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I just made a Cherry Ale with cherry pie filling in the primary and whole pitted cherries in the secondary. It has a kinda metalic taste not very strong but it is there still. Could this come from the cherry pie filling out of a can or canned cherries? never had this taste in any beer? Any...

I have been keeping my batches in secondary for a week, 2 at the most. Can you keep a batch too long in the secondary? :confused: I keg most of the time anyways. I want to get my secondaries filled up soon for a party comming up in Feb. :rolleyes: I will buy some more kegs for the party. I...

I brewed some two row with no hops, I wanted to see what it would taste like? It used the whirlfloc for the first time last 10 mins of boil. I looked good and gravity checked out, I used Windsor dry yeast. I only brewed 2.5 gals and I have it in a 5 gal carboy. It is churning good only been...

I finished a Brown Ale, it was fermenting for about 5 days in primary. Secondary for about 8 days, it has been in a keg for a week now and it is still very strong on the bitters I guess. It taste like very earthy pine taste. It is getting better with time, it was not good the first day after...

I have maybe a simple question, I am still new at this on my 5th brew in verious stages. I was wondering what do most people use for larger batches? I used to use these poly drums for storing chemicals and they can be rigged for a air lock pretty easily. I was thinking of getting a new one and...

Looking for the best place to find grain online. Anyone have a favorite place. I have just finished my mash tun and need some grain for it. The brew place I use has it but I will not be saving much from extract brewing.

I have 3 carboys 5 - 6.5 gal, I just noticed that 2 have little cracks in the glass about half way down the side. The crack is only 2" long and it runs horizonal. I put some packing tape over the crack to make sure it does not leak or air get in some how. But the main thing is I am furmenting a...