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I'm making my first jump to a non-kit extract recipe and wanted to know what everyone thinks of this recipe. I found it in a brewing book, but want personal opinions from experienced brewers. 6.6 lbs of LME - Light Malt 1 oz. Cascade Pellets - 60 minute boil 2 lbs. of unpasteurized honey -...

I'm still fairly new to brewing and had a question about fermenting in a refrigerator. I'm making an Oktoberfest that requires fermentation at 65 degrees or cooler. Is it okay to put the entire fermenting bucket in my refrigerator? It's obviously cooler than the required 65 degrees, but I didn't...

Brewed a batch of Dunkelweizen today. While steeping the chocolate & malt, the temp got above 170 for about 3 minutes. It went up to 180 when I walked away for a few minutes and I immediately cooled it back down to 160/165ish. I know it says it will release Tannins if it gets above 170, so what...

What's the best way to get an accurate OG reading. I've only been doing extracts for now. What I've been doing is putting is pumping a little of my final mix into the hydrometers holding case and read from there. The problem is that it seems to stick to the side of the tube and I'm not sure if...