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Started my adventure into mead back at the end of May. I primaried from May to June - added more must and fruit, refermentation kicked up, then secondaried from June to end of August. Racked my Strawberry Kiwi Melomel off of the lees about 15 days ago. Started at 26 Brix(OG: 1.110), after 3...

I'm getting myself 3 tap free standing dispenser/kegerator, and there must be something wrong with the way I approach this... After asking friends/reading online - I need help! I'd like to get kegerator that: 1) fits three pony kegs (1/6 gallon) (this - EdgeStar KC3000SSTRIP - seems to fit the...

Hi all I'm in a little bit of a pickle. Yesterday was brew day and the first time I did 5 gallons (as opposed to 2.5). I thought my fermentation bucket was 5.5 gallons but its actually literally exactly 5.05, so when I poured the wort and pitched the yeast, the level was almost flush with the...

Hi everyone, I'm currently fermentating an all grain hefeweizen that's 5 lb wheat, 2 lb Munich malt and 4 lbs pilsner. I wanted to ask a question about my yeast as it's the WLP 300. Original gravity was 1.052 I currently have my 5lb fermentater in a swamp cooler and the temps are 62, I know...

What’s up brewers? I made my third extract batch a few weeks ago which was a zombie dust clone. I let it ferment for 3 weeks and dry hopped it during the second week. It has been conditioning in bottles for two weeks. However, there is a lot of sediment in the bottles. It smells really good and...

2 gallon plastic bucket 1 gallon Carboy Star San Sanitizer One Step Cleaner Premier Rouge Active Dry Yeast LD Carlson Yeast Nutrient Twin Bubble Air Lock x2 Hydrometer 3 Piece AirLock Racking Cane with Plastic Tip Tubing Thermometer (I am getting Honey from the store tonight is there anything...

Hello all, First post, and second time brewing. My first ever home brew Lager came out about 2 months ago and I'm in need of some advice on how to improve it. I made a few mistakes first time around (put 2 types of yeast, one lager and one ale and totally didn't add nearly enough sugar for...

Hey All! I'm brand new here and very new to brewing in general. I have a lot of interest, but not a ton of time. I was looking at the different machines from PicoBrew and the newly announced PicoBrew Z caught my attention. Can anyone share their thoughts on this machine in general and if...

Hi All, I'm planning to do a Mango Ale and i was curious as to the best way to go for this. From what I've read, it seems like there's 5 different routes i could go as far as what mango to use as well as 2 different methods for adding it. The 5 different routes i've read say to either use 1)...

Hi Everyone, My name is Lee. I'm currently waiting for all of my new shiny brew equipment to be delivered by OBK (Ontario Beer Kegs) - coming Monday!! I'm super excited to get brewing. First Brew: Witbier Cheers Everyone

I am new to brewing and I am interested in brewing a hoppy IPA. I have two brews under my belt that turned out well. I really want to experiment with dry hopping. I am not sure if I should just buy a normal kit and make modifications like using citra hops/buy more hops for dry hopping? Or...

My husband and I are attempting our second batch of Hard Cider and something is wrong. Apparently we didn't learn from the first one we tried. Recipe: 2 1/3c local clover honey Apple Juice (no preservatives) to top up a gallon. 1/4tsp Vinter's Harvest CY17 yeast All in a glass jug...

I'm planning on buying some rhizomes for the first time. I've got a garden in my back yard that's almost perfect...a tall tree on one side (and a soon-to-be-pole on the other). I've got a couple questions, though. I think I want to get 1 Mt. Hood, and 1 Magnum rhizome. Is there any...