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Never brewed an imperial stout before, but I love them. Got this recipe that called for dark LME, but I'm not going to get from extract what I can get from specialty malts, so I upped the dark malts and made it golden light LME. I like huge stouts, so I'm not worried if it turns out...

Or I guess the thread could be titled "PBW/Oxiclean are amazing". They're pretty much the same thing right, oxiclean is just cheaper? Anyways, so a while back our old clay pipes got plugged up by roots. It was a giant mess that I'm sure you don't want me to elaborate on, but long story short...

Getting ready to do my first BIAB 1 gallon batch, and as easy as it sounds, it's really easy to second-guess and wonder before doing it the first time. A couple questions: 1) I tried using the water calculator for a recent article here, but I have no clue how much will be boiled off, kinda...

Lately I've found myself using Starsan to wipe down things that 1) are dusty or dirty, and I don't want to leave smelly cleaner residue/chemicals on, or 2) if I've been sick, anything I'm touching and bringing out to public. I know this isn't the same as sterilization, but I'm not some...

So I was at the hardware store and noticed this 2-gallon jug (pictured below). I really like how it looks like a barrel (and it is cheap). It's a perfect size for the 2-gallon batches I'd like to do , but I have some concerns and questions about converting it. First is if I should be...

So after mashing up, pasteurizing, and adding 3 pounds of kiwi and 2 pounds of strawberries into my kolsch, I go to check the beer a couple days later to see how it's doing. Open up the lid, and what I see is a bunch of colorless chunks of the fruit floating at the top, as if the good stuff...

A spin-off of the this thread, announcing "Sourpalooza" offerings from July to September: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f127/wyeast-pc-july-sept-2014-sourpalooza-480559/ I'm really excited about the De Bom strain, both because it sounds unique and because of the quick turnaround time. The temp...

So I know that bottle-carbing in a mason jar is a big no-no, vacuum sealing, yada yada, but I can't find my growler tube and want to bring a sample from the keg to a friend. A mason jar seems good to actually be able to fill without a tube, due to the widemouth. Plus I just like them for both...

Was wondering as I keeged my last batch, and realized just how much water I was wasting between soaking my pot, fbucket, carboy and keg. I definitely do not want to have to handwash my pot and bucket, as PBW is such a time saver for those, so no change there. For the carboy and keg, I...

Posts edited, as old idea wouldn't work, so edited with new recipe idea: Use a hefe/wheat beer extract recipe, but with Nottingham dry yeast for a clean base. Boil 3.5 gallon extract batch to net around 2.5 gallons At end of boil, add .5 LB Lactose (can sweeten more later if need be) Add...

Update: See post #5 with potential issue of dry yeast not mixing. My apologies if this belongs in the beginner forum, and sorry if it's a stupid question, but I've had trouble finding answers for when you don't do it the right way. I know it's not good practice, but I haven't been taking...

In general. I know the answer tends to be "it depends", but I recently took some guff that I kegged my IPA too soon, after 1 week in primary and 1 week of dry-hop/secondary. The claim is "2 weeks of secondary for IPAs". I know that's probably not absolute, but what's the rule of thumb or how do...