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The weather suddenly turned real cold here in Walla walla and I have 3 cases of 22 oz bottles carbing in the basement. Been 7 days now and no carb yet... I guess it went als low as 40 degrees down there... If I bring it upstairs and warm it up will it resume carbonation or did I freeze the...

I have a 5 gallon batch ready to bottle and it tastes great but I'd like to have it just a little sweeter. Should/can I use Lactose and any ideas how much to use? Can I stir it into my bottling bucket?? They say Lactose does not ferment and will stay sweet and not cause bombs?? Or do...

I put my ingredients into the brew calculator... Does this look like a tasty dark beer? Any opinions or suggestions welcome.:fro: OG 1.068 FG 1.017 IBU 23 ABV 6.6 % SRM 44 Specifics Boil Volume 5.3 gallons Batch Size 5.0 gallons Yeast 75% AA Fermentables %...

2 gallon boil 1 hour total 1/2 lb crystal 60 steeped/boiled for 40 minutes handfull raisins (boiled 30 minutes) handfull oatmeal (boiled 30 minutes) 1 orange peel grated top of skin only (not very much) 2.2 lbs liquid malt extract added at 30 minutes 1/2 lb dextrose (added at 30...

I am ready to do a blond ale that calls for hops to be added 4 times during the hour long boil... At 60...35...20... and 5 minutes. My question is: Do I leave the hops in the pot? ... all 4 one after the other? Do I remove them after the boil? Or remove previos hops as new are added?? I...

Should I just add more water??? I have been using standard recipes but dang! This is thick sweet and rich beer.... if I want to lighten it up a bit I guess I just need more water? :confused:

Hey all... I have 2.2 lbs of Premier Malt (unhopped) 1 lb of dried breiss amber malt 1 lb of dextrose 1oz UK kent golding hops How would you guys cook this up? How much water? How long to ferment. when to add hops? Thanks... Im a newbie who has these supplies on hand and am...

I was awfully disappointed to see the thread "So you think you ruined your beer" deleted. I thought it was an excellent and informative thread for a newbie like me. Dang... Anyway my name is Rick and I too :ban: brewed an ale that tastes like apple cider. Maybe its green... dunno...

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I have Mangrove Jacks Czech Pilsener extract and 2 lbs of brown sugar brewing in a 7 gallon primary now for only 5 days... The directions say to actually bottle after 5-7 days?? at temps between 64 and 86?? Does this seem a little soon? Are max temps a little high for a pilsener...

Hi all... Once my first brew has fermented about 90% and has a load of alcohol going in it... Can it still get infected?? Does the alcohol kill off any germ or bugs? The reason I ask is I got impatient after 14 days of fermenting (The bubbling has almost come to standstill) and stuck a...

Hi all. First ever brewing attempt just started today. I bought a brewcraft 2 stage setup for 100 bucks. Brought it home and cleaned it real good. Used the supplied disinfectant . I bought a 2.2 can of Premier extra pale malt (pre hopped) brewed it for 45 minutes with 4 cups of light corn...