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I stocked up on supplies last year and have a lot that has gone unused. I have several packs of hops in the nitro sealed packs from Northerner Brewer that are about 14 months old and been kept at 42 degrees F. I also have assorted specialty grains from various vendors, some that have been...

How important are the yeast recommendations in recipes? Specifically, I want use S-04 in a dry Irish stout recipe that calls for US-05. Any reason why I shouldn't? Do the base malts have anything to do with the recommended yeast strains?

Anyone having problems getting ingredients lately? Seems my go to spots are either closed or completely out of necessities. First it was yeast, then base malts. I think the bakers are running low and encroaching on our ale supplies. Now hops are hit or miss. Anyone else having this problem...

I have a 3 gal hefeweizen that may have been slightly over pitched. OG: 1.046 Has been at 1.007 for more than 24 hours on day 7. Leaving town for a week, so my question is whether it is better to go ahead and bottle at 10 days, leave in primary for 18 days then bottle, or rack to a secondary...

I'm working on repurposing a 7 gallon plastic bucket I've use as a primary to use as a bottling bucket. I'm really interested in making the perfect bottling bucket, so I want to use it for a long time. Do you guys recommend changing bottling buckets as often as you would change plastic buckets...

I think I’m sold on the BIAB method and want to upgrade from a simple stove stop extract setup to a simple, reliable, and relatively inexpensive BIAB setup. I feel like the perfect kettle is the best place to start. I highly doubt I will ever want to brew anything more than 5 gallons. I see...

I think several recent posts hint at this, but I'll ask the question anyway. I'm attempting my first BIAB but only have a 5 gallon kettle. I have an 8.5 lbs grain bill and most calculators say I need at least 6 gallons of water. I was hoping to mash 8.5 lbs of grain in 3 gallons of water and...

Hi and thanks for having me and thanks in advance for your patience with my tirade of dumb questions. I have been brewing for 10 years, my first batch 10 years ago and my second batch this past January. What has kept me from brewing a second batch all this time is not being able to get to a...