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So I started a batch of Imperial IPA. I thought it was a bust because there was no sign of life till 5 days in. That day I drove an hour to get more yeast but when I got home BINGO! Signs of life....so much so that the head of foam pushed up through the blowoff. Do I separated half the beer into...

In mid fermentation of my second batch of Dead Ringer IPA. This time I am getting less change in Specific Gravity/less ABV. I wound up with a good 6.5 - 7% ABV in my first batch in the spring. At this point, I am sitting a 4% barely. (Another week to go in the fermenter with a round of dry...

Brewing Northern Brewer's Dead Ringer. They recommended a special yeast that was more expensive so I opted for the dry yeast. Anything one might do differently to "pre-activate" the yeast for optimal ferementation?

Okay...so the beer is now fermenting (my first attempt). The recipe ( a supposed clone of Dogfish Head 60 min IPA) was seriously thin on details. I had some grain. several packets of various hops. two 3.3 lb cans of liquid malt syrup and about a half cup of "priming sugar". I boiled the...

I guess Oxy Clean is as easy to get as anything else. That said, I was thinking....what if I scrubbed everything out "clean" and then sanitized by swishing around and/or wiping all the potentially contaminated items with Vodka or Everclear several times (in order to increase exposure time)...

Good day all. After being a small batch beer aficionado for some time now....my kids bought me a brew kit for Christmas and the ingredients for an IPA. The weird weather has me in a bit of a quandary as to when to start brewing. I live in Maryland and will be brewing in my garage which is...