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I brewed a stout last night (allgrain). It was a 5 gallon batch so i sued a 6.5 gallon carboy (which I always use) and this morning I went to check and everything was fine. When i got home from work I noticed the airlock blew off from the pressure. Since then I did install a blow of tub. My...

I took some advice from a fellow hombrewer who i am friends with. He hold me i could use the yeast cake from my imperial stout (11%) (3weeks primary) and pitch my wort for a sweet stout right over top of the yeast cake. I did this and nave not heard a single bubble yet. I don't know what to do...

I am currently have on an imperial stout in my seconspdary. I used Irish yeast for fermentation. I would like to know if I am doing a sweet stout should i A:ok to pitch on top of the yeast cake from my RIS. Or B: pitch a mason jar of washed yeast from 5 days ago (safale 04) directly...

I would like to go all grain but i am not looking to upgrade my current setup yet. Is there anyway steep my grains in a pot and strain off the grain in stead of purchasing a cooler and making a mash tun. or even possible using a muslin bag during the steeping of the grains. I know i just really...

I just started a imperial stout a few days ago. I used a whole packet of danstar yeast I am worried about the length of the fermenting process. because it is a imperial stout is it going to not matter or should my fermentation be quicker due to the drop in the volume of the...

can i add oranges to a light ale? at what time should i add it. during the primary or secondary. should i use only the peelings of should i use the whole orange. I also had some raspberries lying around could these be used to increase the flavor profile? any help would be greatly appreciated! thanks

I am a true hop head. i am currently brewing an light ale. I am using a mutons light 3.3lbs can and 2 pounds of light dme. I am using 1oz. of citra hop pellets 14.1 % aa . .75oz at the beginning of the boil .25 oz 15minutes prior boil end. Will this be sufficient? I hope so because i just...

I decided to try something new. I went out on a limb and tried my own recipe. i just bottled it and tried it it is strong but very tasty. i was wondering if anyone knew what style beer this would be considered. Any help would be appreciated!!!:o HOME BREW RECIPE: Title: FIRST EXTRACT BREEW...

I just brewed a honey ale. I wanted it to be around 5-6 % abv however i think it is around 7.5 %. I have just transferred to the secondary today. I have racked this beer in two 1 gallon jugs with airlocks. My question is should i add water to this batch to assist in balancing out the alcohol or...

first time doing an all extract brew. I am trying to make a honey brown stlye beer on a budget. i am starting to think i did not add enough hops to the wort. this is my recipe. Got a little bored of using extract kits. and I just wanted to try something different and went out on a limb. Should...

I used a thomas cooper irish stout kit. I intended to do a 5 gallon batch however i used my 6.5 gallon bucket to fill my primary fermenting bucket instead of the 5 gallon carboy (i know stupid mistake). the OG was 1.043 12 days later (today) the gravity is reading 1.05. i want to transfer this...