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I need some info. and I know I'll get the answer here. I made two 5 gallon batches this weekend. One was a milk stout and one was a witbier. I used 6 lbs. of LME for each one. The question I have is why is my O.G. 1.056 for the milk stout using dark malt extract and 1.046 using wheat malt...

I have been brewing for a little over a year now and have only done extract brewing. I would like to know how to convert form all grain to extract. For instance, if a recipe calls for 10 lbs. of grain for mashing, what is the amount of extract is equal to that. I would like to do all grain some...

Can anyone tell me why my WLP400 foams up when on a stir plate? I'm using a 2L flask with 1L of water and 1 cup of DME.

What's going on with my yeast starter????? Yesterday I made a yeast starter for a witbier. I used a stir plate and everything was going just fine. About 8 hours later it had foam all the way up to the foam stopper of a 2L flask. I took it off the stir plate to let it rest. Had to leave again...

I plan on making a yeast starter and was wondering how long I can keep it in the fridge before I pitch it? I wanted to know if it will lose cells over two or three days. I have a stir plate and planned on using yeast calc. so if I have to increase cells to account for lost cells over time it...

The other day I made a Holiday ale with 9 lbs. of malt (LME and DME) among other ingredients. The employee at the store where I buy my supplies said that since I was not going to use a starter and since it was going to be high gravity, I should use 2 vials of WLP 530 instead of 1 vial. I brewed...

Talked to a friend about my over carbonated irish stout. He said that he heard that opening the bottles for awhile and then resealing them helps. The bottles are flip tops so it would be easy to do. Has anyone heard of this process before?

Can i use granulated sugar for priming? If so, how much for a 5 gallon batch? I know i have to boil to desolve.