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I am still very new at brewing. I brewed a Wee Heavy extract kit on Monday. I placed my carboy in a room in my basement where the temperature is almost always 65-67 F and has been at 65 F all week according to my wireless thermometer. Fermentation took off great, I was glad I used a blow off...

I am getting ready to brew up this Wee Heavy kit from Northern Brewer https://www.northernbrewer.com/products/scottish-wee-heavy-extract-kit I know I am a few months away but will I need to add more yeast when I bottle this beer? I will be using 2 packs of Safale S-04. I plan on letting it...

I have never been a fan of IPA but have been trying them to see if I like them. I found one I really like and am now looking for an extract kit that may be similar. Name: Big Ditch Hayburner, Buffalo, NY. The beer is described as a luscious and citrusy IPA with primary notes of orange, melon...

Anyone have a chart or link they can share that would calculate different types of sugar? For example 1 tsp of corn sugar equal__ tsp granulated white sugar.

I have been thinking of trying BIAB and think I have an understanding of how it should work. I am looking for a good video or site that would provide step by step directions on how to BIAB. I have searched YouTube but everyone seems to do this differently and I do not know enough to determine...

So I primed and bottle conditioned my beer for about a month. Some bottles are really good beer with good carbonation and others, not so good and almost flat. Every bottle gives that whish sound and the release of gas when opened so I assume the caps were on good, but as I said some do not...

I am looking into kegging my beer in the near future. Should I buy a complete keg system from someplace like northern brewer or Midwest or should I piece one together and buy each component separately? If I should buy separately please suggest some items for my shopping list.

As a new home brewer I have been searching out new things to try. It seems like there is a lot of buzz about IPAs so I have been trying them. I have tried big commercial brands and microbrews and have not found one yet that I would like to drink. Everyone is just too bitter. Is it just me or...

As a first time brewer my first batch is well under way. I tried a NB Irish Red extract kit. I learned a lot on brew day. My gas stove does not have enough output to boil 2.5 gallons of water in a 5 gallon kettle. I was able to work around this by placing the kettle over two burners to get...

New brewer here from western NY. Brewed my first extract batch of Irish Red a couple weeks ago and looking forward to trying it out in a few weeks. There is a lot of great advice and knowledge here. Completely followed all directions with the Irish Red but looking forward to learning more and...