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Hello all, I'm cleaning out what I have left of homebrewing materials, I've had a run of bad batches and I have one final one I want to do... But it's going to be a weird one. I'm going to use this as my litmus whether I want to keep going or not. I have a "Brewer's Best Irish Stout" kit that...

I never usually let a brew sit long, but I just went to bottle a batch from 6 months ago. I didn't notice a small crack in the topmof my fermenter, airlock ran nearly dry (had a few fruit flies in the juice). Opened it up and everything smelled fine, tasted a little extra hoppy (this is an Irish...

I recently picked up, and made a batch within a Fermzilla. I talked with a few people who said that they brew with the butterfly valve open, which makes sense to prevent oxygenation from whatever is in the bowl. Do I shut the valve after fermentation completes to emulate moving to secondary? Do...

I recently made a bourbon barrel stout, and I heard I can fortify it with whiskey / bourbon for extra flavor. I made ~ 5 US Gallons of it, any ideas how much bourbon I should add for good flavor, and to also prevent destroying the yeast (as I plan to bottle condition it)? I will plan on using...

I recently picked up, and made a batch within a Fermzilla. I talked with a few people who said that they brew with the butterfly valve open, which makes sense to prevent oxygenation from whatever is in the bowl. Do I shut the valve after fermentation completes to emulate moving to secondary? Do...

Recently I've been into making ciders, but wanted to start adding cinnamon to them. In lieu of destroying a batch, I was told to make tinctures. I experimented with making one: 1 TBSP Ground Cinnamon 1 oz 40% ABV Vodka (neutral) The instructions said to let this sit for 4-6 weeks, but I'm...

Hello there, I'm an incredibly novice fermenter person. I've made a few Brewer's Best kits. Imho, they taste like crap (a little odd sour note, despite what I think was fantastic sanitation). I've also made a Mr. Beer kit, packaged it in decorative bottles (square flip top, not real beer...