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So I think I messed up. I brewed a double IPA and I put it in my fermenting closet 4 weeks ago. Is there a way I can tell if it went bad? Should I just dump it or should I bottlenit and give it a shot?

I know, the best way to clean bottles is to start kegging my beer. But seriously folks, I was wondering if hand cleaning the bottles and then running them through my dishwasher with a sanitize cycle is enough or should I still rinse them with Star San after they go through the dishwasher? I...

I did some brewing Saturday night and I think I may have pitched my yeast when the wort was still a little too warm. I was using a new thermometer and it was showing 75 degrees but it felt warmer then that. I noticed about 2 hours later the air lock was going crazy. Unfortunately I left a few...

The turkey fryer I just bought came with a 30 qt aluminum pot. I know I can't use it to boil the wort, but can I use it to boil my sparge water?

Why is it bad to add ice directly to the wort to cool it. Just thinking of ways to coll wort quickly until I upgrade to a wort chiller.

How much water should I use to make my wart? I am asking because while I was brewing my first batch ever I read on the instructions to use 2-3 gallons of water but to use more if I had at least 2 gallons to make room for the boil. So I used 4. I added the grains that came in the kit and got...