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Made my first mead with my brother-in-law. When visiting my beer store the lady said I would need one package of Pure pitch yeast for 5 gallons. Reading the package, it says an SG over 1.065 needs 3 packets. My current SG is 1.096. Can I get away with one package or do I need to go buy two more?

Was wondering if I can add cocoa nibs to my stout while it finishes it’s primary fermentation? I hit a snag when the temp went too low and fermentation slowed significantly. I got the temp back up but now want to see if I can add the nibs around Wednesday if it hasn’t finished. Any thoughts?

I making a milk chocolate coconut Stout. I added my yeast and it pitched successfully and it started to bubble after several hours. I noticed on Friday that it was getting to be too cold in my basement and the temperature Was at or went below the 60°. The fermentation temperature for the yeast...

I’m making a peach ipa and have added 2 cups worth of frozen peaches after defrosting, boiling, cooling and adding it to the beer. After a few days, I haven’t found the kick of peach in looking for. I’ll add the next 2 cups I bought as frozen peaches, but if that doesn’t do it to my...

I’ve brewed a brown ale with vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chocolate (using vodka to absorb into cocoa nibs) I’ve let it sit for close to 2 weeks. (1 week and 4 days) I went and tried to see where it is in the carbonation process and when I opened the bottle it made a decent release of air...

Brewing a wintered spiced ale and I want to add chocolate to it. I decided not to add chocolate greens because I didn’t want to strong of a coffee/choc flavor. Now tasting after adding the cinnamon and not Meg I was wondering if there is anything I can add to give a very mild chocolate flavor...

I am brewing a brown ale and don’t feel like going to the store just yet to buy the ingredients however in my cupboard I have a vanilla paste (which has water, vanilla extract, vanilla beans, and a natural thickening agent) and ground cinnamon powder from Trader Joe’s Can I add these to the...

I am brewing a brown ale don’t feel like going to the store just yet to buy the ingredients however in my cupboard I have a vanilla paste (which has water, vanilla extract, vanilla beans, and a natural thickening agent) and ground cinnamon powder from Trader Joe’s Can I add these to the...

Are there yeast molded for higher alcohol beers or should I add more packets of yeasts to guarantee all the sugars are converted.

I brewed my passion fruit beer awhile ago and they have been bottled for over week. I know it's still too soon to be completely done however, I had some that were carbonated already and some that were not..obviously enough. Those that were carbonated were at room temperature and those that were...

Moved into a new house. I want to brew a new home beer. The Mrs is skeptical that the weight capacity for the stove is going to be an issue. I usually have 8 gallons of wort before the boil. Around 60+ lbs. What ls everyone's take on the weight capacity of an electric range?

I brewed my beer and didn't notice a small leak in my wort chiller tube.* It wound up adding close to a gallon of water as it was cooling down the wort, dropping my OG dramatically. I missed my predicted OG before the leak. The beer was predicted to be 1.069 at the end and I was at 1.051.*...

I brewed my beer and didn't notice a small leak in my wort chiller tubes.* It wound up adding close to a gallon of water as it was cooling down the wort, dropping my OG dramatically. I missed my predicted OG before the leak. The beer was predicted to be 1.069 at the end and I was at 1.051.*...

So I've been plugging my recipe in the brewtoad website and it let's me know how much yeast I need by batch size. However I'm not sure if I'm correct with my measurements. I try to make 50 beers aka 5 gallons. I start with 7 gallons of liquid pre boil and I lose about .5-.75 gallons of liquid...

My grain bill was: 3lbs 2 row 4lbs white wheat malt 1lb Carafoam 2lbs Light Munich .5 mt hood (aroma) .5 mt hood (bittering) 2 vials of WLP320 Amer Hefe It was supposed to have a OG of 1.043 and FG of 1.012. I was able to reach 1.045 before i added the yeast. After day 7 of primary...

My grain bill was: 3lbs 2 row 4lbs white wheat malt 1lb Carafoam 2lbs Light Munich .5 mt hood (aroma) .5 mt hood (bittering) 2 vials of WLP320 Amer Hefe It was supposed to have a OG of 1.043 and FG of 1.012. I was able to reach 1.045 before i added the yeast. After day 7 of...

My partial mash brew went great 10 days ago. 1.049 and now in the primary at 1.013. As the recipe website brewtoads.com aided me. I want to add the peaches as strawberries and need direction on what I should do. I've heard freeze them, freeze them after you mashed them up or cut into chunks...

Yesterday I started a late brew and got done at 2 in the morning. I brought the wort down to 80° maybe 78 and the yeast was at about 80° as well. I was able to swish the wort back-and-forth a few times between the kettle and the primary fermenting bucket to create some oxygen. I may not have...

Yesterday I started a late brew and got done at 2 in the morning. I brought the wort down to 80° maybe 78 and the yeast was at about 80° as well. I was able to swish the wort back-and-forth a few times between the kettle and the primary fermenting bucket to create some oxygen. I may not have...

I was reading up on this beer and I noticed that it uses three strains of yeasts. I'm wondering how that works.. Are all 3 added at the same time? How does it affect taste? Does it take longer then usual because of the multiple strains?