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I bought a sixer of Mcgoverns oatmeal stout tonight,tried to pour it in to a glass and it just foamed like crazy.After about ten minutes i got most of it in the glass.While letting the foam settle i took a sip from the bottle and my mouth was filled with foam,and it tasted gross.Kinda sour.Is...

So i brewed a Black Ipa last night,and fearing the trub coming out slow or being stuck i decided to dump tonight.Well it would not come out,so i sanitized a thermometer probe and decided to give it a little help by sticking it in the bottom valve and loosening the trub,mistake.After a min of...

Just filled up my new Minibrew 6.5 last night with black Ipa,was wondering should i block light from hipping it or is the plasic enough? Thanks.

I've started a yeast bank to save some money,but how do i know what yeast goes best with what beers?.Is there some cxhart i can reference or something?

I baught a Frigidair 9 cf freezer,but I'm having a hard time deciding between a tower or faucets and a collar.I know i can fit more kegs with as collar but I'm not really concerned with that now.Are there any advantages to either set up?,will i have to cool the tower somehow if i decide to go...

I've been buying a few screw top growlers from the store down the street from me,i had the bright idea to bottle in some to save some labor.Sure enough after bottling i read here caps can bulge,fly off or they will explode or not carb.The caps seem very tight fitting,think i should just wait it...

I've been brewing for a while now and have never seen this in any of my fermenters.The top layer of this beer is a different color,way darker.Is this normal and just something i have not run into yet?

I've been using this room as my brew room for about a year and It's worked great so far.Finally got it the way i want it.I'm feeding two 120v elements from a dryer circuit with both elements on switches,i love this setup being able to brew year round indoors is the only way!.Certainly not as...

I haven't brewed since the begiining of the summer and had somewhite labs california ale yeast in the fridge,past due by a few months.Figured it would be fine and said Eff the starter this time.When i opened it it foamed out and smeeled skunky.Wondering if i should wait and see if it takes off...

Recently i started a five gallon batch of cider,and the room i have it in is varying in temperature.The cider is going from about 71 in the day,to about 67 at night.I used nottingham.Will this affect the quality at all?

This looks pretty cool,i hate spinning the glass hydrometer and trying to get an accurate reading.For 78 bucks shipped I'm in.Plus it has a thermometer.It should work right?

I have an extra packet of nottingham and getting some juice tomorrow.My questions are i only have five gallon carboys handy at the moment,if i do five gallons will i need a blow off tube?Or will an air lock suffice?Also,how long for primary-secondary.And finally bottling,should i just bottle as...

What the hell am i doing to get my Sg off so far?,I've been extract brewing for a few months now with an electric keggle full boils.My Sg was always pretty close to what the Midwest kits said but it seems to be getting worse with every brew!,I have my whole process dialed in very well and can...

I have been brewing beer for a few months now with excellent results.Not one bad batch.I think i may want to try wine now too.I have a bunch of stuff most home brewers do,a bunch of five and 6 1/2 gallon glass carboys,sanitizers,brushes EXT.What would i need to buy to make a batch of wine from...

I want to start saving money on yeast but wanted a different way that washing or slanting.With the brew I'm doing i used a vial of white labs yeast.What I'm trying is after i pitched the yeast i left just the little residual bit in the vial and capped it. The next day i prepared a small...

I've done almost 10 extract batches with full boils from the beginning with no mistakes,every batch has been awesome.But my latest,an Excelsior Altbier from midwest i made a mistake with.I'm using the White Labs German Ale/Kolsch WL029 yeast that has a temp range of 65 69. When i pitched my...

I have been brewing extract brews with steeping grains,i have done about 7 now.I do full boils in an electric kettle.I'm starting to pay attention to the details now and wonder why my SG was high tonight. I brewed a Excelsior Altbier from midwest tonight and the SG was 1.050,and was supposed...

I need more beer,so i now need to brew bigger batches.Can i just order my extract kits from Midwest as i normally do but just buy two and combine for a 10 gallon brew?.Or would there have to be any adjustments made to the proportions? I would guess it would work just fine but i Want to be...

I'm not done yet but i am brewing tonight!.It's nothing compared to some crazy stuff I've seen here but it works and allowed me to move out of the kitchen to a dedicated room. I used two 120v 2k watt elements just on switches,hooked to a spare 30 amp 240v dryer circuit that was not used.

I started building the electric keggle tonight.I did not want to pat for weldless fittings so i yhink i came up with an installation solution.I bought the elements and cut holes with a hole saw,but the sizes do not match perfectly so i had to take some material off with a carbide burr grinder.My...