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| Home Brew Store | 11/19/2009 |
Q: I've been brewing for a few years and got my wife into it also. we have been mentioned to a few time ...
A: What you are describing is a "brew on premises" operation. I have seen a few of these, both around ...
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| alcohol content | 9/29/2009 |
Q: how r u mate, i was just wondering how much sugar to put in the wort to get midstrength [3.5] ...
A: Basically, 1% sugar turns in to 1/2% alcohol. Thus a 10% sugar solution (100g of sugar added to ...
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| The AWFUL Smell | 8/28/2009 |
Q: I'm in the first few days of a new round of cider - and as I'm sure you know - noxious, awful smells ...
A: I think your only recourse would be to somehow pipe the smell out a window. Perhaps you could use ...
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| Brewing Cider | 8/4/2009 |
Q: What kind of sugars won't ferment? The last batch of cider I made was sooooo bitter because ALL of ...
A: Dave, Apologies for my delay in responding to your question. The most common "brewing" sugar that ...
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| mead | 7/13/2009 |
Q: I have a question about brewing. Im a novice. Ive brewed a half dozen beers using kits that include ...
A: Well, 6 or 7 lbs of honey in a 5 gallon batch will make a fairly light mead, so the "watery" ...
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| vanilla extract | 7/12/2009 |
Q: but does all the alcohol in vanilla extract evaporate?
A: This is a bit outside my normal area. I would say "it depends". In normal use, much of the alcohol ...
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| can you over ferment beer? | 5/24/2009 |
Q: Hey, I was wondering if its possible to let your beer sit longer in the secondary fermenting ...
A: Most likely, your beer is fine. You shouldn't let it sit in the secondary more than a couple of ...
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| Beer Storage | 3/22/2009 |
Q: We had a party. Guests brought beer which we put on ice. There is allot of leftover beer. Since it ...
A: Beer will keep best if you can keep it cold. Its quality will deteriorate faster at room ...
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| Testing for the sugar level | 3/20/2009 |
Q: When I tested for sugar in my beer, it was too low - 1.02. I tested the beer after it had cooled to ...
A: I assume you are making an extract brew. Most likely what happened is that you didn't stir the ...
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| low sugar yield | 3/7/2009 |
Q: I have been brewing for over 20 years. I recently bought a new 50 lb bag of 2 row pale malt. I ...
A: The yield of malt can certainly vary with growing conditions, etc. and with age. Have you used this ...
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| HELP!!! | 1/8/2009 |
Q: I am fairly new to homebrewing. My first batch I brewed didn't make it (not enough sugars), but my ...
A: Lack of carbonation is generally due to either 1. Insufficient priming sugar at bottling time, or ...
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| rice and corn in beers | 12/18/2008 |
Q: I am a borderline type 2 diabetic and I like my beer. I have drank Budweiser products for several ...
A: Rice and corn are added to many American beers to lower the "residual sweetness", as they tend to be ...
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| rice and corn in beers | 12/18/2008 |
Q: I am a borderline type 2 diabetic and I like my beer. I have drank Budweiser products for several ...
A: There is very little sugar left in beer, no matter what the source. Almost all the "simple" sugars ...
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| Hops to fermentor.... | 12/16/2008 |
Q: I currently have a reciepe that is on the 4th day of fermentation. The fermentation up to this point ...
A: Opening the fermentor briefly is not a problem. Don't sneeze into it. :-) I don't know if your ...
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| stale beer | 12/8/2008 |
Q: I am going to make a beer cheese soup which calls for "Stale Beer" How do I get beer stale? Thanks.
A: I would assume that "stale beer" means beer that's been sitting out until it is flat (no fizz). ...
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| fermentation | 12/7/2008 |
Q: I added 1 pound of sugar to a beer kit extract and did everything else according to standard ...
A: No, there's not too much yeast. I have heard from others of problems with the WL yeasts recently. ...
