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Is it always best to make a starter if you can?

Should I use as little as possible maybe a cup or less? Still not sure thats what I want to do. Cant I just boil it for 30 mins or so. Am I going to get more flavors out by soaking it vodka?

I have A blue moon like recipe and it says to saok the corriander and orange in vodka on brew day and strain it in into your bottleing bucket on bottleing day. Has anybody used this method of any kind of application like this? Not sure about putting vodka in my delicious home brew...

two questions.. When and how much irish moss should I use? Second has anybody used lactose for vicosity? I know that unfermentable sugars will give more of a mouthful but I didnt know if anybody has used it and how much I should use for batch and when...

I have no hops and want to brew a very small batch as an excercise. Anything out there I could use to get some bitterness, spices etc. And has anybody made a beer with no hops??

I had the Mr. Beer kit that the girlfriend got me to get me into this whole wonderful mess of deliciousness and obsesion. I found myself thinking there must be more after brewing my first brew with Mr. Beer. And disapointed after drinking the second batch. Garanteed I messed up the first one but...

Thanks for all the info. Ill just let it chill for another week. Appreciate it

This is my second batch of a nut brown ale OG 1.055. The first batch bubbled for almost a week, this one, three days... The only thing I did diffrent was an extra ounce of hops and a 1 pint yeast starter. I thought maybe I just got a good jump start with the starter but I just need some...

It was stainless yes.. I used pellet and leaf. Yeah it was chilled to around 72 degrees or so. Thats why Im worried. I wanted to stain it to try to reduce volume loss when racking to the second. Probably not that big of a deal but there was a lot of hops in the bottom...

At the last second I decided I should strain my wort cause of all the left over hops(no bag) and shortly after realized, I probably should have sterilized that... It had been through the dishwasher, a while ago, and was on the pot rack with all the other pots. What are my chances? Its fermenting...

makes sense thanks

So I understand Original Gravity and Final Gravity but is there a diffrence original and boil gravity etc etc. Are people just using diffrent lingo for the same thing? Whats the deal?? Thanks

Has anybody ever used the 5 gallon water jugs from water coolers for fermentors? just wondering pros and cons if anybody has, or if its not a good idea at all... Havent heard or read about anybody using them so thought I would ask before I went through with it...