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I brew 5 gal extract batches and have wanted to divide the batch to do some expirementing. But the smallest fermenters I’ve only found are 3 gal. But I wonder about the head space for air since il only have 2.5 in there. Granted the yeast gas should displace any air but, still, I did this with...

I'm wanting to make one of these styles next. But I've been reading that most people bottle these, saying they can't get the beer carbonated enough in kegs. Any thoughts or experiences kegging these? Does it need to age in the keg or is secondary aging sufficient? If it makes a difference, I'm a...

A couple years ago I made a brown ale (extract) and, after fermentation, I added some white oak chips that had soaked in a spiced rum. Let's just say the keg didn't last long! But I'm thinking of doing this with Cognac this time. Or maybe with a Pilsner? Thought / opinions?

I've been brewing almost 4 yrs now and am interested in seeing how my beers compare to others. Any thought / suggestions / site ms on how to get started? Can it be extract instead of all grain ? ( working on getting there by 17!). Can it be someone else's recipe that I've tweaked / modified? Or...

Last weekend, at a local winery, I tried this combination in a cider and WOW! Not too sweet, just right amount of mango, and on the back end you got just enough of the pepper to enjoy it. Talking to the chief wine / cider maker, he told me he used 3 habanero' sore 5 gal, putting them at the end...

Last weekend, at a local winery, I tried this combination in a cider and WOW! Not too sweet, just right amount of mango, and on the back end you got just enough of the pepper to enjoy it. Talking to the chief wine / cider maker, he told me he used 3 habanero' sore 5 gal, putting them at the end...

I'm fixing to use a liq yeast on a coffee stout. This will be my first time using liquid and have everything to make the starter, etc.. 1. Normally I pitch my dry yeast straight in at around 72 degF, room temp, with success. I'm thinking this temp should be good for liq as well. Thoughts? 2...

I have a Choc Malt Stout I'll be brewing soon and want to use this as my (gulp!) stepping stone to making a starter and using liquid yeast! My plan is to brew, then split the wort into 2 - 3 gal carboys, using liq White Labs in one and Mutons dry in the other. Seems the majority say liq with a...

While placing a online order recently, I was looking over the different keg & line cleaners. I built my kegerator just over a year ago and have been using Oxi Clean Free, water & StarSans, in that order, to clean everything. I put each in the keg, pressure it, then let it flow from the keg...

I've had some ideas on different ingredients I'd like to try in beer but not sure about how much yeast to use. An example would be if I made a 5 gallon batch but wanted to split it three ways during fermentation, would I use the same amount of yeast for the small batches as a five gallon batch...

I just read online where a brewer in Minn. had made a limited run of Wheaties beer. Yes it was a combined effort with General Mills support. Any thought on this? When would you add the "wheat", during the boil? In the secondary? Other weird cereal ideas?

Most of the time my beers will sit about 4 weeks before they go to keg. But time got away from this year. I made a HefeWheat & Honey Brown Ale today, June 13, nothing fancy. And the game plan is to keg on June 28 so they'll be ready on July 4th. Don't think it's too early but open to thoughts or...

On Facebook, I found a distiller selling used rye whiskey barrels. While I've been looking for one to age some beer in, just curious what others thought of this price. Opinions?

I wanted to share how I do my kegerator and equip to get some opinions. 1. After rinsing I use Oxi Clean Free on the inside. Slosh around real good then it gets pressured up and the solution goes through the lines and out the tap, emptying the keg. 2. Rinsing I repeat the procedure, pressuring...

I have a kit coming from Austin HB and read in reviews of it one brewer added some orange peel to "spice" it a little. Has anyone ever done this? Actual peel, zest? Opinions / thoughts?

I'm fixing to start this next weekend and want to add some vanilla. And I'm thinking add to taste when it goes to the secondary. Any thoughts on this plan? A better time to add (bottling / kegging or during boil?Amount? Brand?

Went to my freezer last night and found ice cream melted. Opened fridge door and light is on but definitely not cooling. But few days ago I put two holes in left side for gas lines, moved bottles outside. Is there anything in the sides I could have damaged? Ideas? Thoughts? Sent from my iPhone...

I'm wanting to build a gravity fed system to make the jump to all grain brewing. My problem is I cannot weld and have no access to any free welding. Has anyone ever built the frame out of, say, 2x4 / 2x6s and set the burners on shelves of 2x4s? Yes i realize its wood but i feel sitting a burner...

I've been tasting my beer at all stages- after the boil , from fermenting bucket to secondary and at bottling / kegging. What's the consensus on the best time to know if your beers going to be ok or in need of "work"? Or is all three times s good practice? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I've recently started two kits (Agave WIT & Pink IPA) but have not seen any fermentation ( bubbling bubbler). The same day I started these I started two others that both are bubbling away. After talking to others, reading in depth ( as I should have done to start!), I think my starting SG was...