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The 2 batches Ive done have been boiling 3 gallons, but I think most people would tell you a full boil of 5 gals is best if you have a vessel that big. Then I would top it off with the other 2 gals ( and you may want to do a little more to get your full 5 gals, since you prolly lost some during...

how do you stir it while in the carboy?

Ok, first time experimenting with making a fruit beer, and this only my 2nd brew overall. That being said... I plan on moving my beer to a secondary fermentor (glass carboy) and adding the fruit puree (3lbs Apricot Puree) in while im racking to secondary. But whats the best way to go about...

Anybody have any experience brewing using one of these?? Austin Homebrew Supply Im thinking about brewing a Magic Hat # 9 clone, but I dont really know what the difference would be ordering it from them vs. picking the ingredients up from my local homebrew store (other than possibly it...

It was distilled, but yeah I think that would make it a lot easier to just use ice cold water instead of having to mess around with getting the frozen water out of the jug

Yes i did put it directly in the wort, although it prolly didnt even need it, because it cooled off QUICK when i took it off the burner and put in the ice bath. When you say topping off with cold water, at what point in the process do you mean? I added water to bring it to five gallons in the...

Noted. Yeah it was still pretty loose on the bottom, so I'll let it sit a little longer next time, see if hardens up some. As for transferring the beer, and leaving the trub behind, tilt the fermenter slightly before racking. You can get much more wort out that way, and still leave the trub...

Also i did a five gallon batch, but was only able to get about 46 beers out of it =/

Ok so brewed for the first time, thought I would share my experience... and all of my mistakes lol. Apologize if this gets lengthy. First of all making the wort was a blast, although I probably consumed a little too much beer, which probably led to some of the mistakes...what are you gonna...

No longer have the exact recipe in front of me, but I believe it called for roughly 3.5 oz combined of Hallertauer/Cascade hops at 45 and 15 and I put in 2oz of each (4oz total hops)

Whats the protocol if this DOES happen lol?? Would that affect the beer?

How similar does the smell while the wort is in the fermenter end up being to the final product? The reason I ask: First time brew and I'm making an amber ale, but smelling the wort through the airlock it smells really hoppy.Upon suggestion from my buddy during the boil, I added the full...