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I'm brewing California Common Amber Amber clone. My sparge pal calculator told me to mash 3.1 gallons. I couldn't get the temp past 145 so I added quarts until I got to 150. However aver 20 minutes or so I noticed it was only in the high 140s. I added another gallon and finally got it in the...

I ordered 9.3 pounds of grain at my local homebrew store. When I weighed the grains today and measured at 10.3 pounds. I don't know which one is most accurate so I compromised at 9.5 pounds. In other words, I put 9.5 Into the Sparge Pal. The difference between 9.3 pounds and 10.3 pounds for my...

I understand how it shows if the beer is fermenting but serve any other purpose ? The reason I ask is I couldn't find my middle piece when I finished brewing. I just placed the airlock and lid on. I trust it will ferment.

I woke up after it had been mashing an hour and a half. It's currently draining but ill be late with my sparge too. Did I ruin it?

I thought I cleaned my mash run last week but upon opening it today I learned my memory failed me. There was mold growing away. If I clean the mold out a hot water and soap will that be sufficient?

If I've rinsed my bottles well can I just sanitize them before bottling my beer? Or should I wash w soap/ozyclean before sanitizing?

When brewing my stout I came across a number of issues. 1. My target mash temp was suppose to be 150 for an hour. What happened is I couldn't get it passed 145 (despite using the strike water the sparge calc told me) so I started adding in hotter water a quart of a time but never got it...

I have to sparge 5 gallons of water. My friend let me borrow a 5 gallon steel pot that's in pretty rough condition. It has a metalic smell even after I cleaned it. Will this affect the water? My other option is to use a 3 gallon and two 1 gallon pots. I'd rather keep

Which do I go with when the numbers are different?

If it's below freezing would it be better to take the pot outside? If so can I take the lid off to swirl it some? I'm thinking if I rap a wet towel around it and place it out side it will drop the temp much quicker than an ice bath.

Using my racking cane I siphoned most of my pale ale into the primary fermenter but I dumped the last bit in. This is ok isn't it? I thought that If there's a time to aereate it's at this point.

My tube got clogged and dumped a bunch in at the same time. I saw where Palmer said this could cause flavor inconsistencies or something. Am I in big trouble?

When boiling the wort is it better to keep the lid on the entire time? I had mine off and noticed my beer stopped boiling. After placing the lid back on It took about 5 min to get it boiling again. I'm thinking there was a 10-15 min period where it wasn't boiling. Is that a problem? Should I...

I'm brewing my first all-grain tomorrow. I'm using the following recipe: http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/community/blog/show?title=beer-recipe-of-the-week-rogue-dead-guy-ale-clone 1. How do I know how hot to make the strike water if my mash temp target is 150? 2. It's a 5...

I just built my own mash tun but it leaks by the spigot/connector. Does anyone know a good way to seal it? Some possible solutions that have been running through my head: Use a larger brass nipple My connectors don't screw all the way to the valve or pipe tee, even when I use a wrench. Buy...

I happened to be by the home brew store and had them prepare my grain, but I don't think I'll get to brewing until this upcoming weekend. Will week old grain cause a noticeable difference in the beer taste?

Being in the dog days of summer, I'm worried about my house getting too hot. It got well over 100 outside today. Have a brown ale possibly done fermenting in my closet. It could be a couple of days or so before I get this thing replaced. Should I be worried?

I just finished my second brew and everything went smooth until I arieated. When I was shaking my fermenter my three piece airlock had vodka in it. I wasn't thinking. I believe some of it went into the beer. What will this do? Secondly, I forgot to stir the yeast in after I pitched it and it...

I just finished my first brew. It was almost problem free until I dropped a small plastic lid from the extract container in my fermenter bucket. How big of a problem is this? I immediately pulled it out.