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So I'm getting ready to start a small yeast lab and was wondering if anyone had a preference in microscope brands? I'm definitely getting something with up to 1000x magnification and probably just a monocular instead of binocular construction (unless you feel otherwise). I just don't want to...

So I've been wondering, and I apologize if this has been on here before, if you make a yeast starter on a stir plate a day before the brew day, do you have to aerate your wort? Or will the oxygen in the slurry from the stir plate carry it? For example, say I make a 2 liter slurry and add it to...

Hey all, I'm sure this question has crossed all brewers minds at one point or other, but if you were to open a brewery would you shoot for making the absolute best beers possible or shoot for the best possible beers for a certain price? As in, make a pilsner to sell at $2-3 a bottle but is three...

Hey all! Me and a friend are looking into going in together on making a three-step system for ourselves. We're thinkin of going with kegs as the HLT, mash/lauter, and kettle and have a local fab shop make up a mild steel stand and then get it powder coated. We definitely want it as a flat...

My friend who's great at photoshop is trying to make a label for my latest nut brown. But, he wants to know what nut a nut brown tastes like. I really don't know what to tell him! Any thoughts??? Thanks and cheers!

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on why my beer created a vacuum at the end of fermentation? Some details are, it finished fermenting in about a day and was fine until about 2 days later when it started drawing the water in the air lock back into the bucket. I...