Home Beer Brewing

airlock relatively quiet, but yeast cake still active in primary

Hi all. Brewing an English Bitter and I've had it in the primary for four days now and fermentation has quieted signifi...

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posted by spamthis

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Storing hop pellets -- what about freezing in water

My LHBS is supposed to be ordering two one-pound bulk packages of pellet hops for me, if he can get them. He quoted $24...

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posted by billvelek

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Anyone ever heard of "Red" hops?

I brewed a few batches last week and in one of them I used a sample of hops that were sent to my by a commercial herbal...

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posted by billvelek

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question about soaking pistachios in vodka to make a nutty beer with the essence

Hi, I've set some 2 cups of pistachios soaking in about 250ml of vodka but it appears to have all soaked into the nuts...

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posted by movieknight

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Racking into secondary... bubbles!

I'm very new to the hobby, and this is my second brew. I purchased and brewed a canned malt wheat brew. When I pitched...

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posted by HughJass

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Broke my first carboy ... and then things got even worse

Well, it was probably bound to happen eventually, and today I broke my first carboy while cleaning it; but I guess that...

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posted by billvelek

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should I bottle now/how much priming sugar?

Hi, I've made a dark chocolate stout using four cans of Toohey's extract (2xclassic, 2xdark), plus 2kg of sugar and 250...

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posted by movieknight

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IMPORTANT Caution re possible Phishing or Malware re beer groups

This is an important warning to all homebrewers. There is a strong possibility that someone is harvesting email address...

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posted by billvelek

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Soot on bottom of kettle

I use a outdoor propane turkey fryer for my kettle. For a long time now I've been getting a bit of soot on the bottom o...

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posted by billvelek

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Pitching new yeast to stuck ferm: Concerns

Hi Everyone. I did a Doppelbock 12 days ago. Pitched a packet of BrewFerm. Fermentation got off well, and I even did a...

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posted by jayceeessfouratfrontiernetdotn

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FS: Brewing Equipment in Oklahoma

OK I have taken a closer at all of my brewing equipment and I have > prepared a more specific list of the items that I...

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posted by cary.hayes

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Professor Baetsle

If anyone is interested in a lecture about beer brewing from an official Belgian professor in beer brewing, you can app...

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posted by gerico.devries

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Follow-up on Pumpkin Ale

Thanks to everyone for all the advice. I guess my town is not big enough (pop.~4,000) or else it's too early before Tha...

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posted by billvelek

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How far will your dollar go?

The dollar doesn't go as far as it did last year. What will next year bring? Now you have a chance to help yourself str...

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posted by kcollett

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Should any preservatives in canned pumpkin bother yeast?

I am planning to brew a pumpkin ale later today (my first one), and in preparation I have gone over all the pumpkin rec...

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posted by billvelek

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