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So I got a bag for my cooler b/c it just seemed like a better all-around idea than Bazookas, false bottoms, or manifolds. Now, I want to know what’s NOT GOOD about it, and why I might want to change to something else in the future. I want to become a professional - not just a hobbyist - so I’d...

Hey guys (and gals(?(:P))), Fremont Brewing in Seattle has my favorite beer, and I have the luck of living in South Florida *two big thumbs down* so I can’t get it here. It’s a giant beauty of malty goodness and hoppy wonder - I’ve never tasted another DIPA like it. It’s hop bitterness doesn’t...

Last time I checked, a beer with a head that never went away was really annoying to drink, and the head added nothing to improve my experience in any other way. Why does it matter at all what kind of lacing a beer leaves on a glass, or how long the head lasts? IMO, it takes away from the volume...

Hello everyone, I'm about to make a mash tun out of a large cooler I have, and I would love to hear about your experience and thoughts of how I should go about making a filter to keep all the grain and sediment out when extracting the wort. These are the current methods I've heard of: make a...

How do I know when fermentation is complete? I’m on my second ever brew, both of which have been Saisons, and I’m having trouble understanding when fermentation is complete. I thought it would be done whenever it’s not bubbling through the airlock anymore, but the guy at my LHBS said not to...

hey everyone, I’m new to home brewing and keep hearing about Brettanomyces, and I’d love to try it! Thing is, I don’t know any beers that have it, and when I look them up, I’ve never noticed any that I’ve seen in beer stores here. I live near Fort Lauderdale, so does anybody know of any craft...

The highest approved temp I’ve seen advertised for a Saison yeast is 80°, but I’ve seen several posts on one forum or another by brewers who say the let theirs get between 80°-95°. What’s the deal with the discrepancy? Has anyone had a positive experience with letting theirs get above 80°? If...

Hey everyone, My wife’s favorite beers are Tripels, and I’d like to brew one. However, I don’t have temp control yet, and all the yeasts I see for Tripel recipes require that. Is it possible to brew a Tripel or Tripel-like beer with Saison yeast at the stereotypical warm temps Saisons are...

Hey everyone, My wife’s favorite beers are Tripels, and I’d like to brew one. However, I don’t have temp control yet, and all the yeasts I see for Tripel recipes require that. Is it possible to brew a Tripel or Tripel-like beer with Saison yeast at the stereotypical warm temps Saisons are...

hey all, I’ve been wanting to brew beers for years, and finally bit the bullet and bought a kit, and I’m way stoked. I just brewed a saison, and, while a fun experience, I’m thinking I’m having temp control problems, since the beer taste especially yeasty and kind of strange. I’d love to be...