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i bottled an IPA tonight. it was in primary for 1 week and secondary for 3 weeks. when i bottled it tonight it had a funky smell, like fruity , my girlfriend said it smelled sour. is this infection? im pretty good about sanitizing and what not. there was not visiul evidence of an infection...

all those hops my LHBS is out of, when should i expect them to be restocked? when does the season start/end?

im looking for a extract recipe for a new belgium 1554 enlightened black ale clone and a Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar clone. anyone have any ideas?

i like widmer hef and would like to make something similar to it. any recipes you could give me so that i might be able to achieve my goal?

so i live in redwood city, near san francisco, and my brother lives in los angeles. i want to send him a couple of the beers i've made. would they be ok if i put a couple bottles in a padded box and shipped them down there? would all that moving around (and temp. changes i'm sure) have a...

i would like to know your opinions on how long, in general, i should keep a brew in primary, how long i should keep it in secondary then how long i should keep it in bottles before drinking it. i was also curious if i could possibly attach a filter to the end of my siphon hose that goes into...

i keep reading how everyone uses vodka is their airlocks, i used 10%-ish bleach. then i read about suck back during fermentation. i was under the impression that co2 would prevent any suck back of the liquid in the airlock. should i not be using bleach in my airlock? 10% isnt very...

so last night i started my second brew and my first using a glass carboy (so i can see inside now). I was hoping i could show a couple pic's and see what you all thought about how it looked? the recipe is for a columbus IPA any comments or advice would be really appreciated. THanks! -Matt...

about two weeks ago i started my first fermentation. the instructions i had told me to transfer the cooled wort into my fermenter and to not attempt to strain the wort at this point, so i didn't and i left my bittering, flavoring and aroma hops in my fermenter (in their mesh baggies) along with...