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So the beer flowed up thru the air lock, now what? Should I just leave it be? Clean it out? As a second question, I've never brewed w temp control. Is it normal for the freezer to reek of alcohol! I put my head down by the bucket to check my thermo strip, and it takes my breath away! Sent...

I'm trying out this Kolsch recipe, and my OG was 1.050, after airlock settled I took a reading of SG 1.012...does that seem like its done? My first all grain, too many factors running through my brain! Heres the link to the recipe, the test beer tasted good...

So with the help of everyone here at hb talk. I managed to get my DIY stir plate to work and got my first batch of yeast goin! The bag contained the overflow of yeast and the wife's emotions about a mess in her spare bedroom! My question is can I keep the yeast that spilled into the overflow...

I just got my BYO stir plate running correctly and am ready to make my first yeast starter. The og is 1.087, the yeast is expired liquid vial of white labs Scottish ale. Will a 2l starter be enough? Do I have to add yeast nutrient to it? About how long will it take to make a starter of this...

So I made a stir plate w a PC fan and a potentiometer. The bar gets thrown when I turn up the speed. I'm using small rare earth magnets 3/16. Should I get larger magnets? If so what size?

I would like to keep better tabs on the temperature of my primary, could I snake a digital thermometer through the airlock? Then I could have an alarm go off when the desired temperature is reached, or strayed from.

Pumpkin Wheat 3lbs Briess Bavarian wheat LME 3 lbs plain light Muntons dme 2 lbs wheat Muntons dme 1 oz of hallertun hops 1 tsp of pumpkin spice Bavarian Weizen yeast WLP351 53 oz of pumpkin purée in 2 gallons of water Heated till boiled for 20 min. Add lme and dme for 30 min Add 1/2 oz of...

I'm going to try a pumpkin wheat. I have 5 lbs of dme and 3lbs of lme. Is this suffice, or overkill?

I have two buckets that once held industrial grade sanitizer for a dishwasher, they are both labeled 2 hdpe plastic. I'm only wondering if I should use them for beer or not. Is there a special way to clean them, perhaps with baking soda to neutralize the prior chemicals?

I used ice to cool my wort, and dropped it down to 50 degrees...then had to put my yeast in due to time constraints! Did I screw the pooch?