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Been looking for a 60qt+ kettle for a while now, waiting for a good deal. Today I see this ad on Craigslist: 60 Quart Stainless Brew Pot - $135 Includes lid, steamer tray (not false bottom, only useful for direct-fire BIAB) and two welded female 1/2'' npt fittings at the bottom. It's in...

Is the yeast responsible for the benefits of aging? Or is it chemical? I'm at cider noob. I did some searches but I still have some questions. I made my sparkling, sweet cider by racking when gravity hit 1.010, adding 4oz priming sugar and bottling (all standard 12oz glass longnecks). After...

I have capacity for only two fermentors in my temp-controlled space and I am fermenting lagers right now. In the meantime I want to ferment an ale this week but my apartment's ambient is 68F. I am asking you, the experts: What strain should I use? I assume the beer will be in the low to...

I do extract/partial mash batches and can't afford a full-boil size kettle just yet. I was trying to clone Magic Hat #9 for SWMBO (based on the "Can You Brew It" podcast) and the thought of hitting the target OG was daunting. Then I discovered Gravity Units. Suddenly, the concept of specific...

I raced to the LHBS yesterday just in time to grab some ingredients like Supermarket Sweep before the place closed for the long Labor Day weekend. I need to make a stout this weekend. So I got home and noticed that my pound of roast barley is listed as 650L! I thought that roast barley was...

Fairly new brewer here: I just did this partial mash really early in the morning, and as I had purchased my specialty grains by the pound, I threw in the whole pound of each instead of 0.5lbs of each as intended. Grain bill: 5lbs Maris Otter, 1lb Crystal 80, 1lb Cara-Pils, 1lb Munich...