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Last weekend I attempted to brew an (almost) all wheat beer utilizing some leftover grains/extract to clear up some space in the pantry. Long story short, I did not have enough ice to throw in wort to cool it down rapidly to 70 F. So I left it at room temperature overnight (~18 hours) to cool...

Hi everybody, So last Sunday I tried my hands in preparing/propagating a yeast starter, primarily to avoid having to shell out out ~ $8 bucks for liquid yeast packs. In December I had purchased a packet of WLP 400, which was accidentally left in room temperature for 4-5 days and best use...

Hi all, I am planning to construct a wort chiller this weekend with 3/8 in. ID copper tubes from Home Depot. I plan to purchase some compression adapters and use them to connect the tubing to the wort chiller. However, I have no clue on how to connect the tubing to faucet in the kitchen...

Hi all, I am considering switching to a brew in a stainless steel mesh basket setup instead of my extract brewing. I am using a 5 gallon brew kettle from Northern Brewer, and I need something that fits this brew kettle. The ones by Arbor Fabricating or Utah Biodiesel Supply are very expensive...

Hi everyone, Just opened my 30 lb LME container and noticed huge amounts of mold in it. I had opened it once couple of weeks back to brew a couple of batches. Despite all my attempts in sealing properly & disinfecting with bleach wipes it got contaminated. The whole thing stinks of mold right...

Hi all, I need help formulating a brew recipe. I am very inexperienced when it comes to wheat beers, drinking as well as brewing. Here is what I have got in my pantry right now, 30lb of Bavarian Wheat LME 1 lb of Sparkling Amber LME 1/2 lb of wheat malt Hops 4 oz of Willamette 1 lb of...

I hate bottling days, primarily because of the pain that comes with siphoning the beer from the primary to the bottling bucket. I am sure I am not alone in this aspect. I am brewing in 6.5 gallon Ale Pail plastic buckets. So far I have used the autosiphon assembly that came with my Northern...

So the last batch I brew was my first wheat beer and some of the bottles are very sour with a yoghurt like taste. I recall that on the bottling day, while sour, the brew was nowhere as sour as it is now. Plus the bottles are not evenly sour. I think somehow the brew got contaminated with wild...

This is like my 7th brew and I have not seen a single bubble in my airlocks in any of my brews. My primary is a 6.5 gallon Ale Pail plastic bucket. I have replaced the ****ty airlock with a "better" one I purchased from a home brew store. The lid has been replaced as well. When I press the top...

Long story short, I have decided to start photographing my beers. I have thoroughly enjoyed brewing my own beer and it is only fair that I record the results on my camera. I photograph a lot of concerts and dance performances, but relatively new to product/beer photography. I am not a...

Right now I am brewing my first ever IPA (5 gallon batch) in my primary. Pitched the yeast last Sunday, and yesterday I saw that the krausen has dropped to the bottom. Primary fermentation will finish by this Sunday. I intend to do one round of dry hopping with 1 oz of cascade hop pellets and...

So 10 days back I tried brewing my very first batch of beer with the recently purchased the Brew Share Enjoy™ Homebrew Starter Kit from Northern Brewer. I tried to do everything as per the instructions regarding preparation of the wort, sanitation, pitching the yeast etc. However, I had some...

Hi everybody! This is my first post here, so let me introduce myself. I am a regular guy fro a sleepy Himalayan town currently living in Maryland . Traditionally, my tribe in the foothills of Himalayas has brewed rice beer during holidays and festivals. I have never brewed anything on my own...