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We save the yuk from primary fermentation (ale, not lager), about 1/2 cup topped up with cold water, and store it in the fridge for 3 days, when it is then used in the next batch (pour off the liquid [drinkable!] add some warm water and a pinch of sugar to get it started). As long as it is...

You need to remember that 3.2% beers back then are alcohol by weight, not ABV. The ABV equivalent would be ~4%, do no hassle. We brew English milds at 3.5-4% (light, dark, hoppy, or not) all the time and have no problem downing more than a couple each night. Beer is a beverage in many countries...

Just pondering... Does a 50lb bag of dark DME have less "fermentable sugar" than a 50lb bag of the lightest DME available? Is it significant enough to buy light DME and then add specialty malts?

Just got a reply from DIgiten about putting the sensor into fermenting beer and don't understand the answer. --- Hello, Thank you for contacting us. I am so sorry, all of our temperature controller is sensor with wire. If you have to put the probe in an airtight jar, probably not. Because the...

Just to be crystal clear, if I buy a fridge that keeps stuff cooler than 60F, then plug it into a temp controller (like Digiten), I can override the built in fridge temperature contol and get 65F or something like that? Right now I have a fridge that would work size-wise, but it keeps everything...

I, too, am looking for less bitterness and more aroma. I don't have sophisticated equipment and make extract brews. Is there a minimum IBU for the bitterness in the boil and the flavor/aroma hops take the total IBU up to standard later in the boil? If I go the "first wort" method, is this in...

What I do with my extract brew (6 gallon final, electric kettle) is heat 3 gallons to 152-154, then add the grain bag for 30 minutes. While the steep is going on, I've already started boiling 1 gallon of water, which I turn off when it boils and I leave it sit till the steep is finished. I'm...

We've been brewing mild ales for 40 years, off and on, but it's our main beer. We up the hops at times and vary from light to very dark, but still 4% ABV at best. That's why we can drink 2 liters a piece each day and not worry about side-effects. Tastes absolutely fine to us and our friends...

For years, we've sparged the specialty grain bag and hop bags with the hot water coming from the chiller to save two gallons to keep in the fridge (for 3 days) after which we would make the next batch. We still do this and add it to the fermenter to top up/cool down our brew. It doesn't seem to...