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Feeling lazy today, and wondering if it's possible. If the first time I used the keg I thoroughly sanitized it, is there a reason I need to resanitize it again before racking the next batch? Appreciate any feedback!

Got the dreaded band aid beer blues :(. I'm trying to narrow down the possible causes. I had heard that chlorophenols are only noticeable after beer has been carbonated. Is this true? TIA.

I was adding 1# to a heavily hopped IIPA to help it attenuate properly. Of course, just after adding the sugar I read that adding it before the yeast can get at the malted sugars can lead to problems. Shot myself in the foot?

4.42 gallons American Amber Used the "Tasty Brew" priming calculator using an estimate (at the time) of 4.8 gallons. It suggested 4.4 ounces of corn sugar. I added as much. Now I know it is 0.4 ounces more than the calculator said I should have used. Will my bottled beers be gushers...

Well, I have a couple wonderful batches of banana kerosene in my two primaries. Just guessing, though. Very unusual heat wave struck cali central coast and toasted my beer! Been 74-78 ambient even with fans and closed shades; Fermometer reading is off the charts. If I had to guess, I would...

Hey, I'm about to do a batch of porter. I just went to the water dispenser to fill up my 5gallon water bottles and realized that there must have been some leftover starsan residue because I used it as a blow-off container. I'm sure there isn't much, but I still wanted to ask and make sure it...

Hey, I'm about to do a batch of porter. I just went to the water dispenser to fill up my 5gallon water bottles and realized that there must have been some leftover starsan residue because I used it as a blow-off container. I'm sure there isn't much, but I still wanted to ask and make sure it...

Ok, so I got a little too excited about my new brewing setup and bought a crap load of ingredients. I have two brew kits under my belt which I'm about to transfer to secondary. I'm mainly worried about the crushed grains I received yesterday. I've heard that I must use them quick. I can...

Hey all, I thought I made my first two batches without any major mistakes, but now I know I made a fairly significant mistake.... but just how big? My batches were extract kits from Brewer's Best (American Amber and California Imperial Pale Ale) and I used a full boil (I have a 9g pot)...

So I've got my first batch of homebrew in the fermenter! (Amber Ale from Brewer's Best) Everything went pretty smoothly and I'm pretty hopeful about the final result. It's been 6 hours and it's beginning to ferment. So it's really interesting watching the fermentation process and I'm...

Thought I had researched my new hobby pretty well, but alas... I made my first n00b mistake before my first brew. I purchased two 5 gallon glass carboys from morebeer.com thinking the standard 5 gallons of wort would naturally need a 5 gallon home.... oops :( I'm weighing the pros and...