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Why would some of my beers be carbonated more than others? I boiled the priming sugar and poured it in the bottling bucket and then added the beer to be bottled. I figured with all the beer swirling into the bucket that it would be well mixed. But i have had a few beers in past two batches...

I had a problem transferring the 60 min ipa clone to he secondary with my auto siphon. It kept clogging up with hops and really aerated the beer when going into the secondary. I had to strain the last gallon or so with a wire sieve because the siphon would not work any more. Now it is so...

I just brewed my first clone of 60 min ipa and i am hopeful and excited. Does anyone have any suggestions on keeping the DME from clumping. I got it all broke up and blended but it was sort of a bear.

I read all about not splashing the beer when bottling because of ... oxidation? What exactly does oxidation do? My bottling wand worked fine for the first kit i made and bottling my second kit the wand did not work anymore. so i was forced to just run beer through the tube into the bottles...

Does anyone have any info on what types of hops grow best here in VA? Also when to plant and harvest and all else? I have some property now and would like to add hops to my gardening. Any info/advice is appreciated.

Hello, My name is Dave and i live in the Harrisonburg, VA area and i just got my first extract kit boiling. I am interested in brewing because i am a bit of a dreamer and i love good beer. I would love to get together with some others in my area to learn more about brewing all grain and...

Do i need to buy a 32 qt or bigger pot for brewing extract kits or can i use smaller? I can always get something bigger later after i graduate to all grain. What is the best thing to do here? Also some insight on what to heat it with would really help. Thanks in advance