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I would like to your idea on straining wort. Should you or should you not strain your wort before it goes into your fermenter to get the hops and other material out. Some people have stated there is no need, definitely need to, or should leave it in for flavors. Please list your pros and cons...

I am currently brewing an IPA. I am two weeks in and I will be transferring to a secondary on monday. First part of the question is I have hops still floating on top but the foam has subsided. Is that still considered the krausen? Secondly, when I tranfer should I suck that into the secondary...

I'm getting ready to start my 3rd batch and a few small questions. First, I bought some star san (the yellowish one) and wondered how long it is good for after it is diluted. Can I make a batch up and use as needed or should i toss it after that brew session? I obviously won't reuse the used...

Hey everyone. I am planning on upgrading equipment to a decent setup soon. I am planning on getting better bottles because of the price and durability. If I were to get thr 5.5 gal would that be sufficient room for a 5 gal batch if I used a blow off tube? What about for a secondary?

During fermentation when you take readings with your hydrometer is it better to pour from the spigot and risk infection during the bottling process or open the cap up and get oxygen and potential contaminates in there?

Soooo.... my first batch of homebrew was a mr beerkit that I didn't have terribly high hopes for turned out tasting like vinegar and apple cider with a hint of beer. For my second batch I bought grains to steep, dry malt extract, hops, and yeast according to a recipe I found. I started my second...

Hi everyone. Two days ago I started my first non kit brew. The recipe is for a kilkenney irish red. I had to cut the batch size (with help from my local homebrew store) down to a 2 gallon batch due to me having a junky mr beer fermenter. I am currently fermenting my beer in a closet that has a...

Hi everyone. Two days ago I started my first non kit brew. The recipe is for a kilkenney irish red. I had to cut the batch size (with help from my local homebrew store) down to a 2 gallon batch due to me having a junky mr beer fermenter. I am currently fermenting my beer in a closet that has a...