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Hey folks, I am a long-time beer brewer and I want to do a very simple batch of cider to try my hand at it this summer. I did some reading on making cider a while ago and even bought some yeast that's still good, so if it's the right kind I'd like to use that. I am usually a fan of dry ciders...

I've been extract brewing for four years or so now and I want to make the move to AG brewing. I am familiar with the various methods, and to me batch sparging or using a RIMS/HERMS system seems like the best idea. I have seen plenty of cooler-oriented AG systems, but I have been doing...

Hey folks, decided to try my hand at a simple watermelon wheat beer the other day and I have a question about how much watermelon to add. I used a really simple recipe since this is my first try at this style; I did a full-volume boil of 5 gallons using 1oz of Willamette pellet hops for 60min...

Hey folks, I've been home brewing beer for a while now and I think I want to try my hand at some simple cider. Can I just go to the store and get preservative-free, organic jugs of cider, dump them in a carboy, and add some yeast? Is there anything else I need to do to make the most simple batch...

Hey folks, I've got some miscellaneous ingredients laying around the house and I wanted to try to use up as many as possible in my next batch. I've come up up with the recipe below, please let me know what you think! Seems like it'll make something like a very hoppy amber or an IPA, but I'd...

Is there ever a good reason to stir the yeast at the bottom of the primary fermentor? I'm stuck at 1.02 after about 2.5 weeks in primary (and I'm planning to leave it another couple weeks in there), and a friend of mine advised stirring the yeast cake at the bottom with a sanitized rod to...

Hey folks, I have been brewing extract kits and some original extract recipes for a while now and I want to make the step up to doing full boils before I move to all grain. I just got a 10-gal brew pot with a ball valve (had cheapest Polarware kettle before) and am planning to brew NB's Chinook...