Supplies sells a clone kit that is exactly like the real thing....I actualy dry hopped mine with some cascade hops outside of there recipie and then it was perfect.

I have gotten much better results from my stopper if it and the neck of the carboy is dry. If they are wet it will just slip right out or even worse....in.

I am getting ready to brew a Chocolate stout. I have just put it into the primary. I plan on putting some raw cacao beans into the secondary. I crushed them into chunks and am soaking them in vodka for a week to extract the flavors. In total I am using 10oz of beans. I put them into a container...

So I took a gravity reading tonight. It was at 1.010 which is perfect I think. It tasted awsome too. I am very happy about this brew. On Sat I plan on racking to the secondary.

I finished up a Sierra Clone that took 22 hours before it started to ferment (no starter). Once it started it went very strong for almost 30 hours and was totaly done bubbling after about 48 hours. I know the only way to tell if it is ready is by taking a gravity reading but I am slammed on time...

Midwest supplies has the best prices on equipment kits that I could find. They shipped out very quick on my orders too. www.midwestsupplies.com

What are the pros and cons to using dry yeast as opposed to liquid? I always just assumed the liquid was better because it cost more. I know it sounds stupid but I never spent too much time researching my yeast. I just match whatever liquid strand works with my beer style.

Started bubbling away at about 1am. Just about exactly 24 hours. Thanks for the replies.

I has been about 22 hours since pitching the yeast into a Sierra Clone and still no action. At about 15 hours I shook the crap out of the fermenter and got about 2 or 3 bubbles out of the airlock a couple hours later. Now back to nothing again. I used a White Labs California Ale Yeast in a...

Im new here. I am an extract/grain brewer from North Jersey. I've been in this hobby on and off for about 5 years and have recently decided to do it more offen. Id like to try experimenting a bit more so I will be coming in here offen for tips.