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My primary is a seven gallon bucket. Does all that air in there (I only brew five gallons at a time) make a difference?

I am dry hopping my IPA in a secondary, using whole leaf Cascade hops. I heard they would eventually sink to the bottom, but a week later they are still floating on top. I tried a very gentle stir, but to no avail. Any suggestions? How long can I leave the IPA in the secondary?

Is that the same grassy flavor you get from a Grolsh?

This has been quite interesting, since I have been boiling water to add to the wort, and I usually come up short. One question; can you use the cool tap water to cool the wort down? (We have some pretty cold water up here in Alaska.)

I was thinking that about the bag. I guess I just needed to hear it.

I just finished my second brew, an IPA, and I will dry hop it. I am doing the secondary in a five gallon carboy, and was wondering (and this is a really noobie question) can I use bags to dry hop, or is it just easier to throw the hops in? If I throw the hops in, should I put them in first, and...

No, that is not the reason. It is because they they don't ship through the USPS and UPS and FedEX only do one day shipping to Alaska. I managed to find some stores that sell homebrew supplies up here, so there is no problem with that. It us just that I have to take what they have, and that often...

Most homebrew supply stores will not ship outside of the contiguous United States. I tried to get a kit shipped up to Alaska, and no one would ship it. I had three orders cancelled on me because they would not ship. One company even promised it, but then I got an email saying the order was...

First off, let me say how much this forum has been a help, especially concerning my last question of adding more water. Second, I racked our Redhook ESB clone into the secondary fermentor on Saturday. The Redhead and I just hoped it would taste like beer, and if it did we would be happy...

I would love to shop at Northern Brewers but they refuse to ship to Alaska using anything other than UPS, which means the shipping will cost twice what the product costs.

So once I add the yeast, I have what I have. That makes sense. Thanks for your help!

Well, I don't want watered down beer! I was thinking that since the volume was lower than expected, I should add water to bring up to recipe, but from what you are saying, that was only make it worse.

The Redhead and I brewed our first batch last Saturday, an ESB, and when we filled the fermentor (fermenter?) I realized we only brewed four gallons instead of five. Right now it is bubbling well, and a head is forming, and we are going to put it in a five gallon carboy this weekend, and I...

One of the issues with living up here is that almost none of the homebrew supply companies will ship to Alaska. I am not sure why, because we ARE a part of the US and the USPS, but there you are. I end up having to use what we have in town.

I did some homebrewing back in when I lived in NC, but after I moved to Alaska I pretty much stopped...until recently. The Redhead and I brewed our first batch last weekend. It was an ESB, and we had some problems, but it is bubbling nicely in the fermentor. One big problem, we only made...