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Ok so I have a comp that I need to enter. To make things easier I want to bottle (6)12oz. bottles of stout. So basically 1/2gallon of beer. I want to prime these with DME or Table Sugar... The reason I'm not doing all of it is because I want let it sit longer, but im trying to meet this deadline...

I want to start filtering by beer, but I don't have a CO2 tank and kegs. I will be moving in the next few months to a bigger house, where I will then invest in some kegs and CO2 and can push the beer into a keg through a filter. In the mean time I would like a cheaper method. So I was...

Yesterday I brewed a Porter/ In the recipe once punched into beersmith, it called for 1.049 pre-boil and 1.065 post. I was at a 1.047 pre boil, Which I thought was a pretty good mash efficiency. But when it came to the post 90 min boil, I was only at 1.056. I was 9 points off and that doesn't...

I have a hop stoopid clone that came out a little floral and has tons of head retention. I fermented in primary for around 2 weeks, then racked for 2 weeks the dry hopped for 5 days, cold crashed for 2 days and then bottled. I bottled around 3 weeks ago. Soapy a little bit, bitter and floral...

Recently I brewed a Hop Stoopid Clone. Turned out alright, not amazing. Now I know I had two technical mistakes. First, I pitched @ 76-77 degrees. Second I fermented around 76 degrees. I couldn't get my house down cold enough. Even with wet towel around carboy and fan. I used my immersion...

Just made a hop stoopid clone. Just cracked first one. A little too bitter. Any reason why? I did ferm at around 76-78 degrees. Couldnt get temp down. Do u think it will mellow out after some time bottle conditioning? Bottled three weeks ago. Any help !

I will be brewing a porter soon with WLP002 yeast. I have another recipe that calls out for the same yeast, and I want to use that yeast for both batches to save $ and to learn something new. The second batch will be a few weeks to a month after the first batch. So I had some questions...

I am building a stir plate and was going to order a flask, but now I'm stuck on which size to buy. I do AG - 5 gallon batches. 1. Which size should I use? 2000ml or 1000ml 2. How much DME should I boil with how much water before I pitch 1 package of liquid yeast for my starter? 3. How...

I have a home built SS pot that I welded up. There are small "rust" spots, I can wipe them with a damp rag and they go away. Its just where I welded the handles on so there's not to much of it, but do you think that this could be a huge issue. Has anyone else here had a little rust in their...

Is there a site or somewhere I should look for all the local HB Comps? I entered in the LACF today, but was wondering if there any more around the corner! Thank you!

Is there anyone in the Burbank area that brews?

I have been searching all around for a good COS recipe, however I don't know which one to trust. I'm an all grain brewer. I want something nice and smooth, but want a dominate, but not too overpowering chocolate flavor. Something I can drink a few of in a sitting. Thank you any help will be much...

New to the forum and wanted to say hi! Is there anyone else from around the Burbank area that HB? Well, I'm sure there will be many questions I will post through out the next long while, as I am new to brewing and I have set out to excel!