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Yesterday at 2:17 PM I have a blackberry mead that I brewed in April. Fermented it for 2-3 weeks then transferred to secondary. I just put the mead into a Keg and it's currently carbonating. Took a taste and it's got a touch of a plastic taste to it. The mead is only about 2 1/2 months old...

First time making mead. I have 2.5 gallons of blackberry Mead aging in a secondary. It's been aging in the secondary for about 2 1/2 months. I'd like to carbonate it. I want to transfer to a Keg, burst carbonate and then bottle it and let it continue to age in the bottle. Will carbonating...

Hi All, I'm an experienced homebrewer. I have cousin that harvests honey in western Pennsylvania. I've never made a mead before but would like to try since I have quite a bit of honey. Looking for any tips, suggestions for recipe, process etc. Will probably just start out with a basic 1...

I do small batch BIAB (2 1/2 gallons). I've been getting grains from my LHBS and having them double crush the grains. I was recently given a corona style grain mill. What kind of crush can I expect from this type of grain mill compared to what I get from a double crush from my LHBS (whatever...

I recently got a good deal on a couple of used Fermzilla fermenters - I believe they are all rounders and somewhere around 7 gallons. However I brew small batches of 2.5 gallons. Will it be too much headspace if I ferment 2.5 - 3 gallons in the Fermzilla? I've been working on hazy IPAs and...

I recently brewed a hopped pilsner and a cold IPA. Both beers have a bitterness that I don't care for and to me are off-putting. I do however have a Pale ale cascade/El dorado that turned out pretty good so at least I have some good beer. Hopped pilsner - 96.5% German pilsner, 3.5%...

My son inherited a small wine making kit - 1 gallon I think. He wants to make an apple wine. We are trying to decide if we should use apple juice or do something with fresh apples? What type of differences would there be in the finished product? I understand using apples will be more...

I have an Anvil Foundry electric system. I've brewed 4 batches so far. On the last batch the lid seal fell out when the the kettle was heating up to a boil. I leave the lid half on during the boil since at 110 I don't get a rolling boil. The steam and/or heat must have expanded the silicone...

Hi, I've been looking for a part time job to help cover some debt. There are a couple of local Craft breweries hiring Beertenders. Outside of homebrewing I don't have any experience. These job listings say submit resume and cover letter. I have very little to put on a resume as far as...

Hi, I'm an experienced beer brewer. I've just started trying to make cider. I just did a mango cider that came out pretty good. Quite a few members of my family really like the Downeast Cider Donut cider I'm thinking to back sweeten with cider, cinnamon and sugar. Does anyone have a...

I have a small chest freezer and most of the time I keep the temp at 38F. Question 1 - If I have a keg of beer in the freezer at 38F and want to raise the temperature to 50F either to soft crash a beer in a fermenter or to ferment a lager, will this hurt the beer that is already kegged in the...

I use starsan for my sanitizing. On brew day I'll make a 5 gallon bucket of it to use throughout the day. I usually keep that bucket of sanitizer for sanitizing in the following days/weeks. I've noticed that after awhile it turns cloudy - is it still effective at this point? Also, I've left...

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I brew small batch - 2 1/2 gal BIAB batches. I've been having a problem with NEIPA batches having extreme bitterness making the beer undrinkable. Often the beer has the proper aroma - fruity, citrusy but it tastes bad. I've had this experience with a few different yeasts - White labs...

I have an IPA that is cold and carbonated. It has a sulfur smell to it. The smell is not super strong. Normally I'd just let it age and dissipate. However I want to be able to drink this beer tomorrow and Sunday for a trip I'm going on. I've read how to do the CO2 scrubbing but the...

Three of the last 5 beers I've made came out tasting really bad. It's a bad bitter (not from hops) industrial type taste - undrinkable. I did notice on these beers as they were fermenting that there was no air lock activity - although they did ferment fully. I brew small batches 2 - 1/2...

I am planning on making 4 different NEIPA brews for a Memorial day get together. My family likes to do our own beer tastings/comparisons - that's the purpose of the 4 brews. I will bring 2 of the brews in kegs, but need to decide how to store/travel with the other 2 brews. I recently got a...

Hi, I live in NJ and brew with propane in my garage. Week to week it can be decent for brewing (40F and up) or a little chilly (30F and lower). I don't mind when it's over 40. It's usually windy here and once it gets into the 30s can get a little uncomfortable. I don't want to stop brewing...

I have a honey lager that is done fermenting - this is my first lager. I'm going to start cold crashing today. 1. Temp is at 68F I've slowly raised it from 50F during this past week. Can I just lower to 35F all at once or do I need to step it down 5 degrees at at time. 2. Once the cold crash...

I'm using Bru'n water for the first time. My water profile is entered. I'm making a NEIPA and want to make the proper additions for Calcium and Chloride. So I'm on the water adjustment tab at the bottom where you enter water additions. The section for mineral adjustments where you can...