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was trying to get a better idea about why I keep coming up short on beer... I'm on my 3rd batch, and I have stuck with extract brewing up to this point...I start with 2.5 gallon, complete my brew and then top off to get my 5 gallons... 5 gallon = 640oz 48 x 12oz = 576oz...leaving 64...

seems like its taken forever!!!! my 1st brew was from a brewers Best Russian Imperial Stout....and after being extremely careful with all the processes, I finally cracked the top on one...and when I heard that magical HISSSSSSSS, I knew I hit the mark!!!! taste was outstanding, wonderful...

Hello to all, I was working on my 2nd brew today...moving it to the carboy so I could attempt my 1st dry hopping...I dry hopped using hops that were in pellet form...all went well, but I have a small layer of what almost appears as krausen floating on top....all this after 4 hours....and to be...

I went and got a new Haier Mini-fridge today for my homebrew bottling....I got it all situated plugged it in and noticed a slight hissing sound coming from the small freezer compartment...the freezer already has ice forming on it after 20 minutes, so I was wondering if the hissing is normal...

Wanted to ask yalls opinion...My 1st brew is a Brewers Best RIS..I'm currently at 18 days since the brew...I have it resting in my carboy, I moved it to the carboy on day 7....there is nothing visible in the carboy except beer, even the 100's of small bubbles that were in small clusters has...

Stopped by my nearest brew shop today ...took along the True Brew Oktoberfest kit that a friend had purchased and asked the owner of the store to help modify it for something that is more inline with my likes....so after adding 2lbs of roasted grains and chocolate malt adding some different hops...

1st brew is a Russian Imperial Stout that I have had fermenting in my carboy for over 2 weeks...and I need the airlock from my 1st brew for the brew I'm doing today.... there has been no fermentation activity for over 5 or 6 days on my 1st brew.. can seal the bung hole of the carboy with...

well....its almost here !! I am going by the local brew shop to pick up my bottles for my 1st brew...mine was the brewers best Russian Imperial Stout...below is the fermentation schedule... The wort will begin to ferment within 24 hours and you will notice CO2 releasing (bubbling) out of...

Found a recipe I would really like to try...its an American Stout https://byo.com/stories/item/2341-american-stout-style-profile I am trying to get it into Brewtarget as an extract...with a 2.5 gallon boil and top it with approx 3 gallons of fresh water prior to pitching the yeast. I am...

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a friend purchased a kit for me to brew up..its the true brew oktoberfest....I noticed it was only 4% ABV and I was hoping to jack the ABV up by adding ingredients from my local brewers supply store.... here is the link to the instructions with an ingredients list...

A friend purchased a brew kit for me to brew up after I'm done racking the Russian Imperial Stout we are working on now... its an extract kit...but while reading the instructions I noticed where it didnt have me add any of the "bittering" hops at the beginning of the boil, but to add both hop...

brewed my 1st batch yesterday,,,, I went with the Brewers Best Russian Imperial Stout.....I followed the direction precisely....I thought all was well....when it came time to test the OG I ended up with a reading of 1.072 the instructions say it should be between 1.076-1.080.....and I wanted...

Hello to all...new to the home brewing game....and was hoping to get some opinions on "beer kits".....I have a brand new Brewers Best kit with all the bells and whistles..... My personal preference is for stronger darker beers the kind that I call "German Monastery" beers...smokey, thicker ...

Just wanted to say hello...extremely new to home brewing...A friend got me a new Brewers Best kit that had all the goodies... doing the research now on finding a stronger dark beer...I personally like bolder "German Monastery" styles of beer, something with ABV of 7.5-10 ... any input...