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It's my understanding that at about 65ish yeast does most of its job in the first 7-14 days. I've brewed a Vienna lager and I'm not sure of the next steps. I understand that I need to carboy and let it sit for a few weeks. Everything I've read is that it needs to sit at Temps around 34-40...

Will temp fluctuations affect lagering. Evening Temps are about 37ish and day Temps are 45-50ish.

Will different sugars impart flavors for bottling?

I made a imperial stout kit, pitched yeast on Friday. There is no foam head as of last night. I won't be able to check it until Saturday coming up. If no fermentation after measuring gravity, can I just repitch yeast? And if so, does it need to be the same, or can I pitch another kind I have...

I want to experiment with a kit I have and after reading up on maltodextrin, it doesn't add anything but mouth feel. Rolled oats adds that and mild flavor and a bump in abv. Correct? Recipe calls for 1lb maltodextrin. I added 1lb rolled oats into the bf recipe calculator. Og is 1.077. Within...

So the more I get into this, I think I'm going to order larger qtys of every recipe usage, and reasonable qtys of others. If I order non milled, I understand that it will last longer than premilled. I'll need to purchase a mill to do that. Where would you buy one and which one is most...

I want to duplicate a kit recipe. It called for 6.6 lbs dark lme. I want to convert the lme to grain but don't know what type of grain to use. I also don't understand the conversion part of the formula. I found that on brewers friend. I'd rather use all grain. Is it cost effective to do this, or...

I was making Christmas ale and lost half of the wort. Normally no problem, but it came with 2 pkgs of yeast. I raised the og to 1.074 per the instructions. So I'm making 2.5 gallons instead of 5. Should I put in the 2nd pack of yeast or not. Please respond quickly so I can make any changes

How do I calculate abv with juices and tea, such as Arnold palmer, or screw drivers? More wine coolers for the female folk. I want to make gallons instead of just a 6pk. Any suggestions?

This probably has already been asked, but where does one find information on the different grain, malt, hops, yeast, flavor profiles, and what go together to form specific kinds of beers and or flavors? I've looked into different recipes and there seems to be literally hundreds of variations of...

Can you use green bottles for bottling? And can you reuse commercial bottles if you wash and sanitize them? I have found that the tops are different and won't cap like the brown bottles. Is there a different device to use for the green bottle? Thanks in advance

I'm very happy that I found this. (I've been lurking for some time now gathering information). On my first brew from a kit. (Peanutbutter porter) it said it was easy. I'm probably going to bottle this weekend and I don't want to screw it up. There's sediment and I don't have another container to...