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First time using Wyeast. Got a smack pack with my brew supplies and left it all in the bag on the counter. 14 hours later, I remembered and had my daughter put it in the fridge. I'm guessing I'm fine since I didn't smack it but just to be sure, am I ok?

Long story short, I tried my first BIAB while grinding my own malts. The recipe called for 12 lbs of grain total. Bad grind combined with not taking any readings and a leaking fermenter is making me worried. I brewed on a Sunday and forgot to check gravity until Thursday. It was at 1.025...

I got one of these from a local brewer. Never seen or heard of it before. Anyone have any details? I know where wort and water goes in/out but is it essentially just a copper coil and the tube is filled with cold water?

There's a "vintage" Landers mill local to me for $30. Is this going to be the best bang for the buck in terms of mill?

I brewed an all extract beer for the light beer drinkers around here. 4 lbs of LME, 2 lbs of Rice Syrup, and .5 oz x 2 of hop pellets that i cannot remember (I think Willamette and something??). Its been in the keg for 2.5 weeks now and I just don't like the flavor - or lack of. It goes between...

I only have a three tap set up and wifey loves her cider. I am usually hesitant to put a cider on tap because, while I like cider, I don't want to give up a tap. In theory, could I fill 2 or 3 liter soda bottles, use the carbonator cap to carb, than pour into bottles and cap? Would I lose too...

My primary fermenters are all in my basement. I wanted to move them into my garage to crash, which is upstairs. I have a feeling it'll get shaken up quite a bit. Is it worth it to crash if everything is getting mixed around? Should I just rack into the keg in my basement and skip crashing?

I've searched and read the many, many threads on this and had a very simple question. (NOTE: Brew date was Monday, 12/30) Two of my three beers are bubbling away. One is not. This was a pumpkin ale using S-04 yeast. Never done a pumpkin beer before. I *might* have pitched when it was too warm...

My cider is almost ready for kegging. I am crashing it right now as it is super cold outside. I wasn't planning on adding any potassium sorbate or campden as my wife wants a "natural" cider. Once the crash is finished, I was going to rack and back sweeten. My question/concern is with...

I am brewing this Monday and was hoping to have my e-keggle ready. I'm nearly there but am at a crossroads on options. My father (a licensed electrician) is wiring a 240V outlet in my garage but not for another few weeks. My house used to have a hot tub out back so there's 240V going out...

Hi Everyone, I read a few posts about storing LME but had a specific question about my scenario. A new LHBS started offering bulk LME out of a container. I was the first guinea pig and asked for 30 lbs. long story short, I ended up with 45 lbs. I am going to transfer to a 5 gallon bucket...

I found my old Mr. Beer fermenter (2.5 gallons) and was considering making some test batches. I personally do not like bottling my beers. Has anyone found a good way to force carb a small batch short of buying another corny and filling it half way?

In my search on this board, I've found a few posts about using the 7 gallon aqua container from Wal-Mart/Amazon but had some more questions. 1) The lid comes with a spigot that I could probably use to rack into my corny. Will tipping the container to get the liquid out of the spigot stir up all...

Hi Everyone, I've lurked around here for a few months and this is my first post. I have worked with a friend on about three brews and am slowly learning the ropes. This winter break, I am going to do my own batch. However, wifey asked that I start a cider now so we can start enjoying it in...