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So I have been having problems of over-carbonating my beers with using the same amount of table sugar for all styles. So recently I started using this website: http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipator/carbonation.html In the past I used the "temperature at bottling" as my temp, but later I...

This might be a classic RDWHHB situation I bottled a Helles Munich 2 weeks ago. Fermentation was at 52 degrees Lagered at 32 degrees for 6 weeks This being my first lager, I was unsure what to use for temperature for priming sugar. The beer temperature was about 35 degrees after it...

Apparently the groundhog was lying, or forgot about the upper Midwest this year in his forecast, because we have gotten a late start to our spring. I am hoping to brew a lager here in the next week or so. My fermentation chamber (fridge with a temp control) is my in garage, so naturally I...

I am hoping someone can provide some insight here. Maybe some others use this same set up and might be able to offer advise. I built my own mash tun following these instructions: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/cheap-easy-10-gallon-rubbermaid-mlt-conversion-23008/ I've been using it for...

I would like to really work on clearing my beer more, so I am considering keg conditioning and then bottling from that. Funds are tight and I can't really find an affordable beer gun, the one at my LHBS is $75. Would it work to use a normal bottle filler like this hooked up to my keg...

I've always wondered this, just for curiosity... I put the proper amount of Five Star cleaner powder in my carboy, then fill with hot water, stopping to shake to stir it up somewhat. Once I get it all the way full, to the brim, I walk away. I come back several minutes later and the water...

I am looking to get a temp control device such as a Ranco or Johnson Controls device. For Example: http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/johnson-controls-a419-digital-temp-controller.html I need something I can plug my refrigerator into, versus something that I need to hardwire into the...

This is my second attempt at brewing my recipe. It calls for 8lbs German pils .5 lbs of Munich .5 lbs of Vienna .5 lbs of carafoam 90 min boil Estimated color is 4.3 I brewed this first as a test batch, and I completely missed my OG (1.033 missed from 1.053, i do know what the...

Ive read that most people stop sparging at 1.010. But what I don't know is that is that 1.010 with hot wort, or adjusted for temperature? Hot wort will read a lower gravity than cooled wort, so clarification on this is obviously key Thanks

I am getting ready to brew my first lager. I plan to ferment in a primary for 3 weeks at 45-50 deg, lager for 6 weeks at 35-40 deg, and then straight to bottles. Do I need to do a secondary? I don't have a secondary- I could rack to my bottling bucket, clean and sanitize my carboy and...

Making my first lager. How big should a starter be for a 5 gal batch? A lot of people seem to make starters at 1L, but calculations would say I need approx 3.2 liters so basically almost a gallon. Need to know so I can either buy a flask or 1gal carboy. I assume I would decant the wort off if I...

I am planning my first lager, and I'm curious what happens if I don't have. Starter. I am planning on brewing today, and have no starter ready. Thanks!

Nevermind... Was very close to being done with the entire break down, but the motor shifted and crimped the coil running out from the pump... fluid sprayed out... it's toast. Go figure, I'm careful the entire time and then a fluke thing like that happens. At least it was cheap Working on...

New to all grain and trying to get all of my equipment ready for my first batch. I have a ten gal rubbermaid cooler that i will be converting into a mashing/lauter tun. My question is, is this fairly standard practice? To mash in the lauter tun? Reading on the process, I've got the impression...

I am trying to swap out the spigot on my 10 gal cooler to convert it into a pretty nice lautering tun. My home brew store charges somewhere around 30 bucks for a ball valve with a barb. Being cheap, and trying to lesson the costs to appease SWMBO I figured this looks easy enough to find ay my...

Tried my first partial mash and ended up not getting much sugars from it, so I am much lower for my OG than I expected. I have some Belgian sugar that I could boil cool and add to the carboy,but would this alter the flavor? Thanks

I'm making a homemade Belgian Tripel. The OG was measured at 1.080. It's a test batch, about 2.5 gal, but I used the entire yeast package (so, in essence I double pitched). The krausen was pretty dense and it started fermenting like crazy. It has settled down quite a bit, but the krausen...

In reference to this post: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/fermentation-cabinet-67542/ I am thinking of doing the exact same thing, lucky to find this post to someone who did it as well Some questions for those who know much about this: 1. There is a discussion in this thread about heat...

I have a 7.2 cu ft fridge I am converting to a fermentation chamber. I am looking for advice from anyone who knows anything about this process or has gone through it themselves. I have 2 objectives: 1. Temperature control. Option A: Purchase a Johnson Controls thermostat (such as...

I have a 7.2 cu ft fridge I am converting to a fermentation chamber. I am looking for advice from anyone who knows anything about this process or has gone through it themselves. I have 2 objectives: 1. Temperature control. Option A: Purchase a Johnson Controls thermostat (such as...