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I have been thinking and thinking but can't decide what to brew next. I need some suggestions. The first beer that is mentioned twice is what I will brew. Thanks for the help! Cheers! :mug:

I'm brewing a pumpkin ale this weekend and was debating whether I should put the pumpkin in the mash or into the boil. What are some pros and cons of either method? Has anyone done both and gotten different results? Thanks! P.S. I plan on using 2 cans of organic pumpkin, no sugars or...

I read somewhere that higher alpha acid hops aren't as good for dry hopping. I was planning on using simcoe hops with 12.2% AA for dry hopping an amber ale. Has anyone used Simcoe hops with success? Should I try some other type? Also, does the flavor and aroma from dry hopping degrade over...

I currently only have one glass carboy and an older plastic bucket that has seen it's fair share of brews. I brewed a stout and wanted to move it into a secondary. Would anyone suggest that I siphon into the old plastic, clean and sanitize the primary (the glass carboy) and re-siphon back in...

I've been using one of those orange Gatorade coolers to mash with for the past few batches. I recently got a new brewpot and want to up my batch size. I normally used around 10 lbs. of grain for a 4 gallon batch (5 gallon boil). I'm hoping to use around 13 or possibly 14 lbs of grain. Does...

I just read that it is bad to chill your wort using ice. I normally add a little bit of water to get my AG batch to the right volume, but I thought ice would be a good idea instead, since it would cool the wort as well. Could someone tell me why I shouldn't use ice? Thanks!

During my second AG batch, the fermentation started normally. For the first day and a half the fermentation was non-stop according to the action in the fermentation lock. After two days though, fermentation seems to have slowed down considerably, there is only about 1 bubble every minute or so...

I have a quick question about hops. I read that 1/4 oz. of whole hops is equal to 3 oz. hop pellets. That seems like a whole lot of hop pellets to get the same effect. Can anyone tell me if that ratio is correct, because I don't want to use all those pellets and have a hop overload.