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Hi all, I'm a novice/intermediate just returning to the hobby after a few years off for grad school. When I left off I was just starting to make beers that I thought rivaled commercial quality. I just did my second all grain batch, which is a session IPA with 2 oz of dry hops. I'm now six days...

Alright, so I've done enough extract to have made some beers that are better than just 'hey, I made beer!' and have done the obvious things to improve quality: OCD sanitation, immersion chiller, yeast starters, pure O2. Now I've jumped to an all grain setup with my old turkey fryer as a HLT with...

Hi all, So I just got married, and one of the reasons that I'm so excited to marry this woman is that she was all about skipping the linens and silverware in crap and letting me ask for and equipment fund to go all grain. I want to keep things relatively simple (no pumps, electronics, big...

Hey folks, So I've probably got 8 batches or so of extract under my belt, and while I still lack the equipment to go all-grain, I'm about done with the world of NB ready-made kits. There's one I like a lot (Highrise IPA) and a few that are fine and a couple stinkers. More than anything I'm...

So I have a specific question, however I also really like to understand the underlying logic to the answer. I'd like to brew the Northern Brewer hope and King Scotch ale, however my local homebrew shop doesn't carry the recommended Wyeast 1098. What they are trying to sell me in place of it is...

Soon Monday I started some Wyeast American Ale II. It was an older package, and the Mr. Malty calculator said it had 3% viability.I had just been agitating it by hand, and took it into the bedroom with me on Monday night. That night the fire went out, and the room got pretty cold. Maybe 50°. I...

Hey all, Intermediate extract brewer, but this will be my first lager since I just got a temp controlled keezer running. I'm gonna do the NB Czech Pilsner, and selected S-23 yeast. I assume just one vial will come. From what I've just read, everyone is saying you need 2 vials. Can I just make a...

Hi all, I've been lurking for a long time, introduced myself this morning: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f29/howdy-494150/ I'm starting with a Danby DCF700W1 7.0 cubic foot freezer, and Ranco ETC 111000 controller. I wired up the temp controller a few months ago and have been drinking...

Hi there, I've been lurking for a long time, and figured it's time to introduce myself. My name's Sam, and I've been brewing for about a year. 29, California-born, settled in NW Montana. I first got an invite to brew with a buddy who was just making his second extract batch with the most basic...