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I have been debating kegging my beers and trying to get away from the constant drone of bottles, caps, etc... My problem is, I am in a small apartment with minimal space and funds, but am willing to try invest so I can save time and such. I do not have a designated fridge. I was first of all...

Recently made a big holiday beer, that's now fermenting. It called for some chocolate malt. I have half a pound left and would like to incorporate it as a steeping grain in an extract wheat beer. Does anyone have any suggestions that I can use instead of making a chocolate wheat or things I can...

I am hoping you guys & gals will be able to help me with the good advice to help me make wise choices with home brews. My question is if I want to filter my wine to simply remove small visible particles that don't want to settle out. Is it ok to use sanitized coffee filters?

I am considering making my first big beer, and need some help. Fisrt does anyone know the avb that most ale yeasts shut down. I am planning on trying to get my beer as close to that point as possible, followed by adding a bottling/kegging yeast to condition the beer at bottling time. Also is...

Items needed: One empty soda stream syrup bottle with cap (optional) a 16.9 oz bottle of water a 4 oz bottle of your extract 9 cups of slenda or equivalant (I'm not sure if I can get that much sugar disolved into the water) Measure, pour out, 4 oz of water (waste) Dump the remaining water into...

I am going crazy trying to figure out my next step, but first a little background. I live in a small apartment with limited floor space, with a budget that seems to match, now that I remarried and have a new daughter. I started out with a 1 gallon starter set. After a few batches decided it was...

Does the addition of any artifical sweetner change the Brix/SG readings you would get using a refractometer, compared to a typical hydrometer?

Does anyone have any information about pasteurizing home brewed soda using a UV lamp? I currently have a medical grade narrow band UVB lamp. I am wondering first of all if I can use it to render the yeast inert as well as kill off any other "bugs" that may be in the soda. If so how long would I...

I was researching root/birch beers I found one that had high reviews,but noted that it "must be force carbonated" I'm confused because I just brewed a batch of birch beer, which had sodium benzonate. The batch turned out just fine, nice carbonation, and good taste. Can anyone help explain this...

I started brewing soda. I was wondering if there is any noticable flavor differences with bottle conditioning with different yeasts? Any suggestions on what yeasts yeild a less noticable "yeastie" taste. Or would reducing the amount of water per batch going to be enough to enhance the overall...

Has anyone ever used cleaned and sanitized 2 liter bottles as cheap growlers to share brew with people who aren't the best at returning bottles? I was told different things by different people. Some say yes you can do it, others say no don't because of oxygen permeating the plastic..

Does anyone know if you can naturally condition bottles with Splenda or truvia? I'm sure misspelled the names. Will yeast ferment that stuff? I don't have the option if force carbonating the soda, and would like to make my soda a bit more waist friendly.