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After 7 months in the secondary, check out these two ciders. Actually, this is the same cider that came out of the same primary fermenter. I got some farmers market unpasteurized cider and decided to do a 2 gallon batch with English Ale yeast. I had issues with the airlock on the lighter...

This weekend I brewed my first all grain, a hoppy pale ale recipe based on my first brew ever that came out great. I have a 10 gallon igloo with a circular false bottom. I did a 60 minute 150 degree rest then batch sparged, vorlaufing after both. I'm pretty happy with the efficiencies for my...

These white powdery looking specs appeared on top of the beer practically overnight. This is day 5 of dry-hopping a Sculpin IPA clone in the secondary fermenter. I was planning to bottle Sunday, but could bottle tonight if it would reduce risk.

Living in northern California, things are pretty critical water-wise and about to get a whole lot worse. I currently use an ice bath in a large SteraLite container. I've calculated that between the ice and changing out the water, I'm using about 15 gallons total to cool a 4 gallon kettle from...

Using left over cider from the holidays, Trader Joe's spiced and another with the same ingredients. Wyeast 4766. 96 oz total in a 1 gallon glass jug. Correct me if I'm wrong based on a short amount of research in the stickies, but after sanitizing everything I can basically just add the cider...

6 weeks after our first brew, a Pale Ale (see the other thread about how we are still waiting for carbonation), yesterday we did brew #2 - a Black IPA. I'm trying some new things this time around - 1) Single fermentation only 2) Dry hopping 3) Different partial mash technique 4) Added...

My first brew is currently bottle conditioning and I am ready to plan the next brew. I want to used relatively the same partial mash recipe with a few modifications to compare the end result (such as only doing a primary fermentation, etc.). The partial mash recipe will involve 2 lbs or pale...

I just saw this on Reddit so sorry if it has already been posted. This guy turned a side-by-side refrigerator into my new dream household appliance: https://imgur.com/a/BezCj

I am about to secondary ferment in a 6.5 gallon glass carboy for the first time. The carboy is brand new from a kit. What do you recommend, chemical and process wise, for cleaning it for the first time? I have a milk crate to handle it, but was wondering about using PBW, vs oxy-clean, etc...

Hi everyone. My name is Brett and I live in San Francisco. I've been enjoying craft beer for several years, having come from San Diego and watching my favorite brewers such as Port, Ballast Point, and Hess grow and evolve. I've had the fortune that a brew supply store and soon to be brewery...