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I'm brewing a batch using Nottingham, was getting ready to bottle because it had been in the secondary for 2.5 weeks. I wake up this morning and see that the carboy is full of krausen and that the beer is in a vigorous ferment. The beer had a vigorous fermentation in the primary 3.5 weeks ago...

I've finally become addicted to the hobby long enough to have developed a decent stockpile of various homebrew (oldest being 6 months, youngest in bottle about 6 weeks). I've recently finished off the first case of a Wheat Beer that I consider my first "real beer" (the first one made once I...

So, without thinking about my beer, I left my apartment for two weeks and the air on around 87. I have my bottles in cases in dark closets... still the temperature will be near the AC temp (it is Texas after all). Of course all of my gravity readings were stable before I bottle and I am certain...

I live in a small apartment and do not have room for an extra refrigerator and really get tired of the big tub of water method. My pantry, below the bottom shelf, is big enough for three 5 gallon carboys. Do you think if I got foam insulation to create a "ceiling" that the sheet rock walls...

Sadly, I have yet to reach the point to where I plan my vacation around my brew schedule. I'm going to put a batch in the secondary right before I head off for two weeks. Seeing as I live in TX, I don't want to leave my AC running too low so I can save on power. What would you do to...

So I made a batch of Ed Wort's with Cotes Des Blancs because I'm impatient and the HBS was out of Montrachet. (1) Should I add a yeast nutrient? I am on day 7 and it is still bubbling away. (2) Does this bottle condition well? Will it carb okay with 3/4 cup dextrose? I know there...

I just got through bottling a wheat ale with 5 cups of watermelon added to the secondary. Upon tasting when getting the FG, the beer was good but something was missing. After I added the dextrose for bottling, BINGO! The small spike of sweetness made the beer. I assume this will ferment out to...

Will adding about 4-5 cups of watermelon juice to my secondary secretly affect my alcohol content? I will be using an organic, fully ripened watermelon from a local farm. That means it have a higher sugar amount than most store bought melons. If you get the alcohol content from...

I'm brainstorming for a watermelon ale, but need some input: For the watermelon, would you: (1) Add the juice to the secondary or (2) Do a 2 or 3 Gallon brew of wort and then add 3/2 gallons of watermelon juice during the primary? Why?

I recently moved out to Texas and can't get a hold of Sweetwater anymore! Does anyone have a recipe that is pretty close to Sweetwater Blue? Any suggestions?