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Howdy- I brewed a 5g all grain Ipa back during the beginning of Jan. Transfered to secondary 11 days later and dry hopped. I have not bottled it yet- will it turn out? Not sure if this will make a difference or not, but the vodka in my airlock kept leaking out about every 4-5 days ( is...

Thanks Folks! I appreciate all the ideas- keep 'em comin'... Cheers- Groundhog

Howdy folks- How would you upgrade your brewery if you had $200 to play with? I've got a pretty standard all grain setup: 10 gallon cooler/ MLT, keggle, immersion wort chiller, a couple glass carboys, plastic buckets, etc... Should I start working on a kegging setup? Pump? Let me know...

I screwed up- did not build a trellis before my nugget bines first year ) started growing... At about 2 ft., I trained the one bine onto a 6 ft. bamboo stake- flimsy as hell. Thought I would have time to build a trellis and transfer the bine to a chord. Next thing I know, the bine is...

I've got a Pale Ale that's been in the Secondary for about a 6 weeks now. Do I need to add yeast to beef up carbonation? If so, how much? Thanks for any insight! Cheers, Groundhog

Thanks for the info, folks- all is super helpful... Sorry to bother Randar- just a noob looking for a little help. * Magnum- sprouted and growing well * Nugget- sprouted and not growing much * Cascade- has not sprouted I planted all of the rhizomes around the 1st of April.

Any beneficial plants or herbs that can/ should be planted near hops? Cheers, Alston

Newb question here: * Cleaned secondary fermenter w/ PBW about an hour ago. When can I sanitize ( w/ Idophor )? I guess what I'm getting at is when can I rack to secondary? Does the secondary fermenter ( carboy ) need to be absolutely dry ( air dried? ) before I sanitize? After...

Gracias. I dig the citrus. Cheers, Groundhog

Will a PA using Magnum ( 60 min boil ), Amarillo ( 15 min boil ), Amarillo dry hop turn out?!?!? This is my 2nd all grain batch- brewing 3 gallons to start out until I get the hang of it, then going to move up to 5 gallons. Any help is much appreciated! I've got 40 minutes of Mash time...

Howdy folks- I brewed 3 gallons of a Chinook/ Cascade Pale Ale on 1/31. I cooled the wort too quickly/ much- pitched the yeast ( White Labs: California American Ale ) around 60- 62 degrees F. Checked the brew on the evening of 2/1 and the temp was in the low 50's F- no visible fermentation...