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I'm making Janet's Brown this weekend. Checking supplies I have flaked wheat instead of malted wheat. Is there much difference? The recipe calls for 1 lb of malted wheat. Can I use 1lb of flaked wheat? After searching I haven't found much info that was helpful.

I make a pale ale and a cream ale on a regular basis. I usually always use wlp001. I figured it would be a good first couple batches to test since I know the beers. I fermented on a table with a brew belt and a sweatshirt on the carboys. Temp started at about 75f and ramped up to about 90f. I...

A friend acquired several 10 gallon bourbon barrels about a year ago. At the time they were freshly emptied and had about a gallon of reverse osmosis water dumped inside. He used all but one and offered it to me. I'd like to use it. I know it's better when they are fresh for sanitary reasons. I...

I have a "new to me" bourbon barrel. It's 10 gallons and was drained 3/4 months ago. The distiller said he filled it with 2 liters of R.O. water to keep it sealed. I was wondering what if anything I need to do to prep a barrel in the situation? Do I sanitize with a potassium metabisulphite...

I just purchased a recently emptied 10 gallon bourbon barrel from a local distillery by the name of 5 & 20. I am not new to drinking wood aged beer, however making it is another thing. I am not set on a peticular beer but would like some input to maybe increase my odds at something drinkable...

Long story short... I slowed way down on my brewing after my 2nd kid was born. Right before I bought sacks of 2 row, Pilsen, and Maris Otter. I used very little before the slow down and have most of it still. It has been stored in food grade buckets with Gamma lids between 65° & 72°F the whole...

I try to buy from local suppliers first. I try to buy from reputable homebrew shops close to my region of the country second. However when Northern Brewer was bought out by the big guy I had a tough time buying from them again. I know it seems silly but it broke my heart a little when they sold...

New to electric brewing. First time set up on my new home built set up. I'm 120v, 2200w element, Inkbird ITC-106vh with Inkbird 40a relay and heat sink. Heat sink is getting hotter than I expected while rising to set temp. Heat sink Temps are around 150/160F or 60/65c. I'm not sure what normal...

Ok. I have been BIABing for 4 years now. I want to do some high gravity 5 gallon batches with what I have. The last time I made a 10% beer I was at the lip of my 10 gallon pot. I haven't found what other people are doing but here is my idea. I don't have all the math yet just a working theory...

Just wondered if anyone has tried the Anvil Brewing Pump? I need an upgrade from the small tan solar pump. Its done me Good but if I'm buying a new one id like to upgrade. The MKII is also a consideration but I'd like to hear more about the Anvil first. Anyone?

Maybe I'm missing something but has anyone noticed Northern Brewer has disappeared from supporting homebrewing podcasts? I mainly noticed the lack of commercials on my favorite podcasts. I get some magazines too but I haven't exactly been looking for their advertisements. I am making the...

I haven't seen my idea posted anywhere, or maybe I just didn't find it. Up front I only have access to 120v at the moment and that won't be changing anytime soon. I also do BIAB and only mash in a cooler for high gravity beers that would overflow my kettle. I'm building a rims tube to...

I know there was a thread about drinking in the shower. Loved it! I do this about once a week. I'd like to know the weird places you drank a beer this week (and every week) what it was and any other info you might want to share. Pictures are also great! Bottoms up! For me today it was a...

I recently cleaned some commercial bottles for reuse. I ran out of oxy clean and used PBW. Of sat too long and etched the bottles a bit inside and out. Any reason I shouldn't use them? They should be clean enough? I know bottles are cheap but I hate waste!

I have a hop garden built around where several generations of family dogs have been buried. I'm making a Cascade based Pale Ale from last years hops. I was thinking of a couple names. K-9 Pale Ale, or Best Friend Pale Ale are in the lead but I'm not totally sold on either. Thought I'd ask the...

Does anyone have experience freezing starter wort? I make 2-3 gallons of wort, DME or 2 row. I fill used but sanitized 1 to 1.5 liter water bottles most of the way, squeeze out the air and tighten the cap. This is so the it can expand when frozen and not burst the bottle. I freeze them in the...

I live in Erie, Pa. and I use the city water. I use Potassium Metabisulphite to treat for chlorine. I normally use a water filter for brew water also but I need a new filter. I'm debating on weather I need to spend the money. Anyone have experience brewing with unfiltered Erie water?

I made a batch of hard apple cider from local unpasturized juice. First time! It's in the primary fermenter now and about 2 weeks in. Today I noticed a thin layer of haze across the surface of the fermenter. It then dawned on me I didn't sulfite the juice before pitching. I think I now have wild...

First year grower here! This harvest will be small being first year plants so I don't want to make mistakes and waste some. My Cascade hops are big toward the top. They are almost the diameter of a quarter, light, sort of papery, and bounce back when you squeeze them. There is lupulin in the...

I'm brewing a basic bitter and using wlp002. Made a starter. Fermented at 64°F and raised to 68°F after the ferment slowed. I'm at 7 days now. The krausen has fallen but there is a thin layer floating on top. Nothing abnormal there. What's different is when I look from the side I see what look...