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So I'm no expert by any stretch, but I do know that doing a secondary fermentation has helped yield some better beers for me, so I always do it. Right? Wrong? Yes, no, maybe, can you repeat the question? I typically always do five gallon batches, partial mash in the past, all grain now. I...

Maybe a dumb question, but shouldn't you be fine if you just keep the temperature within the yeast's optimum fermentation temperature for both the primary and the secondary fermentation. For example... For a White Labs Burton Ale Yeast is 68-73F. Or are you saying that you should try to keep...

So I just harvested my Hallertauer hops that I grow in my backyard. I typically do it the first Saturday of college football (in six days), but this year they seem ready earlier. Long story short; crappy yield. Worst since I planted these. I'm in Vancouver, WA, and I didn't do anything...

Speaking of ladybugs... I introduced ladybugs to deal with aphids twice (three and two years ago) for my hops. I had a pretty bad aphid problem three years ago. Last year, they just showed up again, so I figured that they hibernated nearby and came back. They have a lifespan of 1-2 years, so...

Just picked one up today and I'm pretty pumped to put it to use in the next two weeks. It has both the Brix % and the SG.

Year four hallertau. Limited space since we live in the city.