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What is the best pressure for a slow carbonation in my new batch of beer that I just racked ? My keg is in the fridge @ 12PSI AS WE SPEAK... Is this ok ?

Hi there... When I brew AG beer I ferment in primary for 30 days.... I don’t use secondary fermenter at all... My question is the following: How long can I leave my fermented wort in primary? I only have 2 kegs and want to create a pipe line with no lag time between empty keg and new HB...

How much light dry malt extract must I add to my can of pre hopped kit if I only use L DME ? I think I heard John Palmer say 2pounds pasturised at 160f for 10 mins... am I right with the 2 pounds ?

My LHBS offers all grain beer pre brewed in a 5gallon fermentation bucket for us home brewers that have less time than before, all that said he also includes a safe ale yeast packet in the price. He keeps his wort in a big refregerator in a sterile pastirised ferme ting bucket, do you guys...

When I start my first batch of yeast starter, I let it go for 24h then chill it out.... Do I decant the wort and remix a new batch of fresh liquid ? I was thinking that if I decant my first starter, won't the yeast fall out of the flask ? I saw a video of a guy decanting on youtube but I...

Hey guys I wanted to know what was the best Wyeast packet for a mexican cervessa ? I don't have time to brew an all grain but want to make a wheast starter to amp up the flavor

I brewed a caramel amber ale the other day and my mash temp was suposed to be 152 for 60 mins and I hit 148..... I decided to let her go for 75 mins instead... My beersmith sais that 152 for 60 mins calls for a medium body and that 148 for 75 mins calls for a light body... What will my beer...

Ehere is the best place online to buy a 5000ml flask for my stirplate ? I looked online but not everyone has them :(

Where online is the best place to buy a temp controle box for my freezer ? I want to start controling my temp for my fermenting and even cold crash when I almost done :)

Hey homebrewers :) I just did my first yeast starter with my brand new stir plate "stirstarter" I said why don't we try a real starter to play with my new toy !!! Here is my impression :( 2 cups of water and 1/2 cup of DME boiled for 10 mins and then added 1x pack of Wyeast Nothwest Ale...

I am making a beer that calls for the addition of hops at zero minuts of the 60 min boil. When I add these hops as "steep" method, like a bag of tea, how long do I add them ? Can I start chilling my wort with my cooler ?

Hi there, I just finished my 2nd batch of kit and kilo, when I pour my beer from tap it isn't clear, is this normal ? What could I do to change this ? The beer is good but visualy not to nice :( 1x Wyeast North West Ale (started) 25g/ Nelson Sauvin @ 12 alpha in 2 cups of water boiled for...

Hey there I just did my first dry hop into my keg today, here is the hick up's I got into... I mesured my propper lenth of butcher twine, then I sterilised my muslin bag and rope in boiling water for 10 mins... Added my hops to the bag knotted up the bag and twine then dumped it into my keg...

Hi guys, I am just about to keg my extract coopers heritage lager kit where I added 100% light DME and a started smack pack of north west ale, I added 25g of Nelson Sauvin that I boiled into 2 cups of water for 10 mins, I have some 12% alfa Nelson Sauvin hops left that I want to use to dry...

Hi there, I made my first starter yesterday for an old Wyeast smackpack that was 9months old, I used the recomended 2 cups of water for 1/2 cup of DME... The mini beer looked very slow and dormant, but when I was about to pitch it 21 hours later, I shook it one last time to mix all the stuff...

I want to make a muttons nut brown ale and add 100% DME instead of corn sugar, they ask for 1kg or 2.2 lbs of corn sugar ehat is the correct amount for DME... TY

I have a smack pack of Wyeast Dennies Favorite 1450 form augest 27th 2012 It was in my fridge all that time... Is it still good ? It is swelled a bit I can't activate the pack... What is the best way to get the pack going ? I heard I had to smack it 1 day per month of age... That would mean 9...

After reading like crasy on the forums, Wikipidia the web and youtube about H2S well we see that it's a gas that is given off at the early stages of fermentation when fermented at low temps and usualy goes away before consuming... The only thing is that the gas is very deadly :( The question...

Hi there I need info on a situation that I have... I made a coopers canadian blond beer with 500g of dextrose "corn sugar" and 700 of DME I added ameican ale II yeast to the wort, left it at a stable 64 degrees temp for 21 days OG was 1.044 and FG was 1.012 resulting in a 4.2 % beer She...

I have a mint chocolate stout in the keg with mint leaves floating on top on 14 psi at 41 degrees for 7 stright days today, and I pourd a glass a few min ago and it is still flat :( Can some styles take longer to gas up ? I cranked the tank to 20 maby that will help :) What do you guys think ?