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I'm visiting the states for the holidays. I found a big tub of "brewers yeast" in the vitamin and suppliment section of the grocery store. Pics for detail. A few questions/observation: 1) will it beer? 2) if it does beer, it would be a cheap way to get your hands on a lot of yeast. This one...

Hi y'all, I've been kegging for about two years now. And I'm starting to think I've been doing something wrong the whole time... Most of my beers are more foamy than I would like.... My set up: I have a mini fridge as a kegerator that fits two corny kegs. One keg is dedicated to beer the...

Hi Ya'll, I have a 15kg Co2 tank. It stands about 36 inches tall (or so). With a dual regulator on top, it's quite top heavy and prone to tip over...It's already happened a few times and not my pressure gauges need replacing. I will definitely do this but I want to solve the tippy tank issue...

I have to keep pinching myself! I've just entered the wide world of professional beer... Well kind of... You see like many of you I'm an obsessed homebrewer who works in the corporate world to make ends meet and put food on the table. We work hard so we can brew hard. An opportunity came up...

Hey folks, I've got an ESB in my brewing to do list, realized I don't have that much experience brewing (or even drinking) this style. What are some tips and tricks you've experienced with this style to get it dialed in to your liking? I'm not necessarily looking for a recipe, though key...

Hello HBT! I need your help to problem solve my foaming issue with my kegerator. This is after using my kegerator for about 2 years and it is the first time that is happened to me. When I pour the beer nothing but foam comes out and when the foam settles into beer the beer is mostly flat but...

Have any of you toyed with that open AI chat GPT? Pretty amazing stuff. In my interactions with it I think it could replace most of the brewing software out there...though it's not perfect I suspect it will be only a matter of time (months) when it will be exponentially better. I had it create...

Hi y'all just realized that certain brands of English define biscuit quite differently... I often hear this word used in the beer industry either describing the tastes of beer as biscuit (or biscuity) or the name of a malt itself. I grew up in USA so biscuit to me is basically a baked roll...

This year I'm putting my brew "science" knowledge to work in my Thanksgiving preparation... I'm "mashing" my sweet potatoes... I don't mean smashing, I mean holding them at mash temperature (~65C) for 30 min before boiling. I guess sweet Potatoes have enough diastatic power to convert...

Hi everyone, I was doing me some thinking about fermentation chambers. I have one that doubles as my kegerator but I'd like to have a dedicated fermentation chamber so I don't have to take the kegerator apart every time I brew a new batch. I didn't want to expand my spatial footprint too much...

I've bumped into this idea a few times on this forum. It's not so much the idea of repitching dry yeast (or any yeast for that matter) but it's the idea that the yeast doesn't reach its full potential until after a few iterations/repitches. It's a bit counter-intuitive to me but I'm interested...

High great folks of HBT, I need the hive mind expert advice. Im using a mini fridge as a kegerator. In order to fit two kegs inside I had to remove the housing of the light that us mounted to the side. The thermostat is also located under this housing and the capilary is threaded into the side...

I have read many posts on this forum about using "cold" (read room temp) water for sparging. The overwhelming anecdotal evidence seems to point to the fact that using cold water brings the same efficiency as using hot water. The only difference being is that it takes a bit longer to reach a boil...

I'm thinking about converting to an all in one system. I do 5 gallon (finished beer) batches. And am wondering about volume of my system and whether or not I can get away with no sparge to keep my brew day as simple as possible. So a few questions: 1) If you use an all in one system and do no...

Hello everyone, I'm looking to put together a Christmas beer that brings the flavors of the season to a glass but I'd like to try this without adjuncts. Here are my thoughts on a recipe: Pale ale Malt (I prefer this over pilsner malt or normal 2 row) 50% Abbey malt (brings honey, nuts?) 30%...

Hey folks, One way I'm interested in improving my home brewery is by upping its heating game. It often takes 45-60 min to reach a boil (from mash temp) on my current (propane) system. If I can significantly cut that down I'd make my brew day a lot shorter. I know that I could be using multiple...

Hey brewing community, My current set up is that I dual purpose my kegerator as a fermentation temp chamber. It means when I make a beer I need to disassembled the kegerator and use it as a Ferm Chamber for 2+ weeks. This generally means I don't have homebrew in the house for this time period...

Check out this article https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210622-how-shipwrecked-yeasts-could-change-the-taste-of-your-beer

Hello homebrewing community! Looks like I'm headed to the operating table for my 7th (not a typo) heart surgery. Being a homebrewer I got to thinking... What brew would you make if you were going to have a major procedure like that? I'm not looking for recommendations just curious what you...

Hey everyone, Just finished up another brew day. My set up involves a 5 gallon round Igloo cooler as a mash tun. I used to use a braid to filter the mash but had a few stuck sparges when using wheat and rye etc. Since then I have converted to mash in bag, so instead of my braid I now use a fine...