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A simple question regarding the mixing of O2 with Co2 from pressure fermenting. I have a Spike Flex + and I pressure ferment lagers and spund ales for the free carbonation. So, I have a Spike PRV that has a cup for sanitizing solution through which any C02 beyond the 15 psi that the fermenter...

I recently purchased a pressure safe fermenter. So now I spund in the fermenter to 15 psi and then crash to 2 degrees C for three days. I often travel and take kegs with me for events and parties, and in the past I would end up with yeasty, hazy beers when I arrived. Then I started...

Has anyone used this malt? If so, how was it? They are nearby my home, and I'm thinking of buying a bag of malt to try. I feel pretty sure that it will be good, but I thought I'd ask.

Brewed a hazy Pale Ale with a five ounce dry hop. It is hot as Hades. Will it get better? At all? Ever?

Lalbrew Farmhouse makes an awesome French farmhouse ale, a biere de garde! I exclusively use dry yeast. And I love the beire de garde style, maybe because I am of French heritage and maybe because I drank and enjoyed it in France with all the ambiance that goes along with it. In the past, I...

Hi Brewers! Lately, when cleaning my tap lines, my pond pump shuts down and won't go till it's cool. So, can I clean my lines without hot water? Is there a line cleaning solution that works better in warm or even cool water? Right now, I use Oxyclean and it does a great job on the lines, but I...

I just brewed a dunkelweizen. Fermented it open with Munich Classic, and it finished up in less than three days. I racked it to a keg with a spunding valve, and it off-gassed for another day. So I am chilling and carbonating at the same time, and it should be cold and carbonated tonight. Five...

MoreBeer is advertising new 11 g packets of it. I'd love a dry alternative to use for witbier. I brew lots of it as it is my wife's favorite.

A friend gave me a dozen 5 gram packages of this dry yeast. What can it be used for?

I have had a five gallon batch of 8.5% barleywine in a bourbon barrel for 6 weeks, and it's ready for bottling. A sample has convinced me that it's ready, and that it has the perfect amount of bourbon and oak flavor and aroma. So, will I have to add yeast with my priming sugar to carbonate it...

I have a JSP Malt Mill, which I love. The bushing on the drive shaft has worn, and there is give between the rollers. My efficiency is suffering as a result. My questions are: How difficult is it to replace the bushing? Do I need specialized tools to get the old one out or to press the...

I resurrected a whiskey barrel that I'd had for a couple years. It looked clean--no mold. I had some grains to get rid of, so I made a barleywine and figured I'd put it in the barrel and ad to its character by barrel aging it. I soaked the keg with almost boiling water to rehydrate and swell it...

I ordered this somewhat obscure yeast from the vault which White Labs purged this summer. It came during the hottest month of the year, and it was almost 80 degrees F when it arrived. There is not much information on the internet about this yeast, so I thought I'd share my experience. I read...