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hey all, am i wrong here? every time i run a search when i have a brewing question, i'm happy to see so many results. in almost all of them, someone inevitably replies... "this topic has been covered ad nauseum. i direct you to the following links..." or "have you tried the search...

Hi all, I'm brewing an english brown ale, but I can't find the instructions. I have 1oz of Goldings (5%) and 1oz of Northdown (8.5%). What would you expect the hop addition schedule to be? Thanks in advance.

Okay, I'll lay it out. I had some friends over for poker last night and was offering up three different homebrews. When I went to the 'john', my buddy told my wife that he didn't care for his IPA, and prefered the Cream Ale that he had before. She promptly dumped his near full IPA down the...

Hello all, I'm trying to figure my third all grain batch using Beersmith. It seems as though all three times I've entered my ingredients, the mash in volume of water seems really low. I'm using a chest cooler with manifold, single infusion. If beersmith is recommending a pre-boil volume of...

i'm doing an all grain batch in a square coleman cooler with a loose-fitted manifold. i'm halfway through the mash, went to stir, and i dislodged the manifold from the bulkhead that passes through the cooler wall. The water is 156f, it's too hot to reach down there and reattach it. WHAT DO I DO?

I was trying to understand the hype behind "Pliny the Elder" and "Miller High Life" on this forum, so I could decide on my next clone brew. After clawing through hundreds of reviews of both, I found the best (and most insightful) review at brewadvocate: Let it be known that I am a novice...

I dove into my first all grain batch (Irish Red Ale) ten days ago. When I transferred to the bottling bucket yesterday the beer had a smell I can only describe as acrid. I've checked the "wheel of smells" or whatever its called but I can't find an odor that it reminds me of. Here's what I...

I'm retrofitting a coleman cooler for my mash tun. Please let me just drill holes in my CPVC manifold, I really don't feel like pulling out the hacksaw. What are the pros and cons? Also, if holes are okay, what size? Also, should I drill holes (or cut slots) on the shorter cross pieces? I...

Okay all, I retrofitted a coleman extreme cooler for my manifold, I have a rubber gasket on the inside at the former drain hole, but I'm still getting a small leak. What do you beer guys recommend for a caulk/adhesive/silicone etc. for the inside of the cooler (must be able to handle the high...