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| herb beer | 11/12/2009 |
Q: I'm a newbie when it comes to home brewing, but very eager to start with my new hobby. I very much ...
A: Welcome to a fun hobby, Robert. When you're first starting out it's really best to stick to the ...
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| keg | 11/2/2009 |
Q: how long will an untapped keg of budweiser last if it sits outside
A: Temperature is the key factor. Properly refrigerated, it's supposed to be best for 110 days from ...
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| Beer allergies | 7/29/2009 |
Q: I love beer. But some nights after drinking it i wake up with my nose and eyes streaming then i ...
A: Sounds pretty strange, Jeff. Do you always drink the same beer? If so, I have no clue. If you ...
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| dry malt extract | 7/21/2009 |
Q: ..from davis i see.used to live nearby but now in alaska for 30 yrs.question....i've brewed with ...
A: ...and speaking of near Davis, about 10 years ago I attended 4 days of homebrew fantasy camp in ...
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| second fermintation | 7/15/2009 |
Q: im brewing a batch of american lite beer im useing 2 5gallon buckets and i have transfered into the ...
A: At this point Jody, breathing is not good. Before the yeast kicks in, oxygen is good for them since ...
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| brewing | 4/16/2009 |
Q: why do we do orginal gravity for wort from mash tank,lauter tun,wort kettle,whirlpool and ...
A: A gravity from the pre-boil stages can tell you if you need to adjust the gravity during the boil by ...
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| Force Carbonation vs. Bottle Conditioning | 3/12/2009 |
Q: Hey, I'm a somewhat new homebrewer, but I'm getting pretty involved. We bought a kegerator and ...
A: Good question, Dave. Bottles represent an extremely handy portable beer handling device. That alone ...
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| misty lager | 3/9/2009 |
Q: has been left in shed after fermenting for three weeks now but it still very cloudy is this ok
A: Might be OK, Brett, probably too early to tell. Different yeasts take different amounts of time to ...
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| carboys | 1/9/2009 |
Q: I've just purchased my first beer brewing kit. It came with a five gallon glass carboy for ...
A: Absolutely, Chris! Just make sure that you get one of those fermentation lock adapters that works ...
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| alcohol content of beer | 8/17/2008 |
Q: When starting our first batch of home brew beer, we were sold the wrong type of hygrometer (one for ...
A: Well, Josh, you can estimate the alcohol content, but without an OG it's only a rough estimate. ...
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| froth through airlock | 7/6/2008 |
Q: I have been brewing for about 15 years and recently I've had a brew that frothed out through the air ...
A: Well, Wayne, I think it all boils down to happy yeast and perhaps a little more protein than usual. ...
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| Fermentation Question | 1/29/2008 |
Q: I am new to home brewing and recently started two batches. One being a Pale ale that fermented like ...
A: Well, Chris, you can make a guess at what the final gravity should be. If it is a normal Brown Ale ...
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| froth in airlock | 1/15/2008 |
Q: It's Tues. I brewed a Belgian with White Labs 530 Abbey Ale yeast on Sat night - there is yellow ...
A: Well, Max, as long as nothing in the airlock gets back in the fermenter you should be fine. Also, ...
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| brewing beer | 12/31/2007 |
Q: Is there any thing you can substitute for the sugar when brewing beer. Would like to brew a low ...
A: Well, Joseph, you can't really take the sugar out of beer and still have beer, but there are a ...
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| yeast | 11/3/2007 |
Q: Hey, Id love to brew more beer and wine but due to the area that I live in brewing yeast is not ...
A: There are two major types of barley. One type has a head on which the grains are arranged in two ...
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| yeast | 11/3/2007 |
Q: Hey, Id love to brew more beer and wine but due to the area that I live in brewing yeast is not ...
A: Glad to hear you located a local homebrew shop. I think you will find it very interesting to visit. ...
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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: Sorry Josiah, bakers' yeast just won't do it. There are two major versions of brewers' yeast, ...
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| Mead w/o alcohol? | 9/6/2007 |
Q: I would like to brew my own mead and I would like to know if it is possible to make it without or to ...
A: Yeah, Olivier, heating the mead up to above 174 degrees F (the boiling point of ethanol) would ...
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| Mead w/o alcohol? | 9/6/2007 |
Q: I would like to brew my own mead and I would like to know if it is possible to make it without or to ...
A: Well Olivier, that is tough to do on a small scale. Since alcohol evaporates more quickly than ...
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| Equipment and ingredients | 8/26/2007 |
Q: What equipment is used in home brewing and how would i get this or would i have to make it myself? ...
A: Well, Zach, luckily there are stores all over the country that specialize in home brewing. You can ...
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| Homebrewing follow up Q | 2/6/2007 |
Q: I've started to save my extra bottles...however most of them 'real' bottle caps and not the twistie. ...
A: Most beer bottles are not designed for corks, and corks are MUCH more expensive than caps anyway. A ...
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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: Well good for you Adam, I think you're gonna have fun. The book that is probably included with more ...
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| Mead | 12/17/2006 |
Q: My dad just took up bee keeping and being 22 and idealistic I would like to take some of the honey ...
A: What a great idea, Dustin! Luckily, there is a wealth of information on the Net. I have 3 starting ...
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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: Hey John, Oak chips are used to give that "aged in an oak barrel" flavor. You add them to the ...
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| kegging with beer gas | 8/26/2006 |
Q: I was wondering if you could answer some questions for me? I dont know if your familiar with ...
A: Well, Tom, you picked a tough beer to clone! Of course I know of Boddingtons, it's been around for ...
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| Beer Selection | 8/15/2006 |
Q: Chris... Having a "cook out" with corn on the cob along with barbecued short ribs. Any ideas on ...
A: Well, Tom, short ribs can stand up to a hearty beer. Don't know where you live so I'm not sure ...
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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: Well John, you can use it to do several things. Gypsum is calcium sulfate. If your mash pH is too ...
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| Ale Mead? | 7/16/2004 |
Q: I just started homwebrewing after I tasted a mead a friend of a friend made, that tasted better then ...
A: There are all kinds of special names for meads made with extra ingredients. A mead made from honey ...
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| Non-alcoholic beer | 2/21/2003 |
Q: I'm finding it hard to get information on brewing non-alcoholic (~1%) beer. Would you be able to ...
A: I can see your problem, Mike. NA beers are not really "brewed", but created AFTER brewing. I've ...
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| what's mead made of
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Q: what's mead made of thanks
A: Well, Bob, basically, mead is honey, water, and yeast. The first mead was created thousands of years ...
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| Dry malt extract verus syrup; yeast | 6/14/2002 |
Q: I am new to brewing, and I've started to analyse the ingredient choices out there. What are the ...
A: Dry/liquid extract is pretty much a toss-up. Dry has longer shelf life and is usually a little ...
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