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| water | 11/25/2008 |
Q: what is the best thing to do about water for brewing.tape water,bottle water or filter tape water
A: If you are brewing with malt extract, the water choice is not critical, as long as it tastes good. ...
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| contamination in my homebrew (2 questions) | 11/12/2008 |
Q: i have a layer of white film on the top of my beer. what type of contamination is this? i was also ...
A: A film could be caused by a bacterial or wild yeast infection. As to "rescuing" the beer, "it ...
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| hops | 11/9/2008 |
Q: the best way to add hops to your wort
A: That's a very general question. Generally, hops are added in up to 3 batches. Hops added near the ...
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| Kegerator | 10/24/2008 |
Q: I purchased a kegerator and filled the CO2 tank, put everything together fine, when I hooked up the ...
A: One thing you could try is to disassemble the hose from the keg-connector (not with it plugged into ...
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| Kegerator | 10/24/2008 |
Q: I purchased a kegerator and filled the CO2 tank, put everything together fine, when I hooked up the ...
A: I don't think I can really answer this without getting "hands on". I would suggest checking the ...
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| Brewing time | 6/29/2008 |
Q: I was brewing for the first time at my house and due to a series of events I left it fermenting and ...
A: If it was in a glass fermenter with an airlock, it is very likely just fine. If in a plastic ...
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| My First Brew | 6/18/2008 |
Q: I am a rookie. There are a few things I didn't do and I wanted to see if it will cause any major ...
A: Not taking a hydrometer reading won't wreck anything. It's a useful piece of information, as it can ...
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| Brewing Questions | 4/10/2008 |
Q: I was just wondering if there is a noticeably sign when it is done brewing, other then measurements, ...
A: Are you asking how to tell when fermentation has finished? The most reliable way is to measure the ...
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| Alcohol content in beer | 4/5/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if you knew if there used to be a federal law limiting the alcohol content of beer ...
A: Since the end of prohibition, there has been no federal limit on alcohol content in beer. There are ...
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| is there iodine in beer | 2/8/2008 |
Q: My husband has cancer and is on an iodine free diet. He really enjoys a nice beer but can't be sure ...
A: There is no iodine added to beer. Whether there is some that comes from the ingredients, I can't ...
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| yeast | 11/2/2007 |
Q: Hey, Id love to brew more beer and wine but due to the area that I live in brewing yeast is not ...
A: As I understand it, the problem with using bread yeast is not so much the alcohol tolerance, as that ...
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| Pale Ale | 9/25/2007 |
Q: I am wondering if Pale Ale's are considered Dark Beers?
A: No. Although they are darker than beers such as Budweiser, pale ales are not considered dark beers. ...
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| beer question | 9/14/2007 |
Q: I just started my first batch of home brewed beer. It has been fermenting for a week (started ...
A: If it's been fermenting for a week, it is probably finished, unless you had it in a cold place. Is ...
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| beer | 9/4/2007 |
Q: IS THERE A FORMULA OR WAY TO FIGURE; THE AMOUNT OF SUGAR, HONEY, BROWN SUGAR, MALT... THAT WILL BE ...
A: Alcohol is produced mostly during anaerobic fermentation. That is not "secondary" fermentation, ...
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| beer | 9/3/2007 |
Q: IS THERE A FORMULA OR WAY TO FIGURE; THE AMOUNT OF SUGAR, HONEY, BROWN SUGAR, MALT... THAT WILL BE ...
A: Yes. What you are looking for is the "extract potential" of your sugar source. It is often ...
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| starch to sugar conversion | 8/18/2007 |
Q: strach is not getting converted into sugar from malt,even after mashing it at 60 degree centigrade ...
A: One possibility is that your thermometer reads incorrectly. 60C is a low temperature for mashing, ...
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| Schlitz beer | 8/11/2007 |
Q: How long will beer keep in the can before it turns bad and you should not drink it?
