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I've been doing Brewer's Best kits and just got a MidWest supplies and am getting contradictory information concerning the boil. BB tells me to only boil with 2.5 gallons as hops are measured exactly for this amount and using more will give me more IBUs, or make the taste more bitter. MidWest...

My B.Best IPA fermented for about 3 days and stopped - no bubbles for 5 minutes or so, looks dead. I found that odd as my last batch went for 6 days at least. The temp in my furnace room is a little cooler since furnace isn't running as much this time. If i stick a brew belt on there is it...

So i plan to dry hop my next pale ale or Ipa, i was going to use cascades but just read about some other very attractive sounding hops: Citra, Columbus, Centennial... I want a nice big hoppy nose. What is everyone's thoughts on these dry hops? I could brew 4 batches with them all over the...

I think i used a California Ale White labs yeast for my first IPA. has anyone done the Pacific Ale yeast? that one seems better. The Calif V yeast seems okay too, any tried the Pacific?

So I have a batch of wine and beer fermenting along and am curious what type of results to expect. I think home brewed beer quality will be pretty good/decent while as with the wine I'm not so sure it would be as tasty as the brew. any thoughts/experience there? It seems like wine can be more...

I have my first beer, Brewers Best HopNogg IPA in the primary bubbling away! I'm contemplating what beer to do next. I'd like something with a little more broad appeal so guests and the wife who aren't IPA fans will enjoy it too. Was thinking about a Belgian beer kit. Is there a kit anyone...

So I plan to do a secondary fermenter for my IPA. It says to move it in 5-7 days but before fermentation is complete. Am I safe to just rack to secondary in 5-7 days...I don't know how I'd know when fermentation is almost done other than the length of time passed. oh and it doesn't seem like...

I plan to undertake my first brewing session this weekend and wanted to make sure I had all the supplies. I noticed on the beer kit's instructions it says to rack the beer from primary to the bottle bucket to the bottle. Seeing as I don't have a bottling bucket, can I just go from primary to...

Hey folks, just got my brew kit over the holidays, will get cracking in a few weeks. actually have some wine going now, but plan to do some beer next! it seems like brewing beer is a little tougher than wine, thoughts? i saw some discussions that even mentioned there was no need for a carboy...