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Hi everyone I’ve been brewing all grain for 12 years now and probably should have nailed my process by now. But I took some time off and am currently brewing smaller batches (3Gal) until I get my brewing mojo back. (long story no point going over it now) The problem is no matter what I do my...

I have been having the worst brew days this year. Today's misadventure: I have a chest freezer with a temperature controller from Johnson Controls. I was using it for fermenting a brown ale I brewed a few weeks ago (and which I could not for the life of me get to chill below 70 until I set up...

I have recently begun brewing after a bit of a hiaitus (new house seemed to have bad brewing juju). I have also been updating my brewing tech with a ph meter and am paying more attention to the mash character. But I have a problem. I did a traditional English Pale Ale a few weeks back, first...

I haven’t brewed for over two years due to renovation and general lethargy. But I’m back at it. I brewed a gluten free for my gf and it was based in rice syrup so didn’t need to deal with grains. But, now I’m ready to hit the all grain. I have a lot of unmilled grain that has been sealed...

Hi folks I have seen questions about moving hops, but most talk about only the rhizomes. Mine is about moving full plants. I have three hop plants I planted about six years ago in three 30 gal storage containers. The containers are half submerged in the ground (I did this to avoid hops...

How stupid is this: I primed three dozen 12 oz bottles of a double IPA recently (plus a few pints and quarts). But I primed with maltodextrin instead of dextrose! What a moron. (in my defense: white sweet powder in the same drawer!) Is there any way to calculate the amount of sugar to put...

So I helped a friend make hard apple cider last year. It is still sitting in the carboy and we're (finally) bottling it tomorrow. She likes tart cider, like that which we have tried in the UK. I learned that this tartness can be boosted with malic acid. I would like to know people's...

Okay, folks. It's my first time making cider (long time making beer). and I messed up but fixed it. However, I cannot calculate the gravity now because I was adding stuff, modifying and so on. Please help me figure out if my calculations are correct: First, I made 3 gallons of cider by...

I've been brewing for a while but just tried cider last autumn. I apologize for the long question, but am a little stuck on the end of the cider fermentation process. And, as you will see, I was slack in record keeping. But I could really use a little input. I began with 3 gallons of...