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I'm only on my 6th different brew right now from a kit, and I've been wondering when I should start trying out different recipes or creating my own. I don't think I have enough experience just yet to go completely from a recipe that I create. My question is, when did most of you start creating...

I finish an Anchor Steam about 3 weeks ago. After sitting in the primary fermenter for about a week, I transferred it to the carboy and let it sit for about 3 more weeks. I the added the light DME and bottled it and let it condition for about three more weeks. Now when I crack open a beer, I...

Most recipes list OG, FG, SRM, IBU and ABV When should these measurements be taken. I just brewed my first Lager ( a Fosters clone) about a month ago. When I first brewed it, I let it go in the primary fermenter for about a week. I checked the OG then and it came in at about 1.04. Then I...

I posted about the Hoegaarden that I brewed a couple of weeks ago being very actively fermenting. After I transferred the brew to my carboy, I am having the exact opposite happening. There seems no be no activity at all. It's been in the carboy for about a week, but nothing seems to be...

Last night I brewed a Hoegaarden White Ale. This morning when I went to check it, the top of primary fermenter was bulging up, and the airlock was actually blowing bubbles out of the top. The yeast I used was a Wyeast 3463 Forbidden Fruit Yeast. Is this an exceptionally lively brew? Is it normal...

I have a 1 lb tub of C-Brite and the instructions say 2 oz per 5 gallon dilution. How many teaspoons would that be? Also, I sanitized my racking cane and a few other small pieces of equipment, can I save the solution and use it again in a week, or do I have to throw it out and mix a fresh batch...