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I tried the BYO Heady Topper recipe and I'm at the dry hopping stage and had a few questions. 1) This is my first time dry hopping. Do I stir the pellets in or just place them into my beer? 2) I added the Polycar and then afterward noticed it says "requires filtration". So now I'm...

I tried this recipe and I'm at the dry hopping stage and had a few questions. This is my first time dry hopping. Do I stir the pellets in or just place them into my beer? My second question... I added the Polycar and then afterward noticed it says "requires filtration". So now I'm wondering...

Question time.. I think I might have a "stuck fermentation"... I'm making the attached recipe. I was in a primary for a week and was at 1.022. Secondary would be 'done' tomorrow, but I'm still only at 1.020 today. So, it really hasn't budged much in a week. Taste is good. but my FG is a bit...

I collected the two mason jars you see here. I also was contemplating maybe "washing this" and doing a starter just because it seems like "the right thing to do" and I do want to increase my skills instead of "throw this there..." If that's overkill for this point, just say so and I'll just...

I brewed an Irish red and a little over a week ago, I put it on secondary ferment and saved the "crud" from the bottom of the pail into a mason jar and put it in the fridge. Now, I'm looking to brew this weekend and want to wake up this yeast and get it ready. I think I might know the answers...

what about stainless steel growlers?

I brewed an irish red last night... The recipe was a Norther Brewer recipe and it says to ferment first week (or two) at 66. Then another week at 72. So I have my bucket set at 66 right now. it's been a day and no airlock activity. THEN I remembered, while I aerated my wort, I did not stir...

That'd be a really small batch. At this point, I am thinking it may be a 3gal "growler" for going to a party.

any ideas on how to utilize this 3gal container with spigot (and pressurized.)... Wonder if you could put a CO2 value in the lid and use it as a mini keg for maybe a small batch? Anyone ever see one of these and any ideas?