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Hey folks. So when I harvest my yeast, I boil water, let it cool, throw it into my trub and yeast cake, slur it around and dump it into jars. Most videos I see, you can clearly see the liquid, the yeast, and the trub. For me it only really separates into liquid and yeast/trub... Thoughts??

What difference does it make between using the recommended DME vs plain table sugar?

Today, up here in Canada ON, it's flipping cold out with snow on the ground. I was using my propane outdoor cooker outside, but I just couldn't get my beer to a rapid boil. it was right under the 220f mark the whole time, but it was not bubbling as much as i normally have it. I actually ended up...

I brewed up something on the weekend, and was expecting 1.054 and got 1.044. Normally I get close, or more than what I expect with my methods. Only thing I noticed to be different this time around, was my mash temp was a little lower than normal, 148F down to 142F in the hour mash, compared to...

Hey guys! So I tried making cider just using pasteurized juice and s-04 yeast. Went from og 1.042 down to only 1.009 ( I thought it would go lower). Once I tested it a few days in a row and it had settled at 1.009, I bottled it. It was about 2 gallons, with 1 pack of yeast. A few days before I...

Hey guys! Successful kegged beer for the first time today. Just wondering, will my beer still improve in flavour and what not if I leave it in my fridge, 40F? Also, I have to be putting my co2 tank in the fridge as well. Seems like that is an okay thing to do, the tank just won't stay filled as...

Hey guys, if I want to do cider with just juice and s04 yeast, is it okay if the juice is pasteurized?

I bought a plastic Pail from lowes, I'm not sure what type of plastic it is, but is it okay to ferment in? Is there any types of buckets that you CANT use as fermenters?

So I want to make a nice light easy drinking summer beer, just slightly more flavourful than a budlight! I was planning on using pilsner light DME. If anyone has any thoughts id love to here it!

Basic Information Batch Name: First wheat beer Brewed By: Style: wheat beer Batch Size: 5.00 gal Boil Time: 60 min Initial Boil Volume: 5.4 gal Mash Method: Extract Brew Date: 2016-03-15 My Rating: 0/10 Typical Style Characteristics Style: wheat beer O.G. 1.053 F.G. 1.015 ABV 5.1...