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    Fermentation did not pick up after adding fruit

    Hello all- Brewing a Saison with some wild raspberries. They were frozen, so I let them thaw. Added them to the bottom of a clean carboy, and then siphoned the beer over the top of them. 24 hours later, there doesn't seem to be any activity, and the raspberries are just floating on the top. Can...
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    Should I steep or partial mash?

    I'm making an extract clone of Oberon. In the directions, it says to Steep: 12 oz Munich 8 oz Belgian Caravienne 4 oz Torrified Wheat at 150° for 30 minutes According to sites I've read, these grains are supposed to be mashed. So should I? Or does keeping it at 150 for 30 minutes...
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    Slow or stuck fermentation - should I be worried?

    Hello all! I brewed a porter on Sunday and the fermentation has never really taken off. For my yeast, I'm using White Labs-WLP002 English Ale Yeast. I made a starter for it and it seemed to be doing pretty well (a good foam on top). When I pitched it, though, I didn't shake it as vigorously...
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    Qs on Brewing with Party Pig

    I recently got a couple of party pigs so I didn't have to mess with bottles any more, I followed the 'structions that came with the pigs but was unclear on a few things. -It gives info on how much priming sugar to use, but not on using DME. I estimated to use 2/3 cup of amber DME for five...
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    Cleaning Racking Canes & Tubing

    Any advice on the easiest way to clean out the insides of racking canes and vinyl tubing? I've soaked them for a while in hot water and detergent but still have some stuff in the middle of each (the tubing was used as a blow-off, so some of the stuff dried before I was able to rinse it.)...
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    Doh! I bought a lager kit by mistake!

    I bought an Ocktoberfest kit over the weekend and realized when I got home that it's a lager kit. It comes with a Wyeast smack pack Oktoberfest blend yeast. I don't have a fridge in order to lager it correctly, so my choices are: 1) Do it as a steam beer, and brew it in my basement (where it's...
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