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Pumpkin ale in secondary three weeks...

So, like i posted on another topic that i just got done with my pumpkin ale and i pitched wlp545... My reasoning is due to the spicey characters it could bring to the table.:mug: I'm wondering if I can get some backing on this idea?.. as i cant seem to find anyone who has used this strain for...

45bls of Weyermanns Pale 2-row sitting in your basement?... i'm thinking big IPA.. like a 90 min... an Amber Ale... maybe?

I'm posting this at 8:17PM EST.... EDIT So the servers are on westcoast time.. they dont adust for the local time... that makes sense.

Has anyone affected the profile of a brew with using to little or too much yeast for the style? I ask because i basically always use about a 2000ml flask for starters and don't notice much... I am doing 5gal. Batches at a time.. I read peoples post on that use different size starters and was...

Has anyone ever tried using a screw on lid beverage cooler with a ball valve as a fermenting vessel?.. it came to me as I was looking at my bucket bubble away next to my mash tun.. :mug: thinking its. Food Grade.. sealed and has little affect on abient temperature changes... good no?

Is there a "too cold" for cold crashing temps... obviously you dont want to freeze it... so above 32 degree mark I suppose will work. I've cold crashed for a 5 days I also used some gelatine finning in the secondary (brought it up to just before boiling, cooled it and added)... beer is still...

So i was browsing the inter-webs when i came accross this fantastic idea.. a foldable fridge? Basically as long as you can rig soemthing to hold it up you can probably lager two carboys (or better bottles....) at one time... And you can fold it away when your done. I really hope this flies and...

I have always wondered about this.. but never really found anything regarding it. I use a 25' X 3/8" copper IC to cool down my wort and i notice that the "ears" coming out seem to sweat on the outside from the steam/cold walter combination. I sanitize it by allowing it to rest in the wort the...

I've been using one since december... and the only reason i would guess to use it is so you dont need to pull out 3-4 oz. of beer each time you want to take a Gravity Reading? only a coulple drops. Is it worth the hassle? You have to take the sample and get it to ambient temp of the...

So was looking to buy some 2-Row pale ale and came accross this sack for 64 bucks... 55 lbd. Has anyone ever used it?... I took a sample and crushed it in my new grain mill setup ( i needed to adjust it anyhow) and then i made a mini mash in a thermos to get quick tast/smell... man this stuff...

Man I blew I think... I have tottally forgotten about some yeast i put in a flask that I harvested from a Apple Cider and a Christmas ale I did back in December. The flasks had bungs and airlocks I planned on putting them in vials but I got super busy at work and tottaly forgot about it...

Hi HBT, I've become obssessed with re-using my yeast and have many different vessels in my fridge saving the little guys for my next batch. I'm running short of space and have now two of my starter beakers with airlocks holding cakes for me to wash... Yeah not happy with this approach at all...

Hi HBT, I've become obssessed with re-using my yeast and have many different vessels in my fridge saving the little guys for my next batch. I'm running short of space and have now have a two of my starter beakers with airlocks holding cakes for me to wash... Yeah not happy with this approach at...

I know there were many "heated" discussions regarding Clearing and cold crashing... but no Real "non-scientific" actual answers that atleast i dont understand "yet"... here is what i plan to do and looking to see if you simply agree or disagree... I'm not looking for the science here though i...

okay.. so i got my 20 Cubic feet of beer gas in my tank and i'm ready to pour my stout... I have not found a strait answer but have some sort of direction... Should i force card the stout at 30 psi for 24 hours and then hook it up to the beer gas for serving?.. I have the Stout faucet...

In Nutly i'm down with no power! Three days and not a worker in sight... I bought a Generator for 700 bucks .. wired it into my furnace and got internet one cable box and TV and of course my beer fridge with what ever i could save from the freezer in it.. Its grill TIME in nutley... pork...

So, I'm not only a home brewer but i enjoy me some fine sticks after I put in a honest days of home brewing... so i come accross the following add... and say to myself.. WTH is this? what is in the picture ? http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/16038

Okay.. i've ready many posts new and old.. .but basicly i'm looking for opionions on an all grain batch. I have about 13 lbs of grain and want to do a 5 gallon boil. I'd like to get 5.7 galons out of the mash... I've read here that most use anywhere from 1 to 1.5 qts per pound in the...

If you loose some yeast and other particles through your blowoff tube, does it affect the quality of the Yeast I plan on washing and re-using. I cant see it affecting the quality but maybe the quantity... ?