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Planning on brewing this this weekend for Xmas this year. Quick question. Planning on keeping in primary for 7-10 then transferring to secondary for 2 weeks or so, then bottling. Herein lies my question. In order for it to mature, should I keep around the 65 degree mark or put in the...

The amount of priming sugar that I am given with my Midwest Extract Kit is a little more than it says to use in the instructions. Should I just follow the instructions or use the full amount they gave me?

Probably a dumb question but.... I am about to start a pumpkin and holiday ale. Planning on holding some back for the 2014 holidays so they get some good age to them. When I hold them back, should I put in refrigerator to maintain or keep them in closet at around 68 degrees until I want to...

Screwed up my week count for Jawbreaker Wheat Pale Ale. Should have been in secondary for three weeks total with a dry hop after two weeks. Instead, I dry hopped after one week in secondary. I know I can't do anything now, but will this greatly affect my brew?

I know this has been touched upon quite a bit, but just wanted to be sure. I have a refrigerator/freezer combo in the garage. It is summer time and I am trying to determine if its better to have it set to Cooling Cut In or Cooling Cut Out. I will be using it to control a consistent fermenting...

Only my second brew, but I am brewing a Hefe currently. OG was good when tested for 4 straight days. When I went to bottle today (spent 3 weeks in primary---no secondary), there was not any sludge on the top of the brew, but there was some sludge residue on the side of the bucket. Upon...

I live out in Colorado where many of the homes do not have AC. With that being said, it can get somewhat hot throughout the house (~75 degrees). I have been reading that the best temperature to ferment a hefe is 60-65. Will my hefe not turn out well if it had been at the 73-75 temp when...