A: Beer will not go bad to the point where it's unhealthy to drink it. It will eventually go stale to ...
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| Beer | 8/8/2007 |
Q: I have enjoyed great beers such as La chouffe, la fin de monde, leffe, Victory's Golden Monkey (isnt ...
A: They are all strong, blond-colored beers in a Belgian-inspired style. That is, they are light in ...
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| skunked beer | 8/4/2007 |
Q: if u have a cold case of beer and u leave it out in the heat for a day or two, then put it in a ...
A: Short answer: no. The sort of damage done to beer by getting it too hot is not generally ...
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| Preparing to bottle | 7/6/2007 |
Q: I was getting ready to bottle beer. I had the wort in the bucket and the DME was add. A family ...
A: Yes, the DME you added for bottling has fermented out, and will not help carbonate your bottles. ...
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| beer | 5/31/2007 |
Q: ive just come back from france and tried a beer over there called AMSTEL.now im back ive been trying ...
A: Amstel beer is produced by a Dutch company of the same name. I think your best possibility of ...
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| ABV and Secondary Fermentation | 4/24/2007 |
Q: My question is how to you figure ABV when you add fermentables to your secondary such as maple ...
A: That would work reasonably well. If you're using something like fruit pulp, though, it won't ...
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| Undergraduate | 4/24/2007 |
Q: What would one study as an undergraduate for brewing, I think I have a basic Idea but would like to ...
A: I got this response from a local professional brewer. Undergraduate study areas: O. Chem Chem. ...
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| Fermentation Beginning Late - Help! | 4/22/2007 |
Q: Im brewing an Amber ale from a True Brew kit and my air lock did not begin bubbling until about Day ...
A: Such a slow start indicates weak yeast. Why? It might have been old -- do you know how long it ...
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| keg beer | 3/26/2007 |
Q: I am having trouble with foam coming out of my kegerator. The psi first line is at 10. If I lower ...
A: I'm not sure from your question, but I think you're saying that you had a kegerator setup that was ...
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| keg | 3/9/2007 |
Q: Does a tapped keg have to stay cold? The keg with a hand pump?
A: Yes. Once you have tapped a keg with a hand pump, you are pumping in microbes (bacteria and fungi) ...
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| Homebrewing books | 1/30/2007 |
Q: Santa Clause was nice this year and I got a homebrewing kit; a brew store put it together for about ...
A: Adam, Sounds like you've got the right attitude. But, I don't think I'd start out with oatmeal. ...
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| How does John-Doe start up? | 1/14/2007 |
Q: My name is Todd and I am from Ontario,Canada. A friend and I have just recently heard about this ...
A: The best online guide that I've found is John Palmer's online book How To Brew at ...
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| Non-alcohlic | 12/7/2006 |
Q: Non alcohlic beer, such as Odouls how much can you drink before becoming drunk. Can you drink Odouls ...
A: In the US, NA beer, by law, has less than 0.5% alcohol. If it had exactly 0.5% alcohol, and you're ...
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| Beer | 12/7/2006 |
Q: I am looking for a beer that starts with the letter J.
A: beerme.com lists the following beers starting with J. Many are from brewpubs and not easily ...
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| Oak Chips | 11/29/2006 |
Q: Someone who knows that I brew gave me a bag of oak chips from a beer supply store. How do I use ...
A: Sorry for the delay in answering. I was out of the country and forgot to disable my account while I ...
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| bottling | 11/14/2006 |
Q: If Im going to use all new bottles, do I need to sanitize them or would a hot water rinse suffice? ...
A: You should probably sanitize them. Unless they were hermetically sealed at the factory, dust from ...
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| temp when adding yeast | 11/11/2006 |
Q: I just brewed my first batch of beer. I added the yeast to the wort at too high of a temp by ...
A: If the beer fermented, you're probably fine. Yeast, especially dried yeast, can easily handle 90F. ...
