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Hi all, Hoping for some help/advice! I brewed a Pumpkin Coffee Stout last Friday (9/11) by tweaking a chocolate German cake recipe I found in beer and brewing magazine to be pumpkin forward. This beer was BIG, coming in at 1.100 on the initial hydrometer read. I used 3 packs of safale us-05...

Unfortunately I live in a one bedroom apartment in the city with no access to a deck/garage. Makes my homebrews a bit more challenging but it’s a good challenge!

Perfect - after doing some more research I’ve decided to go with the Biofine. Seems like exactly what I need! Thank you all for the help

Hey guys, brewing a cream ale and was considering using some gelatin finings that I have to clear some of the yeast up and knock it down. Only issue is I do not have the equipment or capacity to cold crash this brew. I’ve seen online that the beer needs to be cold in order for the gelatin to...

Brewing a cream ale tomorrow. Was thinking of maybe turning this into a coffee cream ale if it’s easy enough to do from an extract kit. Any advice?

Hey guys, I posted here a while ago, explaining that I'm pretty new to brewing and am really looking to get my groove back. This is only going to be my 4th batch, and the previous 3 have been okay (for as far as an extract kit can go, and given that I did tougher styles). Tomorrow I'm brewing...

Thank you for all the helpful feedback and advice! I ended up going with a cream ale... hoping this will be a good starting point to hopefully reignite my old passion for home brewing! I will be sure to update you all with the final results.

Thanks man! This is super helpful, appreciate the insight. Tbh I didnt even think of the lager yeast which was a big oversight. I was initially thinking of doing something like this:https://www.northernbrewer.com/collections/5-gallon-beer-kits/products/czech-pilsner-extract-kit but you can see...

Hi all, I am attempting to rekindle my home brewing hobby after a year long hiatus due to work and life in general! If I'm pulling away any positives from the current state of affairs in the world, its that it will give me more time to home-brew! I have only done about 4 brews now, so I am...

Right, but if I brewed the batch just over 12 hours ago isn’t it normal for there to be no bubbling yet? I have had issues with bubbling before but I know there’s no leak in the lid and I tested it out with water in it first. There may be a leak in the stopper possibly if there is one. If there...

Good news. I was a little nervous last night as there was no visible Krausen layer in the least bit and almost looked completely flat. When I checked this morning there was a thick layer on the top, seems like the yeast is starting to kick in already. No bubbling yet but I’m not worried about...

Hey guys, I’m relatively new to home brewing and just brewed my third batch, this time a bourbon barrel porter. I only have a small 1 gallon kit from Northern Brewer and I was feeling really confident after this brew day as I messed up the first 2. I pitched the dry yeast packet at just under...