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I brewed a 10 gal Centennial Blonde batch (ended up with 8.5) that I split into two different buckets, 5 gal and 3.5 gal batches. I kegged the 5 gal batch first, and it was great. Two weeks later I kegged the 3.5 gal batch, and it was sour. Luckily it was a good sour, basically has a green apple...

I just recently got back into brewing after a 4 year lapse. Today I was about to rack my second batch, a pale ale that I was dry hopping and wanted to give cold crashing a try for the first time to settle the hop pellets. The cold crash definitely helped settle the hop pellets, but today I...

I have acquired a stainless coil, I’m guessing 110’ that I planned on using as a wort chiller. Would I be better off using it as an immersion chiller or running my wort through the coil itself in a cooler with ice/water like a jockey box?

I finally got around to bottling a beer that I had in my primary way too long, about four months, and it's a pretty low grav beer to begin with. It's been in the bottle for three weeks now and it's pretty flat. Could the extended amount of time in the primary affect the bottle conditioning...

I have a vial of 4 month past expire White Labs yeast, and I was just wondering if I should skip it and use dry yeast or give it a go. Other than it not working, is there anything bad that can happen as a result? I was thinking use it, if it doesn't work after a couple days, use the dry yeast...

Just wondering if anyone has any reviews about any of these before I spend money on one. Mahalo!

So life happened to me and I haven't been able to brew for the last few months. I have a couple all grain kits that I purchased and never used about 5 months ago. The grains were all crushed when I bought them, then they were double bagged and basically never touched. Will they still be good...

Hello, I currently use a temperature controlled chest freezer but it only really holds one of my carboys. I want to get on the about one batch (5gal) per week cycle, but my limited space makes this hard. My question is can I secondary in warmer conditions (about 80 degrees) or is it best to...

I am doing my first temp controlled brew, an IPA, and I was wondering if I should put my secondary back into my temp controlled chest freezer, or if I should dry hop/condition at a warmer temperature? Any advice would be appreciated.

I have had good success with my last few batches although the temperature has been over 80° where I live. I keep my fermentation vessels outside, usually in a brute trashcan, and under my house. Other then unwanted ester flavors, and aromas, which I have have not experienced yet, what bad can...

Hello, new to the brewing world but already on my third batch, nice to meet you all. I have just tasted my first bottled batch after a week in the bottle (Stone IPA clone), and although I know it is early, I am very happy with it. I grew up a couple miles from the Stone Brewery and was always...