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Hello, Wondering if there are any bakers out there that might be able to help. Recently made some bread following this recipe: https://leitesculinaria.com/93789/recipes-5-minute-artisan-bread.html Followed the recipe as written. Had a really healthy rise after 2 hours. Made my dough ball...

Wondering if people ever play with salt when it comes to beer? I understand the gose style usually includes some salt. And of course there are brewing salts which I understand help in the actual chemistry of some (all?) Styles on beer depending on your water profile. I'm wondering specifically...

Anyone seen a female to male garden hose adapter to use with a wort chiller? I have a new faucet in the basement but the aerator unit unscrews from the outside. I.e. when it's unscrewed it leaves behind male threads on the faucet head. So I need something with female threads to screw onto that...

For example one list shows caramel/Crystal 60 as 1.034. my understanding is those 34 points are including unfermentable sugars, correct? How does one account for this when developing a recipe, what's the percentage of unfermentables?

I made a beer with what I thought was significant biscuit malt (about 30%). I couldn't detect the biscuit at all. Did I not use though? I'm wondering if I just don't know what I'm looking for. Are there any popular commercial beers that have a prominent biscuit note? I've read all the...

Digging through my basement fridge I found some leftover hops. I often make small batches so I frequently only use parts of a 1oz bag. They were resealed but all were at least 3 months old. Rather than trash them I had a "eh what the hell" moment and decided to throw them in a quick IPA...

Hi all. I've really enjoyed Jack's Abby House Lager. They are expanding but a small-ish brewery in MA that strictly produces lagers. I think they're still pretty local as far as distribution. Anyway I'm wondering if anyone has had any success cloning this lager. Seems like they're keeping the...

As I peruse my local beer shop I've noticed more and more craft Brewers are going with cans over bottles. I get the reasons: cheaper, lighter, more recyclable, blocks all light. My question is will you miss the bottle as it seems like it's becoming rapidly rare in the craft world? I know it's...

Hello. After reading all kinds of opinions and options I decided to try my hand at a Lager. I don't have a dedicated fermentation chamber so I decided to use a cold water bath in a large well insulated camping cooler. I used a Cali common recipe figuring it would be more tolerable to...

Hi Anyone know of a good malt comparison chart to reference? I've seen things floating around like this for hops. I'd love to look up hey here is this malt, this is it's flavor profile, and similar malts (if you needed/wanted) to substitute. Thanks.

Hi. I'm just starting to think about trying to brew some mead. My question is where do you get your honey from? It seems prohibitively expensive (to me) to get this much honey through normal retail. Thanks!

Hi. Just got my hardware in the mail to build by through the door kegerator. I have a style of shank without a built in tailpece. I'm a little confused at the assembly. If I have it correctly it's tailpiece>washer>shank and the hex nut holds it together. Is that right? It just seems weird to me...

Hey all, Is there any standard to where to to place your taps (through the door kegerator). Or just personal preference? Freezer is on the bottom so clearance isn't an issue.

Hi all. I was thinking about batch pasteurizing my next 3 gal cider batch. Essentially transferring from fermenter directly to a large pot and brining up the temp to 140 F. From what I read this should do a good job of killing off the yeast. My hesitation is: Is this too big of an oxygenation...

Hello. I have a 3 gallon keg that I want to bring on a boat this coming spring/summer. For dispensing I am seeing two basic options, the push button/trigger co2 charger and a mini regulator. I'm reading some chargers don't work well and are hard to keep a good dispensing pressure. I'm also...

Wondering if anyone has good suggestions for removing labels from used commercial bottles? I've tried all kind of dish soaps, hot soaking for literally days, Goo Gone spray. Seriously nothing seems to work to get the labels off and the glue off except attacking each one profusely with a razor...

Hi all. I'm thinking about starting to try storing /reusing some yeast from the fermenter per the "simple storage" method pinned at the top of this section. My question is how do I know how many ounces/jars I need for my next batch? Do we just measure the settled slurry in the jar? Thanks

Hi there. The little guide sheet that came with my keg recommended NOT using a standard crescent wrench for removing the in and out posts. Apparently this is do to risk of stripping the threads. Question: Would a pass through style ratcheting wrench be appropriate or do I really need to get a...

Hey there. Looking to build my through the door kegerator soon. I have the fridge, kegs, co2 etc on picnic taps. I just need the hardware to actually get it dispensing through the door. Wondering where people recommend buying the dispensing hardware. Does anyone have a good recommendation of...

It doesn't look like I'd be able to use an immersion chiller because it won't fit on any of my faucets. Besides that it also looks like a huge waste of water. These days I mostly do 3 gallon biab batches full boil. Ice bath works ok but takes significant time, anything to speed it up would be...