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Hello all, I am ready to start lagering and have been reading all i can for the last month. Here is what I still am not sure of, #1, after the dialectal rest do I keep it in the primary and go straight to the lagering phase or transfer to a secondary for lagering. (have read transferring removes...

Shell and all or shell them and crush the seed

Happy Thanksgiving all, in this months Brew Your Own magazine there is an article about hemp beers made since 1998. The testing guy says he has found the best way to utilize them. He says the seeds add a nutty flavor if roasted in the shell for about 30 minutes in the oven. I have a brown ale...

hello all, all this talk of cherry chocolate stouts has peaked my interest. Now that all my stuff has came in i wanted to make sure my plan for Saturday doesn't have any missteps. First I start with my NB chocolate milk stout kit. Done by instructions until 5 minutes before done adding 8 ounces...

thanks to all who responded. I had no idea they would be good that long. I have heard of store bought brands that were pulled because of age and thought all had a shelf life. I think i might just get me a tripel kit next. thanks again

hi guys. my beer brewing teacher found a few bottles of Belgian Tripel that he brewed between Christmas and New Years day. I looked on Northerns site and it said three months start to finish. These bottles would have been ten months old and were awesome. My question, how long is a beer good...

Thanks for all the info. I live in western Ky and not a local shop for a couple hundred miles. Thus I rely in online buys. thanks again

Hey all, I tried to order a 6 gal better bottle carboy to use as a secondary. Ordered yesterday and received an email saying "sorry better bottles are no longer being made". Does anyone know why and are they safe if I get a used one. Thanks

yes I do use a small mallet ans lid tool. After sealing I always give a small push on the lid ad watch the airlock, this is how I learned from the guy that helped me when I got started. he said if there is not a good seal you cant push the water to the top of the airlock and get it to hold...

wanted to add to my original thread so not to confuse with the added on. I just got a reading of 1.016, that would lead to believe even though absolutely no seen activity, it is chugging along. Also wanted to add a quick pic.

Thanks for all the answers, had to work late and won't do anything tonight. And yes it is fermenting in a pale and can't see krausen. it is down in my basement and the temp is, by the thermometer on the side, is running between 58 and 64. Tomorrow afternoon I will open it and get a reading. Her...

Hi, this is my third batch and ran into an issue I can't find an answer to in the forums. On 3/14/15 I brewed a Brewers Best Kolsch. everything went picture perfect. OG was 1.044 witch in inline with instructions. (OG: 1.042 - 1.046, FG: 1.010 - 1.013). I used Wyeast Kolsch 2565, it arrived...