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Got 1.048 og the fg should be 1.013 that was from the recipe but with less water I was not sure what may happen

Hey guys I made a huge mistake Brewed 10 gallons of beer then put the wort in a Carboy with 4 gallons in it and put one bucket with 4 gallons in it and fermented it. It's done fermenting. It's gonna be high alcohol has a lot of sugar. Can I add water to it after fermentation to make 5...

Hey guys can anybody explain to me how to quickly keg carbonate a guinness and serve it in about 4 days. I have a party coming up i want to bring it too right after its done fermenting for 3 weeks. Im using co2.

I'm just storing it in the basement until the drinking day. I was thinking of force carbing it on 30 psi and leaving it in the basement until the drinking day. Then chill and serve at a lower drinking psi. That won't work?

Hey fellas I am kegging a beer in a corny keg but need to store it warm until a party. Can someone tell me how to keg a beer n keep it in a 70 deg basement until i use it day of? I need initial psi when first kegged then the process of what to do day of party (ice in a bucket serving on party...

Thank alot i was trying to find a whole house treatment that wasnt too expensive but i dont think that is possible. I have a water softner installed but using it will put more sodium i guess.

I just got my water report and was wondering if anyone could tell me what i can brew with it, how i can treat the problem areas ( low ph high chloride) and any general suggestions you can give. The water does not taste very good. Thanks for any help, Heres the report: Ph - 6.4 Total dissolved...

Hey fellas I made this recipe but thought to try adding a lb of honey. How do ya think it will come out.

The beer disposal in my house works pretty well but thanks for the offer.

I brewed a 5 gallon all grain batch of this and its fermenting now, thanks alot for the recipe. Problem, when i was sparging the water I threw in was alot higher than anticipated because of a broken thermometer. The water with grains while sparging was 180 in the mash cooler. Will this really...

I'm going to brew this tommorrow for the first time. I was thinking about adding a teaspoon of irish moss for clarity. Will this affect the taste or recipe negitively?

Hey fellas I'm going to brew a 15 gallon batch of irish red this week and I was wondering if I could do it this way to make it quicker than doing two batches. I have a 10 gallon cooler mash tun and a 15 gallon keg brew pot. I usually do batch sparging does anyone have suggestions on how to do...

Hey I'm having trouble finding white labs yeast in time for brew day. Would you know of a good wyeast replacement and if it will affect the taste that much. Thanks a lot.

I am going to brew this ale in a 10 gallon batch. I was just going to double all the ingredients on the the 5 gallon recipe. Is this the right way to do it, its my first time brewing more than 5 gallons? I would be using 2 lbs of honey is this too much? Thanks guys

I'm going to do a ten gallon batch of this beer for a picnic i'm having and going to travel with it in corny kegs. What do you think the best way to serve it on Co2 in a picnic? I'll have on ice with a picnic tap what psi should i keep it at? Any suggestions for a more elaborate setups will...