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I'm brewing the Bourbon Barrel Porter Extract Kit from Northern Brewer. I nailed the OG at 1.065, pitched a packet of danstar windsor ale yeast and let 3 weeks pass. Gravity reading says 1.030. I pitched another packet of windsor ale, shook it up bit, and checked another 3 days later, still at...

My energy bill came today and was 4 times higher than normal! The only thing I can think of that has changed in our home the past 2 months is the addition of my keezer. I imagined a slight spike in energy consumption, but nothing like this! I called the city utility and verified there wasn't...

This photo is 2 weeks post fermentation, sure glad I used a blow off. I hit my FG so I'm not worried, but I've never seen that much trub make its way through the blow off tube. Any concerns or is this rather typical?

Taking my first step into kegging and found a used keezer online that I'm picking up this weekend. The seller is keeping all the faucets, shanks, etc. So there are 6 holes in the collar ready to go. My problem is I can't afford 6 faucets right now and just want to start with 2. So that leaves me...

Moved into a new house last summer, found hops growing in the back yard. Didn't have the time to handle them, but now I do! I took one of the photos last summer and the other 2 are from yesterday now that they are growing. Can anyone tell me what kind of hops these are? Or how I can go about...

Never kegged before. Been researching and finding some great threads here (thanks!). Here's my scenario. Racked to the keg and connected to the co2 tank at 10psi. It is sitting at room temperature in my basement, about 65 degrees, for 2 days now, tank still connected. The beer is going on a...

I have enough bottles for about half of my batch, which needs to be bottles soon. I have a few growlers around the house and I've heard you can bottle condition in them and I've also heard that's a bad idea. I'll throw this question out here. What are your thoughts on bottle conditioning in...

What is the ideal fermentation temp for an IPA? The recipe doesn't specify. I've heard 60's is good for ales and my batch has been in the mid 50's for a few days. Should I worry?

My rubber stopper was pushed a bit too far into my carboy and I can't get it out. Any bright ideas?

I purchased a kit online and forgot the grain bag. D'oh! The LHBS closed 13 minutes ago. What can I use as a make shift bag? I'd like to brew tonight. I tried a cheese cloth but the holes were too large. Any ideas?? Thanks!

I brewed about 6 weeks ago, moved from primary to secondary within about 7 days, as usual. After some procrastinating and a big snow storm, I wasn't able to get to the store to pickup some bottles, so my beer has been sitting in the secondary for about 5 weeks now. I'm assuming this doesn't make...

I'm making my second batch ever, a AHS clone of Full Sail Pale Ale. I just finished the boil and cooled down to 80 degrees, poured into my fermenter, topped off to 5.25 gallons and took the first hydrometer reading. The recipe says it should be at 1.042, but its at 1.065! What should I do??

When I use StarSan to sanitize all my equipment, how well should I let everything dry before using? Does it need to be completely bone dry or can I still use the equipment with some small traces of sanitizer/water. Thanks!

Hey guys. I bottled my first home brew the other day. It is a AHB clone of Newcastle Brown Ale. It's only been bottled for 2 days, but I just couldn't wait for a taste test. Slight color difference and it tastes a bit flat. I know the flatness will change over the next 3 weeks while aged in...

Hello everyone, Brewing my first batch and I have a couple questions. 1. My first batch of beer is brewing and has been in the fermenter for 3 days. There has been no bubbling through the 'S' shaped airlock. I know that this doesn't necessarily mean anything, considering there is about an inch...