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Hey guys, As an experiment, I brewed a three gallon wort ans split it up into six 64oz growlers (with appropriate headspace), and pitched a different yeast into each of them. (Wyeast for first five and a local yeast company for the sixth) 1-american 2-british 3-denny's 4-french saison...

Hey everybody, I'm brewing today and discovered a problem. I was making a stout, but realized this morning that the brewstore had omitted roasted barley from my order when my fiance picked it up yeasterday. Now, it's sunday and all brew stores are closed. I'm stuck with: 5 lbs 2 row...

Hey everybody, A few of my friends and I made our first all grain Pumpkin Ale last month. Today was the unveiling (the bottles were finished carbonating), and much to our surprise, the ale tastes like a combination of a pumpkin ale and a hefeweizen. Has this ever happened to anybody...

I'm making my first AG pumpkin ale this weekend. I'm gonna put a can of Libby's pumpkin filling in the mash, and I want to put real pumpkin in the boil. How should I prepare the pumpkins for the boil?

I've got an old mini fridge and just ordered an STC 1000. I've looked up mtie DIY videos on how to put it together but there is one thing that was always left out. What do I do with the original temp controller? Do I leave it in and just have it at a certain setting? Or do I remove it?

My friend is back from living in Germany for a couple years. He was hoping that he and I could make a German lager together that would be reminiscent of "back home." He says that good German beer is very simple. Considering the beer making laws and what not. I figure that a good recipe won't...

I'm making my first stout. Hoping to let it age for a while so it'll be prime and ready for this late fall winter. I'm trying to figure the best way to maximize the chocolate flavor. I've heard of cocoa powder, nibs, and cocoa essence. What do you guys think would be the best option/strategy...

I am making an ipa with mostly citra and Amarillo. I let the primary go for one week and then transferred it to the secondary. I used Safeale-04 and it was extremely active within the first 24 hours but then sputtered out within 4 days. I figured it must have done the job because I had heard it...

Hey everybody, I'm planning on brewing my first few batches of beer this summer. I'm a true hop head, but I wanted to use my first batch to make a beer that most of my friends and family would like. Does anyone have suggestions of beer types/kits that I could make, which would be the most...