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I made some beer this weekend from my rain barrel. Just poured it into pot boiled while I made beer. Just wondering if Anyone has tried this and with what kinds of results. I fig boiling for a hr would kill anything plus alcohol would help too

i'm making a cream ale. . I use priming drops or keg. Well kegs are full and im out if drops. So i'm going to bottle using table sugar solution. My questions is my instructions say add solution and let bottles sit 1 or 2 weeks at room temp. (mine is about 76deg) Last time i did this my bottles...

P 1st brew of the season everything goes well. Put my blow off tube into a jug. I forgot to fill it with water. I caught it the next morning maybe 10 hrs. I filled it, anyone think I'll have a contamination issue? Thanks

my fridg only holds 2 kegs and i only have 1 tank and a manifold for 2 kegs. I do have another fridg i use for lagers. I brewed 3 batches . i want to keg 2 put then in my fridg and drink. For the 3rd keg could i carb it up,take it off the gas, and then stick it in the lager fridg to hang out...

Got tons of hops ready to Brew a rye pa tomorrow . I wanted to wet hop w my fresh hops, but have no idea how . Ne tips or help thanks

Ave lots of fresh hops. What do I do with them all ? Freeze, grind up , jar, let dry then store , any help would b great

im about 30 min from there i haven't tried it yet but hear great things about it

i heard a brewerey served choc.coved starwberry beer. A mix between the choc. milk stoudt and strawberry wheat. Just put both in the keg and waiting to carb up. Just wondering if anyone knows the best way to pour it. i.e like a black n tan, or layer, just mix? thanks

i did bottle a week early on my last batch

i mostly keg only bottled like 4 times. 1st 2 times i measured and used priming sugar. Next 2 times i used coopers carb tablets. all sit at around 70 degree for two weeks then move to basement about 63 . Everytime time there undercarbed, then perfect the the next time a drink them about a week...

i have the same prob sometimes it's astringency other times not. I keg ,clean w sanstar. i wait and always get a metal like taste. I 've been told it's the water, since i filled my brew pot with water from the hose, im thinking it was the metal on the hose that gave me a off flavor. time dosen't...

headed to the beach and got 1/2 a keg left . Have a pocket co2 disp, for the gas. I was wondering the best way to keep it cool. it a 3 hr trip. lay it on it's side w some ice in a cooler? Also should i leave it carbed up or drop it a little i would think all the moving around it would b pretty...

i carbed at 28 psi for 3 days. I'm gonna give it another 2wks and try again. If it still taste bad then i'll switch water next batch. I use tap now, but have a place u can get spring water cheap close to my house. Got pot from hbs i think its a polar wear.

there a spring where i can get water real cheap near my house. I'll use that next time n see what i come up w thanks. also my extract was fresh. 4 yrs old yuk...

just wondering why my beer has a metalic taste. It's a witbier extract brew. just kegged on friday. 2 wks primary ,2weeks secondary. 3 day to force carb. used san star to setilize