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Hey guys I am just curious about some effective ways to clean the tubes used for racking/bottling. I rinse them with water but always seem to get some gunk in them. Any input is appreciated. Thanks a bunch.

What are the benefits and cons of each. Thanks!

I use a plastic bucket open fermentation system as my primary and I am currently working on a brew that calls for 2 weeks until racking to secondary. I read (homebrewers bible) that you should only ferment in an open system until the krausen falls back into the beer lest you risk contamination...

Hey guys, I bottled 5 gallons of IPA using 5oz of priming sugar about a week ago. I boiled the sugar in a pint of water, poured it into my bottling bucket and then added the beer on top of it. The beer has been bottled for about a week now and I took one out to try it. It tastes great but...

Hey guys, I am new to brewing and keep hearing people mention diacetyl rest and I have no idea what it is, how to do it, or why it is beneficial to my beer...need some clarification. Thanks!

Hey guys, I am new to brewing and most of the recipes I use call for whole hops. I order my hops online and it is much easier to get pellet hops that way. I was just curious as to what the conversion rate from whole hop to pellet hop is, I have heard that you use 20% less when using pellets but...

I have been buying hops online but whenever they get in they are stale; is this ok? Which online resource provides the best whole hops

Hey everyone new brewer here, just finished my second batch last night. Both batches have gone very smoothley so far except that when I take my original gravity it has been about .004-.007 to low both times. Is this a big deal and if so what can I do to fix this problem in the future. Thanks a...