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| beer sales | 10/8/2006 |
Q: what time can you start buying beer on sun morning
A: That depends what state you live in. In Michigan, where I live, beer and other alcoholic beverages ...
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| Premier malt beer (clearing cloudy beer) | 10/6/2006 |
Q: Sirs: I have made several batches of coopers extract beer and it came out fine.I always wanted to ...
A: I have used gelatin to clear beer on occasion. My understanding is that gelatin works if the ...
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| Encore beer | 7/10/2006 |
Q: I am wanting to check to make sure that the Encore beer I am referring to was made by Schlitz. I ...
A: This is not quite in my area of expertise, but Google found some references. Schlitz made Encore in ...
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| Gypsum | 6/17/2006 |
Q: Remind me again what exactly gypsum does for the brewing water? Some older recipes say to add ...
A: The main purpose of gypsum is to add calcium to the brew water. When mashing, calcium is needed to ...
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| alcohol content and sales | 3/16/2006 |
Q: I live in colorado, and would like to know the difference in the alcohol content of beer sold in the ...
A: Donna, I've never lived in Colorado, so I'm not up on the laws of Colorado regarding beer sales. ...
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| Bewer brewing | 3/14/2006 |
Q: I am a novice homebrewer. I have made several different types of beer, but it seems to me that all ...
A: Without knowing more about the recipes you've used to date, it's difficult to answer your question ...
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| keggs | 8/29/2005 |
Q: how much does the averege keg hold? also how much does the averege pot hold?
A: A full barrel keg in the US holds 31 gallons. More typically, you'll see half-barrel kegs that hold ...
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| brewing stout | 5/28/2005 |
Q: is it hard to home brew stout? i know nothing about home brewing, or brewing at all for that matter ...
A: Making your own beer is really pretty easy. I recommend looking at the web site ...
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| non-alcoholic beer | 5/1/2005 |
Q: is there any such thing as a beer with 0% alcohol by vol.? I know there's Odouls but it still has ...
A: I have to say that I don't know of any. The legal definition of "NA" beer is that it has 0.5% or ...
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| Domestic Malt Liquors | 1/25/2005 |
Q: Spencer, My questions concern Malt liquor beers. I really like the Domestic malt liquors ...
A: Malt liquor means two things that I'm aware of. The first meaning, which fits Mickey's and the ...
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| Beer | 1/6/2005 |
Q: Is light beer's less calories due to it's having less alcohol or other ingredients having less ...
A: Light beer does not typically have less alcohol than regular beer. It does have less residual ...
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| beer | 11/6/2004 |
Q: what is the sugar content in a 12 ounce bottle of beer and in a 12 ounce bottle of light beer? ...
A: There is very little "sugar" left in typical American beers. But there are "carbs". A typical ...
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| First Drink | 8/29/2004 |
Q: I just turned 21 last week, can you recommend a good beer for someone's first drink?
A: Hmm. That's tough to answer, not knowing your taste preferences, or where you live. What I would ...
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| grog | 6/24/2004 |
Q: Please tell me the reciepe for grog? Is it a beer based drink? Or is it a rum based drink? Can you ...
A: This isn't really a beer question, as grog is most commonly diluted spirits (such as rum.) At ...
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| Schlitz | 5/29/2003 |
Q: Could you please tell me what happened to Schlitz beer? Did they go out of business, declare ...
A: Here's at least part of the story, as I got it from one of the brewers who helped develop the ...
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| beer | 12/13/2002 |
Q: I was given a case of GUINESS DRAUGHT in cans that was stored in a closet 2 years and never chilled. ...
A: The flavor has undoubtedly deteriorated. Guinness draught is a fairly light-bodied beer (despite its ...
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| When Homebrew goes bad | 6/7/2002 |
Q: I had this debate with my father in-law, and would like to know from an expert: How long can you ...
A: I'm going to agree with both of you on this. It depends very heavily on how the beer was treated as ...
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