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Anyone have experience using cinnamon? Does it speed up/slow down/inactivate fermentation? I am writing a scientific paper on yeast for a biology course and would like a little background information from the experienced (you). my hypothesis is that cinnamon will increase the rate of...

I am writing a compare and contrast paper for one of my classes. I felt this forum would be the perfect place to gather some information, What do you feel that brewing your own beer has on buying it at the store? Why do you sometimes decide to just buy some beer? What are some of the...

I have been using Home Depot buckets for primary fermenting. They have been working great. They were under $3, and my home brew store sells lids for bottling buckets (they have an area to insert an airlock). Their lids fit onto the Home Depot buckets. The total cost for bucket and lid is...

Hello everyone. I have encountered something i can't explain, perhaps someone here has faced a similar situation? I racked my future cherry wheat ale to the secondary yesterday morning. The yeast I used in this brew was a wyeast smackpack American wheat. This evening I am noticing...

Hello, I have read this forum quite a bit lately and really appreciate the information. I am posting for the first time with a question regarding my first brew. As of day 5 in the primary fermentation chamber (glass carboy) my brew has produced tiny white specks floating on the top around the...