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Yards Brewing Company. 901 N. Delaware Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19123 215.634.2600 Dock Street Pub 701 S. 50th Street. Both are in Philly. I've never been to Yards, but I've been to Dock Street. It was quite a few years ago, but I really enjoyed the food and beer. Philadelphia Brewing...

Found the Answer from a bit more searching: Yes, you need more room or a blowoff with the beer yeasts. I'm about to try this with Wyeast 3056. My LHBS warned that I'll need more head room with this yeast than I would with the Montrachet. I was planning on doing a 5 gal batch in a 5 gal carboy...

Hello all, I am brand new to the hobby and would like to thank everyone here for the amazing amount of information that can be found in the forums. I'm constantly learning something new and hopefully it will lead to better beer! I had an issue during my second brew day and had an answer...

Thanks all, The kit only called for 1 bittering hop at :45 left so I pulled them out at the end of the hour. I'll let the boil go for a bit to get closer to 5.5. After I pull some for the hydrometer and lose some in the CFC, I should be close enough to 5. Thanks again, Mike

Hi, I'm in the middle of a full boil and it looks like I'll be more towards 6 gal. at the end of the hour rather than the 5 gal. the extract kit calls for. Should I continue to boil, toss some of the wort before pitching, or just keep the extra wort? Thanks in advance, Mike