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I like avoiding Microsofts Wizards, but I completely forgot the password to my router. I need to find a way to recover that so I can move forward.

It seems like the most generic first beer usually is a Brown ale/Nut Brown ale, of which there are tons of kits.

All the computers are Windows XP SP 2. I am using a Netgear Wireless/Wired combination router and I have a 5 port switch available also.

I'm pretty tech savvy but I am having trouble setting up a home network in my house. I have a total of three computers and one printer. Two are desktops that are connected by ethernet cable to the router and the laptop is running off wifi. When I go to do the Windows Network setup it seems to...

I had the same issue in my first brew with it taking forever. But since my extract brews called for a one gallon for steeping, then adding up the volume to 1.5 total, then adding one more, I had my main brew pot going and I just added one gallon of boiling from a smaller pot. It cut down on the...

Does anyone have experience using citric acid on a glass cooktop? I just don't want to damage the range.

...I am ignorant to the process. Does anyone have a good website that explains making wine at home? Does it differ a lot from brewing beer?

I've been looking forward to this phone for months. Verizon sent me a brochure saying because I was VIP (read, 'you spend over $79 a month) that I could buy it on Monday. That of course wasn't true and now I need to wait for Friday. But I called around and only about 50% of stores in CT will...

Don't mean to thread jack here but while we are on the subject what temp range is best for which beers? I know Ales are between 65-75F. What about Pilsners, Lagers, Stouts, etc? What temps are best for those?

Well for this new spiced winter ale I need to add oak chips that have been soaked in whiskey after about a week. It says to do this after siphoning to a secondary. Does anyone know if dropping them into the primary it would work out the same? I assume it would. I would also like to clear my...

I am new to brewing and am only on my second batch. My first batch that I just bottled is extremely cloudy and I know that using a secondary to condition would help that. I was under the impression that the beer should be exposed to light as little as possible. So why are clear glass carboys...

I do have some ceramic cleaner that I was using. I also left a paste of baking soda and water overnight, I did not check this morning before work but I'm hoping it did some damage. I just wanted to double check, while not mixing the wort may have given me a false reading, does anyone think I...

Thanks a lot everyone I appreciate the help. I'll just let the yeast do it's thing and leave it alone. Now back to scrubbing the DME off my cooktop.

I added all the fermentables I was given. I did not mix the wort at all, your assumption was right. I simply poured 3 gallons on top of the wort and did not mix. It has only been in the primary for about an hour or so, but the yeast has been pitched. Do you think I should open up and stir or...

I am in CT and the winters definitely get cold. I did temp measurements in a few spots and decided on the furnace room which stays about 65-70 when the heat is on; which will be until March :-). But at night the temp does drop to about 60 when the heat slows. I went out and picked up a...

Good evening everyone! So I spent my Sunday bottling my first brew a Brooklyn Brown Ale clone. After sitting 3 weeks the FG was steady at 1.020, the listed FG was 1.016 but it clearly wasn't happening. After bottling I ran out to my LHBS and picked up a new brew, a Spiced Winter Warmer Ale...

Good morning all, I am looking to brew up something for Christmas with the family. Does anyone have, or know where to find, a good holiday ale? I've seen some recipes involving cinnamon/nutmeg/etc and am leaning towards those. Any help would be appreciated.

Yeah, I just picked up a vinator over the weekend (love how the image on the box for putting it together looks nothing like the pieces I have :D). I don't yet have a bottling tree, but I rigged together a pretty good system with some clean towels. And thanks for the advice on the hydro, I'll be...

So you just hang the wire inside the primary and then just seal it shut? No damage to the wire from the tight seal?

That is weird that the hydro would tell me that percentage, I would've thought it to be more accurate. I can only assume my OG was at/near the recipe since i forgot to take one. I will let it sit another day or two. I don't need to resanitize the bottles if I let them sit upside down for a few...