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Just out of curiosity and I know it would take some testing, but what would happen if you fill your bottle to the desired level, then drop a set amount of dry ice into the bottle then cap it? I could see very bad things happening if you use the wrong amount but the same thing happens if you use...

Should I add the water to lower the OG while it is still fermenting? Or should I wait until I either transfter to secondary or bottle? I haven't decided if I'm going to secondary or just leave it in the primary for an extended period.

Based on the amount of water still in the MLT when I was cleaning up I'm pretty sure I rushed my sparge. Guessing the pumpkin slowed it down and I was impatient. The first time AG batch was dead on all my numbers. Guess we'll have to see how the next one goes.

Brewed my second all grain batch last night and overshot the OG a little. I was .002 under the target gravity and a gallon short pre-boil. When I finished the boil I had a gravity of 1.070 when I was shooting for 1.056. I was also 1/2 gallon below my target volume. My first all grain batch...

I'm currently using a wing capper and have had no problems. What are the advantages of using a bench capper over the wing style?

That's the exact one. Does it ferment the entire time? And what kind of gravities have you been getting?

I have a honey cream ale in primary since 6/30. There was roughly one lb of honey added to the end of the boil. The OG was 1.053 and it is still bubbling away. I took a reading on 7/13 and it was 1.016. Today it was 1.011. The ferm temp was held to 64 degrees until this Sunday, I moved it...

How is everyone storing their bottles? Right now I'm putting the filled and capped bottles back in the cases I got them in. These cases are sitting in a back room that is used for storage. This method works really well for storage and keeping light from reaching the bottles but I'm still a...

How long do crushed grains last? I ordered some last week and they arrived last Friday. Right now they are stored at room temp. How long will they last like this? And can I make them last longer by putting them in the fridge?

I ordered all my grain bill and yeast from an online retailer earlier this week and it is scheduled to be delivered Friday. The yeast is a WYeast smack pack. The kicker is I will be out of town Thursday night until Sunday morning. The temps for Friday and Saturday are predicted to be 90-92...

Thanks for the replies. Yes I planned on doing a vorlauf, I just forgot to mention it. Always nice to be reminded though.

I know its probably a stupid question but just to make sure before I screw something up, when calling for a cetrain number of oz of orange zest or other spice, the oz are weight? Is this correct?

I'm in the process of getting everything set up for my first AG batch in the next week or two. I plan on making the "Your WIT-ness" Belgian wit beer. I've been reading up on the process of mashing but want to ask a few questions to make sure I have the process down before I get started. For...

Well I've decided to just go ahead with the AG version. Just finished leak testing my cooler MLT this morning. Good to go. In the original thread about the "Your WIT-ness" beer some flour is added to insure the beer stays cloudy over time. Does anyone know when and how much should be added?

Before I do something I'm not supposed to and have all sorts of weird flavors in my beer, what kind of care and maintenance should I be doing on my copper IC?

Its from the MLT to the kettle so I guess I'll stick with the vinyl for now.

I'm in the process of making my MLT so I can start AG brewing and had a question regarding the tubing. What grade tubing do I need? Will regular vinyl tubing from the store work or am I going to need high temp tubing?

Since I now have a temp controlled fermenter I was thinking of trying to cold crash my current batch. It is an ale that will have been in primary for a week on 6/20. I normally like to leave them in primary for about two weeks before I go to bottles. I will be checking the gravity to make...

I'm planning on brewing this beer soon and have a few questions for those who have done it before. I have only been doing extract brews so far and would like some help converting this. I am currently going through the 39 page pdf document I found on this site about converting all grain to...

I was wondering if anyone knew of a clone recipe for this beer? It is a hefeweizen from a small brewery here in Raleigh, NC. They have not been open that long so I'm assuming it will be difficult if not impossible to just pull it from the web. Does anyone have any the recipe or any tips on...