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I brewed a Blue Moon Clone from AIH yesterday and pitched WLP400. Unfortunately AIH screwed up my order and did not include the ice pack when they shipped they yeast. I had hoped it would still be viable but after more than 24 hours I see no signs of any fermentation. I have US-05 and S-04 on...

I'm new to kegging, using a combination of used equipment that I was able to get cheaply. Last night I had 2 batches of beer ready to keg so transferred them and cranked them up to 35 psi so that I could carbonate overnight. I reattached my co2 line to my other keg (now nearly empty) and...

I'm new to kegging (just one batch kegged so far) and trying to get a feel for my options as I get more beer ready to keg. I am short of space in my fridge and will have another beer ready to keg soon. Can I just transfer my beer to a keg, purge the oxygen with co2 and store at room...

I have been looking for a fridge or freezer to serve as a fermentation chamber and came across someone selling an old fridge that had been fitted with a keg. From the decals on the fridge it looks like it was used for Miller Lite. I wasn't planning to get into kegging yet, but now I'm...

I bottled a Grapefruit IPA a few weeks ago but have absolutely no carbonation. Nothing. I am sure that I added the priming sugar as indicated in the recipe when I bottled. I did have to filter extensively when I bottled as I had dry hopped loose. Perhaps I filtered out the yeast? In any...

I was brewing a coffee porter extract kit today and realized at the last minute that the yeast that it was packaged with (Lallemand Nottingham) called for rehydration. I had tried to rehydrate yeast once before, but that batch was my only real failure and so I've avoided doing it again, just...

I have what seems to be a simple question, but I have seen conflicting information on this topic. I have brewed about a dozen 5 gallon extract batches since I started brewing back in January and have been very happy with just about all of them. So far I have been fermenting in an interior...

I need some practical advice for priming and bottle conditioning my beer. Here's what I've done so far... My first batch was a pale ale and it went well. I added priming solution to the bottling bucket, racked, and bottled. I had a good head and a was very drinkable first beer within only 6...

I have had an oatmeal stout fermenting for about two weeks now. It looks and tastes great and has hit it's final gravity target (1.012 or less). It's only my second batch and I'm excited about getting it in bottles so that I can try it soon. (I finished drinking my first batch last weekend!)...

I'm a new brewer and just ordered my first recipe kit that calls for dry hopping. Any recommendations on whether to drop the hops loose into the carboy or use a mesh bag? My recipe only calls for 2 ounces of hops so I'm inclined just to drop them in and let them work. Thanks in advance for...

I have been brewing in a kettle that can only hold 2.5 gallons. After my boil I cool the wort in an ice bath and then add it to 2 gallons of cold water in my bucket. Then I top off with cold water to reach 5 gallons. So far I have just been using cold tap water, but now wonder if I should have...

I got to taste my first ever home brew last night and am really happy with it. It's a Midwest Simply Beer Pale Ale extract kit and is much better than I had expected, especially given my clumsy first attempt at brewing. There's a nice level of bitterness to the beer and a good flavor overall...

OK, so I'm brand new to this and excited about by first batch of beer - a 5 gallon pale ale extract kit from Midwest Supplies. Brew day seemed to go well, but fermentation was slower to start than I expected (~2 days). I had placed my primary fermentation bucket in my basement initially but...