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So I brewed a 5 gallon batch about 72 hours ago. For the first 48 hours or so, the airlock showed no signs of activity, not a single bubble. Around 48 hours, there was very weak, very minor bubbling for about 15 minutes or so, then nothing since then. I know that airlock activity doesn't need to...

Hi, I just received a extract kit in the mail and it included a 1lb bag of DME. It looks like the bad ripped open in shipment and some of the DME spilled. I weighed the bag and it was still at 1.1 pounds with the bag. So id guess at most I lost a few grams. Would it still be okay to use? The kit...

Hi, I was looking to brew up the Black IPA extract kit from morebeer. I looked at the ingredients and it comes with 1 pound of DME and 9 pounds of LME for a 5 gallon batch. To me this seems a little high, I thought the ratio for fuller bodied beer was supposed to be around 1.5 pounds per gallon...

Hi, I was reading that a lot of people recommend adding a large portion of the supplied malt extract at flame out rather than at the beginning of the boil, so I think I'm going to try this method. I am a little confused about how this would effect the "cold break". It was my understanding that...

Hi, I'm pretty new to brewing and am about to brew the Black IPA kit from morebeer. I was reading over the instructions/ingredients and it mentions that there are three types of dry hops which they say should be added for 3-7 days during secondary fermentation. Based off some things I've read...