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I have been using the Beersmith 2 brewsheet, but I was wondering if there is anything else out there that is easier to use and formatted to fit one page? Thanks

SO I have a stout that I have made a few times, last time I made it I aged it in a Balcones Barrel with Vanilla beans, this time I want to use coffee beans instead, will coffee beans in secondary lend any coffee flavors?

How fast should the wort go through the counter flow chiller? Should I just open up my valve all the way or should I have it barely open for a slow flow? Thanks!

Thinking about doing an IPA with Nelson and HBC 342 and maybe Centennial for bittering. Anybody use any of these or combine all of them? Looking for a very Fruity/Citrusy In your face IPA. Any opinions would be great, thanks!

I recently got a bunch of 1 Gallon Glass jugs so I can do some small batches to really test out some hop combonations and not have 5 gallons of something that doesn't work. For such a small batch what would be the best way to make beer, BIAB, or my usually all grain set up but at a much smaller...

This is my first harvest time as a homebrewer and I was wondering when these hops will hit the market, when should I keep my eye out for them since I want to buy in bulk this year?

15 LB Pale 2 Row 1 LB C120 1 LB Oaks, Flaked 12 OZ Chocolate Malt 10 OZ Roasted Barley 8 OZ White Wheat Malt 4 OZ Carafa III In the Whiskey Barrel I will add 2 Vanilla Beans. I also have 5 OZ of Cocao powder but I am not sure what the stats (SRM, ect) or when to add it? Mash, Boil...

I kegged my first beer on Monday. I have had it on CO2 set at 20PSI at about 39 degrees. Today I wanted to see if I was carbed, open the tap and nothing. The keg has pressure on it, I can't open it up, but nothing comes out. I dry hopped in keg. Is this just a dip tube being plugged with...

The software I use (Beersmith) says I should set my psi to 7.75. How long is that for, if I put it higher will it carbonate faster?

I had a question about dry hopping in keg. Do I dry hop before I put the Gas on or does it matter?

So I brewed yesterday (a mild pale ale) and had some extra wort, I decided to dilute it with water and get about 2 gallons of wort and spontaneously ferment. I added a pound of raspberries to get the OG to about 1.042. I have another lb of raspberries to add later. My questions are when should I...

So I had about 1 1 and a half gallons extra from my Pale ale today and I decided to spontaneously ferment it. If I want to add raspberries to it should I wait for the fermenting to happen or throw them in now?

I have beersmith set to make 5 gallon batches, or 5.5 gallon, but every time bottling time comes up I am at 4 gallons. Should I change the boil off rate? I use a propane burner and have a pretty violent boil is that the case or is this standard?

Just wanted to see what kind of pointers you guys have for this recipe. Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 8.26 gal Post Boil Volume: 6.76 gal Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal Estimated OG: 1.079 SG Estimated Color: 10.4 SRM Estimated IBU...

I have been toying around with a recipe that will end up with around 80 IBU's, but only about 20 in the 60 minute boil and then Super back loaded for more Hop flavoring. I was planing on a Citra/Amarillo combo or maybe something with Simcoe. My question is will this have any effects that I am...

I am not very DIY capable so instead of a manifold or stainless hose I bought the kettle screen/bazooka tube. Would that have anything to do with my low efficiency number or is it just my poor technique as I gain knowledge on how to improve my process? A link to the tube I bought. I got it at...

I have always wondered what the standard Grain to glass time is for each beer types? I am currently dry hopping an almost Double IPA and I was wondering what kind of time should it take to be drinkable. What I am worried about is the hop flavor fading if it takes too long aging. I have not...

I am looking to make a wheat beer with out the Clover/Banana taste of some of the German and Belgian beers. Should I use a Yeast like SA-05 for a standard yeast flavor or something else? I want the Wheat/Malts to really shine.

After a lager has been bottled and carbonated, do I need to put it back into the fridge or can I store it in a cool dark place like an ale? I made a Rauchbier as a gift and would hate to ruin it for the guy now. Thanks!

I bought a TC-9102D-HV Temp controller from ebay the other day because I have a fridge I want to be able to control temps better with. I knew there was some wiring that would need to be done, but I had no idea it was All wiring. I have never done anything like this before and I did a search on...