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Anybody use one of these to do their boils in? I found this Outdoor Gourmet, 30qt Aluminum Pot at Academy Sports for 19.99...which I thought was a pretty good deal. I bought one, and when I unpacked it I found that there was some metallic dust in the bottom of the pot. Can I just wash...

I have a pretty simple question here, hopefully someone can help me with. I've noticed that on most of the extract kits, the directions normally recommend adding spices and other flavoring ingredients during the last 15 minutes of the boil. Would adding them earlier in the boil add more...

I have a few extract kits under my belt now, and am wanting to start wading out to the deep end of brewing a little more...slowly lol. I am subscribed to weekly emails from Beer Smith, and recently received an email talking about the benefits of using a Yeast Starter for brewing, and using...

Hey all, I brewed the True Brew American Bock kit 10 days ago (2.9.13), but the final gravity is not where it is supposed to be. OG was 1.054 @ 65F. FG is supposed to be between 1.012-1.014. I'm stuck at 1.022 @ 65F...is there any need for alarm? I'm just at the 10 day mark, and planning...

Here recently I tried Sam Adams Chocolate Bock, and immediately wanted to make a 5 gallon batch. I'm new to home brewing, and have only brewed one extract kit so far. (Still waiting for them to age/condition in the bottles.) My LHBS doesn't have a chocolate bock kit, but they told me that I...

hey all this is my first time to post on this site, and also my very first time to home brew. I recently got the True Brew Nut Brown Ale kit (partial mash kit), and it has been fermenting for almost 2 weeks @ about 69F - 71F. I put it all in the fermentor and pitched my yeast on 1.5.2013...