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The best way is to use a hydrometer.

The other rule of thumb is that you're not suppose to re-use yeast from a high gravity beer to make a normal gravity beer. So, if you make a 9% ABV beer you are not suppose to use that yeast to make a 4% ABV beer. However, you can use the 4% ABV yeast to make a 9% ABV beer. Of course this is...

Start small and work towards educating yourself before making steps to upgrade your equipment. I stared with cooper cans. This is a very inexpensive way to learn the lingo and practice your sanitation. If a coopers batch of beer goes bad because of bad sanitation that is a bummer. If an all...

I soak my equipment in PBW the night before a brew day. On brew day I rinse all my equipment with hot water 3 or 4 times to make sure all the PBW has been washed off and then I soak my equipment with Iodopher. I've never had an infection. PBW vs Oxyclean depends on the person. There are...

I'm making a spice beer this weekend. Normally I add Cinnamon (powder), Nutmeg, Ginger, and Allspice with 5 minutes left in the boil. Never had a problem with it. Typically I see people use cinnamon sticks in their secondary. I guess it is whatever you're comfortable with. I've never used...

Yuengling is no PBR! Ironic how Im sort of a beer snob and the only commercial beer I prefer over just about anything is a good ole PBR.

I like to err on the side of caution. A lager yeast at the correct temp takes longer to ferment. Because the fermentation is done does not mean the yeast has finished their work. A lager yeast at a higher temp produces more diacetyl.

Secondary is way overrated. I never do a secondary unless I'm dry hopping or adding fruit. This is the reason, when the yeasties do their work they produce diacetyl. The diacetly produces a buttery off flavor. After the yeast does its work it then cleans up after itself and removes the...

I've been brewing since 2003 and to be honest I have had the Krausen fall and I've had it stay on top. The majority of the time it will fall but because it doesn't don't worry chances are the beer is fine. All the beer I brewed where the Krausen stays on top turned out just fine.

Should make up t-shirts... "Vurp? It could be worse, you could of sharted!"

Just as long as my pain can bring a smile to others then my job is done.:D

Oh... I have no experience with that, sorry.

I tried everything. I closed valves in different succession. Nothing worked. Im chalking it up to bad luck and an old burner.

Im jelouse you have astronaut buddies. All my buddies are homebrew moochers.

Well if beer is consumed in space it would get very messy really quick. The carbonation that we drink uses gravity to separate itself from the liquid giving us the ability to burp. In space there isn't any of that. So burps would actually be vomit in space... a vurp if you will.

Believe it or not but snow actually has a high R-value which means it will insulate the pot from losing heat if air voids form around the pot. If using snow to cool you have to constantly watch and make sure air voids don't occur.

Are you talking about washing yeast and storing for another brew session later on?

Hopefully this weekend. I ordered another burner and fedex says it will get here on Saturday. I'm hoping it gets here friday so I can finalize brewing plans for Saturday.

So my plan was to brew a stout. It is fall and there is nothing better than having a nice stout on cold evenings. I get my ingredients and do my sanitization ritual before I start brewing. I pull my yeast starter from the refrigerator so it can warm up to room temp. Everything is going...

Okay, think of your starter as mini batch of beer. CO2 is being released causing pressure in your flask. What I do is put a piece of sanatized piece of tin foil over the opening of the flask. That way CO2 can escape and the bad stuff in the air can't get in. Your starter will never blow up...