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A friend of mine is brewing this for his first batch. I know it's a popular kit, but was wondering if those of you who had brewed it went exactly by the directions or made your own changes or modifications? The main reason i ask is because it says to to steep the grains at 170 for 20 minutes...

In "How to Brew" by Palmer he talks of the importance of keeping your starter the same temp as the wort you're pitching into. He also says it's important to use the same fermentables in the starter as it is in your "real" wort. He also suggests putting your starter in the fridge the night...

Just wondering if anyone knows a really good extract recipe for a Pumpkin Ale? Wanna get one going soon so it will be ready for fall and all i see are all grain recipes. I don't really know how to go about converting them to extract.

My saison has been fermenting a week now using the dreaded 3724. The recipe i got from my LHBS called for Piloncillo, but since it was unavailable he subbed clear Belgium Candi sugar instead. Just wondering if i could add some now that active fermentation has slowed? Will it wake up the...

Do you guys make any adjustments if the kits you're using (most of them do) say the recipe is for 2.5 gallon boils, but you are doing a full 5 gallon boil?

I know that Fermcap can decrease Krausen levels in the fermenter, but does this visibly affect what you see in your blowoff tube/airlock as well? My first batch has been in primary for about 20 hours. I have bubbles and noises, but no other activity or visible signs to speak of. As a noob i...

Did my first batch today and i gotta say, I was not expecting a near boil over when i added my hops. I even used Fermcap at the hotbreak. No biggee, everything ended up ok, but it just took me and my son by surprise. Nothing like hot moss coming at ya!!