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My home is 76 F throughout the summer season here in Florida. I'm about to make an all grain porter but don't know what yeast to pitch for this temperature. Any suggestions?

Does anyone have any advice as to how I can cool down a small closet (Bi-fold doors) to bring the air temperature to about 67 F? My home is currently set to 76 F but I keep seeing good fermentation results at mid 60's F. Thanks!

So I bought a 5 gal. all grain recipe and the fermentation instructions call for 1 week primary, 2 weeks secondary and 2-3 weeks bottle conditioning. My question is since I am kegging the beer, do I need to ferment longer than 3 weeks to compensate for bottle conditioning? Thanks!

I bought a dual gauge regulator with dual outputs so that I can link 2 5 Gal kegs to my 5 Lb. CO2 tank. I have looked everywhere on the net to find out how to use the second output without it interrupting the first output. Here's where I'm at. I have one keg hooked up that I carbonated for 5...

So I kegged my first beer at 6 PM yesterday. Things went well with only a few minor issues dealing with unfamiliar equipment. I set the regulator at 9 PSI, since it it an Imperial Stout, and planned to let sit a few days to collect a mild carbonation. I returned home after work last night to...

I was told by a friend, who also is a beginner brewer, that brewing on a rainy day can produce negative results. Has anyone heard of such a thing? :drunk:

This will be a sad day if this passes. Only effects Florida but if you have the time, please write to this congressman and tell him how foolish this bill is and how it will greatly effect our local breweries :mad: http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/1329

I'm disgustingly new so please bare with me when I ask this simple for you but mind numbing for me. This is a recipe found in the recipe section under porters and my question is about the vanilla bean additive. The recipe reads: Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU 11.00 lb Brewers Malt...

I discovered homebrewtalk.com after googling questions about brewing and it taking me to posts here in the forums. I figured if all my questions could be answered here then I should become a member to take advantage of all the experience everyone has on this site. It's a great find for me so...