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I like to be as automated as possible with household items and doing a lagering process can you create a program for the wifi version to lower it by 1-2 degrees each day until it hits a certain temperature? Or do I just get the standard version and hit the button every day? Anybody have any...

Brewed an Oktoberfest lager yesterday, I understand the lagering technique it has to go through after the fermenting stage and am getting the needed supplies (inkbird 308, mini fridge). What I didn’t realize is the lal yeast diamond lager yeast ferments at 53-59 degrees per the instruction. I’m...

it would be a 5 gallon batch, there is an "ale" option for this <see below> but wasn't sure how that would come out.... Brewed As An Ale Brewer’s Best® recommends lagering this recipe to achieve the true lager character of this beer style. However, if you are not properly equipped to lager...

SO I want to get started on the Zombiefest as it has a LONG fermenting time between the primary and then a lagering technique. Now I have only brewed 3 beers so far and they all have came out good but these directions seem strange as I am not sure how to achieve lowering the temp and keeping it...

@Teufelhunde I am doing 5 gallon batches, and was doing an "ice water batch" not ice only. I ended up biting on a JockeyBox SS Immersion Wort Chiller, $44 bucks and took my brew from 220 degrees to 70 in 15 minutes...

@CthulhuBrew33 I am right with you, love saisons but I personally wanted to dive into the hobby hands on to understand what I REALLY need for the hobby to start. I started slow with the Brewers Best Beast Kit, I have used the Brewers Best 5 gallon Extract kits to start off in hopes of after a...

So I’m looking at cooling my wort quicker as an ice bath takes about 2 hours with wort agitation. First off i see two clear differences, stainless steel or copper, I get copper is a better conductor but SS seems like the best for cleaning. Thoughts? as far as the method goes my plan is to use...

Fantastic, looking at these directions versus my last there weren't many steps and I am thinking I may have breezed through the process versus how intense the last one was. I didn't even think to look on the yeast packet...

Thank you for the quick response! He is looking at the 10.5 with pump, wants to get the ring for smaller batches as well as the hop spider. Anything else he should consider purchasing for it?

So i am looking for opinions on my next brew, I have done 2 Brewers Best batches and am wondering WHAT else is out there that is amazing and others need to try? With that being said, list your top 5 extract kits and who makes them........I will sit here and think about having a craft brew while...

A buddy of mine who got me into this hobby is looking to upgrade to the Anvil 10.5. He is not on this site and I am trying to get him on it but he has been on several sites checking the "best" price and what he is finding is different pictures of the Anvil. One has a picture of the controls up...

I am on my second extract kit in my brewing hobby, I bought the Brewers Best Beast Kit with glass carboy and am on my second batch. I started with the BB Watermelon wheat <3 days away from the 2 weeks of bottle conditioning> and the directions were on point and very detailed, the second kit...

So with this kit there was zero instructions about a temperature to ferment at, my last batch was between 68-72 which was on the instructions. I assumed the same space would yield the same temp but it has been warmer here recently and we have not been running out HVAC and have had the windows...

So about another 40 minutes of reading after I posted the photo above, I read about the blow off tube.

Now it is bubbling out of the airlock, do I need to do anything?

This kit was half DME and half LME with corn sugar... Kind of odd...

Higher or lower volume meaning additional DME or LME? Just making sure I understand it since this is my second time brewing...

Finished my batch last night and the OG showed 1.046 and the minimum OG on the instructions was 1.049. Two things I did differently from the last batch to this one: 1. used 3.5 gallons in my pot to boil vs 2.5 gallons 2. knowing I had to add water after cooling down the wort I added some...

That's a great tip! My buddy does the Mr. Beer 2 gallon brewing and freaked out when we were talking about it, thanks for easing my 2 week wait time...