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So I've been trying to fine tune my brewing process, but one thing that I noticed from my last batch was some strange gravity readings and strange results from beersmith. I intended to collect a total of 5 gallons of beer in the fermenter, so whenever i set up my beersmith equipment profile, I...

I was just wondering how soon the temperature of the beer should be down to target so that he flavours aren't affected? I know ideally it would be ASAP, but for reference I brewed on Sunday night, and despite my best efforts with a swamp cooler, I can't get it below 70-72ish because of the heat...

So I have an issue. I brewed last night, and took a gravity reading pre-boil and post-boil (well actually the post-boil was once it was dumped in the fermenter), but the post-boil was not what I expected. The pre-boil was 1.034, corrected for temp, with around 7.5 gallons of wort. After I dumped...

Hey everyone. Doing my second batch as we speak, half hour into the boil, and I have the beer split into 2 pots, boiling seperately. Was just wondering (forget what I did last time!), should I rack from one pot to the other to combine them, or just dump it in? I can't remember if oxidisation is...

So I just cracked open the first (well second really, but first with any carbonation) beer from my first ever brew. It clearly had some head at first, not much, but some, but it went away after about 5 minutes. This doesn't just happen with my beer, also with commercial beers. I tried not using...

So I've been using this place for my brewing needs thus far. Under base malts, they just have things like "Canadian 2-Row", but I've seen some descriptors in certain recipes and in some discussions like "Marris Otter" or "Briess". Are these just like "brands" or like the corporation that...

Alright so I'm praying that the fermentations isn't stuck on my current beer and am planning my next brew. What I want to know is about starters and washing yeast (I didn't even make a starter last time, heh). I don't have any LHBS around me, so I can't get DME easily without ordering it. And...

Okay, so I posted about my first brew a couple days ago, but I'm a bit concerned about where it's at right now. I used White Labs British Ale Yeast, and it looks like the airlock has stopped bubbling after 1 day. It started bubbling around 60 hours, when I got home from work (though it smelled...

Hi there. I just brewed my first batch on Sunday. It was my first batch ever and I started with all-grain, and me and my brother (ahem, brew assistant!) had a fantastic time. Learned a lot of do's and don'ts for next time, the sorts of things you THINK you know but really only learn when you...