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What do people that use a Carboy use to check Fg. I have a hydrometer but what do you put the beer in to check. I'm afraid that if I just check in the Carboy I will lose my hydrometer. Thanks

I just brewed a Bock and my question is should i repitch yeast? The krausen looked good and now I have trub at the bottom. I had some activity with the airlock but every other brew I did I had good bubbling and frequently. This brew didn't have a lot of activity and not more that about 36 hours...

I'm getting ready to brew a chocolate orange bock. How much orange zest should I use ?? Planning to add to last 10 min of boil

I'm brewing a coffee porter and I just went into the secondary. I'm adding cocoa nibs so my question is how much and how long?? Should I go the entire time in secondary with them? I've read that too long will make the beer more bitter. I tried it and the coffee flavor made it already bitter ...

How long should I let my beer sit in the primary before I can try a little sample?? Obviously I would allow the built up carbon dioxide to escape but couldn't I just add sugar to restart a fermentation to build it up again to fill the headspace? I'm brewing a coffee porter and it's been sealed...

I'm getting ready to make my first hard cider, any advice?? Is it carbonated? I've seen the additive kits for sale to add to the cider to get things going. I'm pretty new to homebrew so this will be my fourth brew but first cider. Thanks

I've been reading some head space blogs and was wondering some things. I I use a 6.5 gallon Carboy and all of the beer kits I use say to fill the carboys up to 5 gallons. With this volume is head space going to be an issue and what effects will not enough head space have on my beer. I've done...

I really want to start brewing and stop using kits. Currently on my 3rd batch all kits. I just have a 3 gallon brew pot more like a stock pot and of course all the carboys, funnel and the stuff for fermenting. What would be a good way to stop using kits??

I was wondering what the best type of beer would be to have a chocolate beer. And can I use an ingredients kit?? I just have one brew pot and haven't done any recipes without a kit yet.