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I'm very attentive to sterilization but I'm wondering why my Oktoberfest I bottled today has a rubbery, moldy looking patch on the surface of the secondary? The only thing I can think of is this is my first secondary, I didn't use an airlock, should I have? It was in secondary for almost 6...

A couple questions for those more experienced than myself: - I bottled my Chinook IPA and put the bottles in the basement, problem it is winter in Michigan and only 50F in my basement. I have no other way to heat it up as upstairs it is already 70F, plenty warm. I've considered a portable...

I'm borrowing a kegging system for my wife's boss. He said he hasn't used it in awhile and will split the cost of the tank refill and also would like somebody to make sure the tank is still safe (not leaking). I live near Grand Rapids, MI. Are there any fellow brewers in the area that keg and...

I have city water available at my house and we use a brita water filter to drink what is on tap. I can tolerate the tap water without the brita filter (it's not attached faucet it is a pitcher) but it definitely has a slight chlorine smell/taste to it. I'm doing a partial boil and then will...

Exciting week for me, I haven't brewed in about 8 months and I just received a Bayou SP14 burner and some other new equipment. I'm going to brew in my garage for the first time, all previous extract brews were done on the stove. I have a pregnant wife at home so I'm finally feeling the urge...

I went to my local brew supplier and asked for the "Extract Oberon clone" kit. I received 5lbs of DME and .5lbs of Cara Dextrime Mal and .5lbs of Crystal and the appropriate hops and yeast. What I'm curious about is how to steep the two different grains? I've only used brewers best kits...

Hello Everybody, I just finished bottling my first batch of homebrew. I used the Brewer's Best seasonal "Summer Ale", the description made it sound similar to an Oberon which is a good summer drinking beer. Has anybody made this home brew before? I made a few mistakes but documented the...