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Hey guys, What is the best option to use with an inkbird controller, a fridge or a freezer as a ferment chamber? I currently run a fridge but thinking to add another one.

Hi everyone, I ve made a batch like 3 months ago. All was fine but now I noticed the last few bottles left from that batch, when opening the bottle it gushes and does not stop foaming as if it is infected. I would say as if infected because all the other 30 bottles or so did not gush and the...

This fermentation started very slow 48 hours zero activity then started. OG 1051 day 16 FG is 1025. Dry yeast US 05 Grain Bill - 7.7lbs pilsner 3.5kg 2.2lbs vienna 1kg Taste rather sweet I would say the job is not done. It has a smooth taste and no funky after taste but...

I am using the attached water. PH is 6.9 - 7.4. I feel like my beer is can be smoother. I feel like it leaves a harsh aftertaste. Could it be the high PH water im using ? I have also attached photo of my last brew. I tried a kolsch style with safale k97 fermented at 18c / 65f

Hi, I brewed a kolsch style using pilsner, vienna malt and k97 yeast. Temp 17-18 degress celcius for 14 days in primary. When i had a sample during fermentation it tasted nice and sweet but the smell..... oh god. I bottled anyway. I was impatient and opened one bottle just after 10 days of...

Hi, I have an unopened sealed pellet hop bag of 30g. It has been 2 months in the drawer at room temp. Should i use it or not ? Regards, Jamie

Hi I did my first BIAB. My recipe was 3kg Wheat / 1.5kg pilsner. I did a full volume mash. 27 ltrs volume for mash. After 60min I removed bag and checked gravity. It was low 1.023 with a volume of 22ltrs. I went on to boil for 60mins added hops is 40g in total. I did not crush my grain finely...

My Kettle is 35ltr in volume, height 36cm, diameter 36cm. I am planning to start experimenting with partial mash but then would like to go to AG. I generally do 23ltrs batches. Is the kettle good enough if I had to switch to AG? And what Bag size would you recommend will work for both partial...

Hi all, I have brewed a hefeweizen and im really happy with the result but i would like the bitterness to be, lets say, less sharp and intense.... I used T90 hallertau magnum hops. Would anyone recommend other type of hop ? The recipe called for 60 min boil 30g hops to 21litre (5.5 gal)...

Hi, I have made a hefe using dme. OG was 1054 and FG 1012 for the past 3 days. Airlock stopped bubbling too and has been gradually decrease bubbling for the past 14 days, as expected. The beer tastes good like hopped and clean no off flavors and all. As for how it tastes i am very confident of...

Hi all, Can anyone recommend a suitable/reliable electric stove for a 10 gallon pot ? I see a lot of 2000W stove, will that work ?

I am planning in making a smaller batch, like half the fermenter will be filled. What are the effects of having that much of headspace? If any ... Thanks

Hey guys, My room temp ranges between 62f - 69f. Which beer styles can i brew and ferment successfully at this range of temp ? Thanks

Hi everyone, I am new to brewing. This is my first batch and I'm using a kit, liquid extract. The extract is wheat beer. Left it in my fermenter for 16 days today. The initial reading was 1040 and on the 14th day it went down to 1010 and now on the 16th went down to 1008. On the 14th day it...