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I have an Anvil Foundry electric system. I've brewed 4 batches so far. On the last batch the lid seal fell out when the the kettle was heating up to a boil. I leave the lid half on during the boil since at 110 I don't get a rolling boil. The steam and/or heat must have expanded the silicone...

Hi, I've been looking for a part time job to help cover some debt. There are a couple of local Craft breweries hiring Beertenders. Outside of homebrewing I don't have any experience. These job listings say submit resume and cover letter. I have very little to put on a resume as far as...

Hi, I'm an experienced beer brewer. I've just started trying to make cider. I just did a mango cider that came out pretty good. Quite a few members of my family really like the Downeast Cider Donut cider I'm thinking to back sweeten with cider, cinnamon and sugar. Does anyone have a...

I have a small chest freezer and most of the time I keep the temp at 38F. Question 1 - If I have a keg of beer in the freezer at 38F and want to raise the temperature to 50F either to soft crash a beer in a fermenter or to ferment a lager, will this hurt the beer that is already kegged in the...

I use starsan for my sanitizing. On brew day I'll make a 5 gallon bucket of it to use throughout the day. I usually keep that bucket of sanitizer for sanitizing in the following days/weeks. I've noticed that after awhile it turns cloudy - is it still effective at this point? Also, I've left...

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I brew small batch - 2 1/2 gal BIAB batches. I've been having a problem with NEIPA batches having extreme bitterness making the beer undrinkable. Often the beer has the proper aroma - fruity, citrusy but it tastes bad. I've had this experience with a few different yeasts - White labs...

I have an IPA that is cold and carbonated. It has a sulfur smell to it. The smell is not super strong. Normally I'd just let it age and dissipate. However I want to be able to drink this beer tomorrow and Sunday for a trip I'm going on. I've read how to do the CO2 scrubbing but the...

Three of the last 5 beers I've made came out tasting really bad. It's a bad bitter (not from hops) industrial type taste - undrinkable. I did notice on these beers as they were fermenting that there was no air lock activity - although they did ferment fully. I brew small batches 2 - 1/2...

I am planning on making 4 different NEIPA brews for a Memorial day get together. My family likes to do our own beer tastings/comparisons - that's the purpose of the 4 brews. I will bring 2 of the brews in kegs, but need to decide how to store/travel with the other 2 brews. I recently got a...

Hi, I live in NJ and brew with propane in my garage. Week to week it can be decent for brewing (40F and up) or a little chilly (30F and lower). I don't mind when it's over 40. It's usually windy here and once it gets into the 30s can get a little uncomfortable. I don't want to stop brewing...

I have a honey lager that is done fermenting - this is my first lager. I'm going to start cold crashing today. 1. Temp is at 68F I've slowly raised it from 50F during this past week. Can I just lower to 35F all at once or do I need to step it down 5 degrees at at time. 2. Once the cold crash...

I'm using Bru'n water for the first time. My water profile is entered. I'm making a NEIPA and want to make the proper additions for Calcium and Chloride. So I'm on the water adjustment tab at the bottom where you enter water additions. The section for mineral adjustments where you can...

I recently purchased 2 10 drink coolers as shown below. I do small batches so my kegs are 2.5 gallons. I'm going to use sodastream for dispensing the beer. Is it better to strap it to the outside or have it inside? In side will be cold but I figure that's OK - I keep my 51b CO2 in my chest...

I have an IPA that fermented for 12 days at 68F. The brix stayed at 9 for a couple days so I started cold crashing. After 1 1/2 days I pulled it out to keg and it was bubbling. I loosened the air lock to take a sample and it was at 8 brix. After putting airlock back it's still bubbling every 30...

I just made a 2.5 gallon batch of Czech Pilsner with Bohemian Pilsner Malt and some Carafoam using all Czech Saaz hop. I'm considering a small dry hop of Amarillo - maybe .25 - .5 oz. Thoughts on this? Would it blend nicely or could it ruin a good pilsner?

Question about longevity. I recently got a stainless steel carbonation cap and have yet to use it. I make small batches (2 1/2 gallons) and only have one 2 1/2 gallon keg. If I put homebrew in 2 liter bottles and plan to carbonate using a carbonation cap - how long will the beer stay relatively...

I brew small batches 2 1/2 - 3 gallons. I recently brewed a citra pale ale that yielded 2 gallons and was fairly cloudy. Once kegged and carbonated it tasted good and had a little haze to it. I only had a couple pints and saved the rest for a Father's day BBQ - so it was in the chest freezer...

I've been brewing for a few years. I do small batch (2-3 gallons). Did some extract and now do BIAB. I was having issues with some type of off flavor that I narrowed down to bottling but never really solved. I recently got a chest freezer and kegging system and the first batch that I kegged...