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I remember tasting a Harpoon Winter Warmer in the late 90's and it smacked of a delicious spice flavor. Last week I tasted a few Winter Warmer's and I was gobsmacked at how bland that winter beer had become. I couldn't taste any spices and the beer tasted like a Killians Red to me. So I decided...

I did not time the brewing of my last batch properly and it will not be finished in time for Thanksgiving. I would like to bottle one growler or half growler of my batch early and take it to my bothers for turkey day. Any guesses on how much sugar boiled into water would work for a quick carb of...

This hydrometer came with my brew kit and it has a few different number sets on it. None of them seem to jive with what the original gravity should be of approximately be (1.056)? Or more likely I just don't know how to read it. Any guesses on what this original gravity is?

For the first time my initial stage of fermentation blew up all the way to the top of my 6 gallon bucket and through my airlock. Is this a bad thing or a good thing? Aside from having to clean and replace the airlock are there any downsides? I guess it represents a strong and quick fermentation...

I am not a yeast expert but doesn't it replicate itself? Maybe I am totally wrong about that. Wednesday day I brewed my second batch and I pitched a half a canister WLP011 European ale yeast into my carboy. 24 hours later there was strong fermentation activity and less than 48 hours it was...

Are there any tips or tools to remove these lids easily? For the life of my I can't take the lids off of a fermentor bucket without a real struggle. I have had to revert to using a hair dryer in order to soften the plastic up. How do you remove your fermentor plastic bucket lids?