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Hi all, I just had a quick question regarding the yeast I harvested last weekend. I harvested yeast from an American Stout, I got enough for several more batches of beer. My question is, I've heard you shouldn't try using yeast harvested from a darker beer to make a lighter one. That being said...

Can pH effect mash efficiency? I've been getting horrible efficiency for the last 5 brews or so (under 60%), and I've tried different sparging techniques (fly and batch) and well as a 90 minute mash. My temp remains fairly constant at 152F for the duration of the mash. I'm running out of ideas...

Hey all, I was wondering if anyone had any good links on how to install a ranco temperature controller(or anything that would serve as a temp controller) on a refrigerator. I'm trying to modify an older fridge into a temperature controlled environment to put my carboys in during fermentation...

The pump for my whirlpool/immersion chiller broke, and I don't have a way to cool down my wort except for an ice bath in the kitchen sink. I'm brewing an American Hefeweizen tomorrow, and my question is, should I do a 90 minute boil instead of a 60 minute boil to drive off more DMS precursors? I...

I been brewing for a couple years now using Star San to sanitize my bottles before bottling my beer. Not rinsing the star san out drives me crazy, so I always rinse the bottles after using star san. The last three batches I've fought the urge to rinse, and just let them air dry on a bottling...

I know you can change the size of your yeast starter in Beersmith, but can you adjust the gravity? If not, does anyone know what gravity the yeast starter is set to? Thanks.

I've been playing around with Beersmith for about a week now, and I've managed to setup new equipment and fermentor options, but one thing I can't seem to figure out is creating new yeast types. The calculated amount of yeast in the different types is around 100B cells. But I rinse my yeast, so...

I'm about to bottle 5 gallons of a Belgian blonde, and I noticed a lot of stuff (orange zest and crushed coriander mostly) floating near the top of the carboy. Can I sanitize a coffee filter and pass the beer through the filter before bottling? I am just concerned about the yeast not passing...

Does anyone know if artificial sweeteners like sweet-n-low or splenda are fermentable? I'm pretty sure they aren't, but I'm trying to avoid a massive mess in case they are. I'm trying to make some alcoholic sweet tea; and I'm planning on adding the artificial sweetener at bottling, as well as...

I just picked up and planted a few Tett, Hall, and Chinook rhizomes yesterday, and I'm trying to find out how often I should water them. After some internet research, I've read anywhere from watering them daily to watering them once a week. I think I need to water them more than usual because...

Hey all, I have a quick question hopefully someone can answer for me. A few of my friends and I decided to just make one large batch together rather than a bunch of small 5 gallon batches. I found 55 gallon drums online for pretty cheap; much cheaper than boil kettles. I've seen videos of...