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Brewed an AG Hefeweizen...I'm very thorough with sanitizing...temps...etc. 60 min boil, 1 L starter using WLP 300 and fermented at 65 for two weeks. I have no idea where the sulfur smell and very limited sulfur taste came from. The fermentation started within 8 hrs...but the taste is off...

Just got busted at a FedEx on them asking what it was because the Ship To address was a homebrew store. Am I suppose to lie when directly asked? Now I don't know if I will be able to get it out in time. What am I supposed to do....what does everyone else that ships entries out of PA do??

I need help and hopefully someone out there has done this... I need to get some competition entries in ASAP (by tomorrow) and I chilled the beer in a 1L bottle last night (its around 40 degrees) along with a carbonator cap on at 8psi. I did shake it for about 4-5mins last night and it's been...

Just plugged in some numbers on EZ Water 3.0 and here is what I'm coming up with.... Original Water: pH - 7.2 Ca - 40 Mg - 7.0 Na - 8.9 SO4 - 31.6 Cl - don't worry about it...our charcoal filter removes it Hardness - 275, I think it's on the CaCO3 side.. because my our township says...

Does anyone have the grain bill and the instructions on this one? I have access to tons of grain and I really don't want to buy a kit just so I can get the grain bill....that plus the fact that I live too far from Texas to order the yeast at the same time. Thanks.

Okay - I need a little help in deciding if I want to sell my unused 52qt xtreme cooler and get a 36 qt xtreme cooler...I can get a brand new 36 xtreme cooler for $30 including shipping. I already have 2 unused 52qt xtreme coolers... question - do you think I should sell one of my 52 qt...

I got two packs of Wyeast via the mail yesterday - they were on the road for two days. I got an icepack along with it BUT it showed up warm. Not hot or anything and not swelled but warm. The Mfg Date was April 13. The two strains were Wyeast 1469 (West Yorkshire) and Wyeast 3068...

I'm in the process of reading Brewing Classic Styles and I'm looking at a Weizen section. The recipe "Harold-Is Weizen" calls for 2 liquid yeast packages or an appropriate starter. What is confusing to me is the yeast section says fresh liquid yeast packages are fine for 5 gal batches with a...

I'm now doing 5 gal all-grain batches and I've come across a good deal on pumps $125 or so....but I'm also getting camlocks, another valve...etc. Do I really need this or am I okay with gravity and swirling my immersion chiller..etc. It'll be real easy fro me to spend $200 just in the pump...

I can get both for the same price....$125 SO - which one do you suggest? I'm all for buying American made products but I don't know if the March 815 is made in the US with US parts....otherwise I guess the Chugger would be good enough. Thanks in advance.

I'm only going to be doing 5 gal batches and it'll be mostly English Ales, Hefes, as well as some lagers and Belgians...almost everythign will be under 1.060. I have a Coleman Xtreme 52 qt....will I have a problem? Most of my grain bills are 11-12 lbs at most...the deal on the 52 qt cooler...

I'm sooo confused when it comes to English Ale yeasts - too many to pick from. I'm a Bitter, Best Bitter, Northern Brown Ale, and Hobgoblin fan. Is there one particular yeast you would use for all of them or do you use certain ones for the bitters only...one for the brown and I really don't...

I looked at the dimensions and they are the same between MM2 and MM3....is it the same hopper? I'm wondering only because I want to order one and some places are out of the MM2 but not the MM3 ones.....if they are the same - I'll just order a MM3 one. Or is the opening at the bottom larger...

For those that have done hefes via extract and all-grain, can you tell me how much of a difference you've seen (using the same recipe just converted) between them. Is there German DME or LME available out there....or does it not matter with a hefe....because it's all about the yeast? I'm...

With most things being pretty well modified - is there really a taste difference between the pilsner malts and the wheat from various maltsters? It's very hard to get german pilsner and german wheat where I'm located other than ordering it online which kills keeping costs down. I want to...

Which yeasts both for Wyeast and White Labs creates that bubble gum flavor? You may think I'm weird...but I love it in Belgian Tripels. It's been my latest kick and I would like to make my own come fall. Also - is the bubble gum flavor synonomous with banana or is it seperate? When I...

Looking for a CO2 filling place instead of exchange only near Harrisburg/Carlisle area. Does anyone know of a place that's exists that doesn't require an exchanged? 5# or 10# tanks... Thanks!

Looking to get the best deal I can get on 1 or 2 sets of keg/gas lines and ball lock connectors. I'll be getting kegs and CO2 tank seperately.... Or is it cheaper to buy a keg system....keg, lines, connectors....etc?

I've looked everywhere online for this and only found a few instances as to what people were using but no longer term results. One of the rubber bottoms has fallen off my corney and I need to get it back on. Some are suggesting gorilla glue (it sort of looks like that was previously used on...

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