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When is the last possible time to degass with one of the mechanical vacuum (electric, mityvac or vino-vac) methods of degassing before bottling? I have degassed by the vigorous mixing method (paddle stirrer on the end of an electric drill) added the K sorbate and K meta and the F-pack to the...

Hi Guys Monday night is brew night for our first simple barleywine. Here are the details. Are there any glaring problems in the recipe. Any and all suggestions are welcome. John Barleywine Must Live A ProMash Recipe Report Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00 Total...

This is the weirdest thing ever. I am not a pro but I am not a newbie either and I have never had this before. I did a starter with a White Labs Irish Ale on Thursday night hoping to brew a Stout tomorrow. It is a 2 liter starter with 1 cup of extra light DME and added the tube. This...

Last Sunday I brewed a heffeweizen as a base for a raspberry wheat. I am planning to rack the primary wort/beer over a can (49 oz) of Oregon Raspberry Puree. I read different advice about when to rack. Some say rack before the primary fermentation is complete, others say rack after a few...

I need a suggestion for when to add a can of Oregon Raspberry Puree to the basic Heffe recipe I have here. As you can see, I am currently thinking of adding the Puree to the bottom of the secondary and racking the primary wort/beer (which has been in the primary for only a few days to a week)...

1st time using a starter after 14 great brew sessions. I have a great starter going and am about 1 1/2 hours from pitching the yeasties. I made a 2 cup water to 1/2 cup DME mix and added 1 tube of British Yeast from White Labs a couple of days ago. I have about a 1/4 layer of yeast at the...

OK this has been frustrating me for all 11 of my 14 total brews and I really can't figure it out. This is the standard....I get no bubbles in the bubbler complaint. My equipment... The fermenters are standard 5 gallon plastic buckets with lids. The triangle on the bottom contains the...

I am developing a Heather Ale from a number of different recipes and I would like some input on the best time to add honey to the boil. I would assume if it is unpasturized (natural) honey, it should be boiled for at least 15 minutes. But what do you suggest?

OK I admit the idea of a pre-roman British Ale is probably the most appealing part of this project. I have what looks to be a decent recipe but it requires 2 lbs of Heather Blossoms. I have done a google search and not had very much luck, unless you count Broom Heather ( a rather sick smelling...

OK this is my fourth batch of beer so I am not a complete noob but I am really confused by this one. On June 3 we made a batch of Black Cherry Ale with an OG of 1.073. On June 12 we transferred to the secondary and read a gravity of 1.023. Tonite we thought we would bottle but when I opened...

Hi folks My son-in-law infected me with this god awful need to brew beer. Beer----- hell I hated beer my whole life. I drank it only when I was desperate and, with the exception of Guinness, hated most of it. Then Ben comes along and sez try this... Then he sez.... we're coming to town...