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If I wanted to modify the recipe to take the alcohol content down a bit, what could I do? I assume it's adding less of the over 10 pounds of fermentables but which ones? I'm thinking the candi sugar gives it that unique Belgian flavor so i assume I want to keep that but it also has 3.3 pounds...

I did the IPA from the Brewer's Best kit...my first ever. I just think it could use a little more so next time I'll be dry hopping. Thanks for the info all...coincidentally, I've got a Kolsch in a secondary right now, it's about a week from brewing. any dry hop tips for that? I assume I can use...

OK, so you add hops at the end, but what about the sterilization process? Since it's alcohol at that point, does it not really matter if you add some hops to it?

I guess my next question would be, what is dry hopping?

I just opened a bottle of my very first batch, a Brewer's Best IPA. Poured a great head on the beer, color looks good, not much aroma though and the flavor is good but I know it could be better. I've heard people talking about continuous dry-hopping...what can I do to improve the IPA and give it...

This is my second brew so I'm still using the Brewer's Best kits. Of course it comes with a yeast packet, but oddly enough the summary of the beer that's on the instructions, and also printed on the box says "the lager-like characteristics this ale is famous for are achieved by using liquid...

yeah, i'm probably only filling 20 22oz bottles for my first batch, that should fit on a few oven racks...thanks for the tip, it's a great one.

Forgot about that one, I know I'd seen someone else suggest it. So do i just lay them in the oven any which way?

I've seen most people/books suggest using a dishwasher for this but my question is about dishwashing detergent and also something like Jet Dry. I assume you don't want either of those involved in this process. My dishwasher has a sanitizing feature and I can just choose not to put the...

Where do you store your fermenting and lagering beers? What kind of unit do you use that has good temp controls?

There are a ton on Amazon but I can't decide on one...was hoping for some recommendations

that's the equation ( x 131.25 to be specific) that was in the Brewers Best ingredient kit instructions. what is the equation most people use around here?

My initial reading was around 1.058 and after 4 days I popped the fermenter and it was 1.020. So I'm pretty happy with that. My question is this, since I just took a close look at the other measurements on my hydrometer and noticed one column with percentages from 0 to to 20 and "Potential...

My gravity dropped from 6 to 3 so I think I'm in good shape. It all smells like beer and looks like beer so I popped the lid back on and put the airlock back and i'll leave it for another week or so...thanks all.

But what will an SG reading tell me exactly? I've got the OG reading. again, excuse me for any dumb questions b/c i'm totally new at this

In the instructions that I got with my Brewer's Best ingredient box, it tells you to wait until bubbling has slowed, but not totally stopped, before transferring to a secondary if you so choose. But then the bubbling slowed much sooner than I expected. And it has pretty much stopped now. But I...

Awesome, thanks

I know that brewing is for patient people and I certainly don't want to rush it. Can I pop the lid this weekend let's say and take a hydro reading, or would I be better off just waiting until 2 or 3 weeks is up to take it then? i know that i need to monitor it to make sure it's not dropping any...

3-4 weeks is so long to wait! And then 2 weeks in the bottle right?!

how long did you leave it in the bottle after taking it out of the primary?