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I am a new brewer and am starting off with a 1 gallon fermentor. All of the recipes and ingredients I see being sold are for 5 gallon batches. Is it ok to just take 1/5 of a recipe and save the rest of the ingredients for another day?

what is the best website to use to buy ingredients?

After my beer has finished fermenting in the fermentor a fare bit of sediment gathers at the bottom of the container. For my last two batches, as I bottle the beer, some of that sediment gets into the bottles. 1) is the bad? 2) what is a good way of preventing that from happening?

I know it is important to keep your beer in a warm place while it is fermenting (in the 70 degree range). Where is a good location in a house to put your fermentor? It seems like every room in my house is cold.

when you say it is a bit young, what do you mean? I didn't let it ferment long enough? I didn't let it sit in the bottle long enough? What?

http://brooklynbrewshop.com/directions/Brooklyn%20Brew%20Shop%20-%20Smoked%20Wheat%20Instructions.pdf

http://brooklynbrewshop.com/directions/Brooklyn%20Brew%20Shop%20-%20Smoked%20Wheat%20Instructions.pdf

Hi, I am a new brewer. I made my first batch with BrooklynBrew Shop's 1 gallon kit of Smoked Wheat. For the most part it came out pretty good but it had a bit of a bitter after taste. I was wondering if anyone else made this recipe and if it tasted the same? Also, what could have lead to the...

when additing fruit, like an orange, can i put the whole orange in there or should i only put the rind?

Lets say I was to use honey. When would be a good time to add that to process?

Is there a way to increase the alcoholic content of a beer?

To tell you the truth, at this stage i don't even know what ideas i have. Like i said, I just finished my first batch the other day and am trying to learn more. I'm am just looking around my house and trying to think about what would be a good pairing. I was having some really good peach tea...

I have a couple of different ideas. Lets say fruit (like orange or peaches), I have an idea to use tea (leaves and bags).

Hi, I am new brewer. I brewed my first batch and followed the directions laid out and it came out pretty well. It is time I want to start experiementing by adding my own flavors. At what stage during the brewing process should I add my "experimental ingredient"? Do I want to add it during the...