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I mostly drink my home brew but when I go out or vacation I like to try the local breweries. This past week in my travels, I haven't got to taste any locals breweries but I found a craft beer store. I was surprised to see mostly cans. I didn't recognize any of the brewers. The store, mostly...

Just wondering if there are any clubs or other home brewers in NW Montana?

I got a 128oz and a 169oz stainless steel double walled growler for xmas and am ready to use for first time. I plan to carbonate with priming sugar and use the 16g CO2 mini tap just for serving. How much head space is needed for optimal carb?

I just had my worst efficiency (59%) and attenuation (59%). I am debating to what the most likely cause was. 1) It was the first time I ordered my grains and dry Nottingham yeast online. I was a little suspicious about the grains being crushed at the right setting because I saw none of the...

I recently moved to NW Montana and have been looking for a LHBS. Only thing close that I've seen is a health food store with a limited supply and high prices. With local breweries all around me, seems supplies would be easy to find. I am used to walking in to a MoreBeer and walking out with...

Like brewing itself, I jumped in to trying a sour beer before researching. As it now sits in my plastic Big Mouth Bubbler fermenting, I have questions. I ran across some info talking about these wild yeast and infections in future beers from old, wild yeast that won't die. Did I just...

Been brewing AG a few years and moved from 5 gallon batches to 6.5 gallon batches and now my 5 gallon mash tun is now too small. I have a spare 7 gallon kettle I can easily make a false bottom for. This 7 gallon kettle is 11" wide and 16" high. It looks to me like I should have no problem...

I saw the other active thread going in GT about stirring priming solution in to primary. What are some techniques to add priming solution to your bottling vessel?

Doing my first extract recipe with LME. I saw some threads with people adding DME or LME at various times during the boil. Got me thinking. Does an extract still have the proteins that need a cold break? I'm guessing it does. I just want to be sure to calculate my water needs...

Just did my first single pot, no sparge, BIAB today. I liked the time saved, less equipment, and no stuck sparge, but... my brewhouse efficiency sucks and the clarity sucks. After reading the forum, everyone pretty much agrees to double or even triple grinding grain to get higher...

Good morning to you all, not so good here! I'm a "seasoned" beer drinker but just had a "rookie" experience. I woke up this morning with a "Budweiser" like hang over after only a couple of my new brews. I was once told the reason for the "Budweiser" hangover was due to a byproduct from their...

I'm attempting to wash some yeast and don't know if I got those little guys or not! After I placed a 1 quart mason jar in fridge with all the trub and about 2 cups of boiled/cooled water, I let sit until the layers appeared. From bottom to top I had about 2-3" of what looked like trub...

I'm going to do my first lager and recipe calls to dry hop some Hallertau 7 days in to fermentation. I've always sanitized everything and careful not to bring anything to my beer that will jack it up. Should I do anything sanitation wise to introduce the dry hops 7 days in to fermenting or...

Seems to be different info regarding dry yeast cell counts per gram. One in particular is US-05. Mr Malty says 20 billion cells per gram and the manufacturer says 6 billion per gram. I just made an IPA (1.062 OG) and just decided to use 11.5 gram packet for a three gallon batch just...

Sorry in advance, I know this is covered in other threads but they seem to end at "just leave it alone and it will be fine". I used my first liquid yeast (WL810) and still no yeast activity after 4 days. It's been fermenting at a steady 72*. There was a yeast cake at bottom after 12 hours. I...

Is the secondary fermenter just your bottling bucket? Can some describe the basics of the secondary. I read some experienced guys saying you don't ever need a secondary. I haven't use one yet but if it's what I'm thinking it's for, wouldn't it help to clarify the beer before bottling? Sent...

I'm new to all grain brewing. I've done a couple IPA's now and looking for a new brew. I'm looking to do a lager "like" beer but I don't have a chiller to ferment in yet. Any thoughts on beer type or recipe I could make that resembles a lager without having to lager?