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Hi i just want to know if i could make a starter with my wort and add the yeast to the carboy in 2 days. I have wl 051 California ale yeast. what would be the ratio of wort to my liquid yeast?

i am about to just do my 2ed all grain and i am trying to make a high gravity wort. I have 16 pounds of grain and 10 gallons of water. But i did not realize i need five gallons for my strike water and 8 for my sparging. Do you think i would be ok to use tap water for the last 3 gallons? I...

the cooler is a 54 quart cooler and the crack was from me slipping with a wrench and putting a hole in the side. I am going to try the stopper idea. the crack about an inch but the whole thing including the warped side from where i tried to melt it is 1 1/4 inches. So i am going to the brew...

Thanks guys. I used a hacksaw but i will be investing in some power tools to help with these projects cause i want to do 3 keg conversions and also down the line around Christmas time i want to start kegging beer and convert a fridge to a kegerator.

I have a problem cause by me not paying attention but i cracked the side of my mash tun. I tried to do a quick fix and melt the plastic but that did not seem to work so i stopped. I hope i did not mess it up too much. Some one else had an idea to drill out a hole and fit a rubber stopper in...

Thanks for the responce but are you sure my manifold is not the problem cause i took it apart and there was grains on the inside of the manifold. i have another manifold that i could use. Its the one on the bottom.

Hello thanks to this forum i have brewed extract beers and just did my first all grain batch on thursday night. I did alot of things wrong but i used everyone's advice and the motto rdwhahb. But i would also like to improve my brewing and the first and biggest problem that i had was my mash...

Hi i am about to do my first all grain batch but don't have the time to do a yeast starter. I have a few questions. First off could i make everything and not pitch the yeast, just leave the wort in the carboy and use a liter of the wort to make a starter and then add the yeast starter in a few...

I have just made a mash tun from a cooler but i slipped and my wrench hit the side of the cooler and made a very tiny crack. I filled it with water and it has a very small air bubble coming out every 10 sec or so. I wanted to know how to fill this small hole. Would glue work? or will that...

I have done some extract brew and have been reading up on all grain brew and what equipment i need. I have seen videos and seen different types of mash tuns. I would just like to know what works best for you guys. I am doing just five gallon batches and would like in the future to do 10...

I just transferred my beer from the primary to the secondary fermenter but one day later i see white blotches on the top of the beer. Does this mean it could be infected or did i just transferred it too soon and its still fermenting? Any ideas?

Hi i am new to home brewing and am on my third batch. My question is about bottling. I want to know if i can use bottles that are 20oz and brown but they are cider bottles. Would it matter if i used these bottles to bottle my beer. The method i use is rise out the bottle after use then on...

sorry my Specific Gravity is 1.043 and 12% sugar and 6% potential alcohol.

I have had some background in brewing cider but that was years ago just to make alcohol. Now years later i have the time, space and money to begin brewing again. I have read Homebrewing for dummies before my first batch and yesterday i have just put my third batch into the primary fermenter...