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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| brewing in wooden kegs | 11/17/2007 | Ed Westemeier |
| Q: I’ve been a home brewer (beer) for about 10 years and have recently purchased a wooden barrel to keg ... A: Well, you didn't give me enough information to really provide a complete answer, but here are some ... | ||
| sanitation | 11/9/2007 | John Snyder |
| Q: John, I use Star-san on my equipment and rubbing alcohol to swab the decks and even pass spoons over ... A: no that hose must be replaced.There are brushes available that can be used to clean the inside ... | ||
| sanitation | 11/7/2007 | John Snyder |
| Q: John, I use Star-san on my equipment and rubbing alcohol to swab the decks and even pass spoons over ... A: your kraut activity won't cause the problem you have.Definitely throw out that siphon hose.If you ... | ||
| hops | 11/5/2007 | John Snyder |
| Q: it's me again. What could happen if too few hops are used in the boil? Thanks, -Jim S., ... A: Again Jim you have an infection problem,and need a good sanitation clean up in your system.Acidity ... | ||
| hops | 11/5/2007 | John Snyder |
| Q: it's me again. What could happen if too few hops are used in the boil? Thanks, -Jim S., ... A: Jim that is definitely an infection,not lack of hops.At what stage do you first note the sourness?I ... | ||
| malt | 11/3/2007 | Ed Westemeier |
| Q: Hey, Id love to brew more beer and wine but due to the area that I live in brewing yeast is not ... A: The closest place to you would be: Kansas Ale and Vino 925 N Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas (785) ... | ||
| yeast | 11/3/2007 | Chris Bushman |
| 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 ... | ||
| yeast | 11/3/2007 | Scott Jamerson |
| Q: Hey, Id love to brew more beer ,wine ,and make a corn mash but due to the area that I live in ... A: you still may be better off ordering online. you may even get your supplies cheaper that way, there ... | ||
| yeast | 11/3/2007 | Chris Bushman |
| 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. ... | ||
| yeast | 11/2/2007 | Keith Patton |
| Q: Hey, Id love to brew more beer and wine but due to the area that I live in brewing yeast is not ... A: Josiah: It will make a small beer, that is, weak beer. Since it won't ferment out all the way, you ... | ||
| yeast | 11/2/2007 | Scott Jamerson |
| Q: Hey, Id love to brew more beer ,wine ,and make a corn mash but due to the area that I live in ... A: i dont know about bread yeast, as i've never used it, but if you can get yourself just one packet of ... | ||
| yeast | 11/2/2007 | Chris Bushman |
| 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, ... | ||
| yeast | 11/2/2007 | Spencer W Thomas |
| 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 ... | ||
| yeast | 11/2/2007 | Ed Westemeier |
| Q: Hey, Id love to brew more beer and wine but due to the area that I live in brewing yeast is not ... A: You must be pretty far out in the woods, because brewing yeast and other supplies are readily ... | ||
| yeast | 11/2/2007 | Alan Ward |
| Q: Hey, Id love to brew more beer and wine but due to the area that I live in brewing yeast is not ... A: Josiah, I must admit that I have not worked much with yeast wrangling. But I do know that you can ... | ||
| chem in booz | 10/28/2007 | Keith Patton |
| Q: which has the most harmful chemicals-beer, wine or scotch whisky ?? A: Vijay: By far, I would have to say scotch. There is a class of chemicals in the scotch that are ... | ||
| Yeast not working? | 10/26/2007 | Alan Ward |
| Q: I put in Wysap?s yeast in my wort and it doesn't seem to be fermenting....should I use another one ... A: How long has the yeast been in the wort? Some yeast take 24 to 48 hours to show activity. If it ... | ||
| homebrewing | 10/25/2007 | Keith Patton |
| Q: me and my boyfriend just started to home brew what do you think is the easyest beer to make that ... A: Connie: First, you probably know the difference between a Aager and an Ale. An ale is definetely ... | ||
| No grain beer | 10/25/2007 | Alan Ward |
| Q: I have been brewing using Mr. Beer for several months but wanting to larger batches, 5 gals. at a ... A: John, I presume your friend has a problem with gluten. If that is the case there are recipes out ... | ||
| secondary fermentation | 10/20/2007 | Scott Jamerson |
| Q: I have a batch going now in a primary fermenter. I,m confused as to when to put it in the secondary ... A: to be honest with you, i've always been to lazy to use a secondary, unless i was going to add 'dry ... | ||
| sugar carbonation | 10/17/2007 | Keith Patton |
| Q: I am relatively new at the beer brewing process, but I have had reasonable success so far. I ... A: Elizabeth: No. Splenda is a chemical compound that mimics sugar on our taste buds. It does not ... | ||
| Fermentation Stopped? | 10/15/2007 | Ed Westemeier |
| Q: I just started my first batch of pale ale and everything went as expected accepted I realized after ... A: Just pitch the same type and same amount of yeast, and there won't be any effect on the flavor. ... | ||
| Fermentation Stopped? | 10/15/2007 | Ed Westemeier |
| Q: I just started my first batch of pale ale and everything went as expected accepted I realized after ... A: It's possible that you "shocked" the yeast with the drastic chilling from the high 70s to the low ... | ||
| first time largar brewer | 10/13/2007 | John Snyder |
| Q: could you tell me witch book would help me with my larger brewing and is it better to bottle the ... A: Definitely better to bottle it.Plastic barrels can have an adverse affect on beer taste,and ... | ||
| Sugar | 10/12/2007 | Ed Westemeier |
| Q: How much sugar is there in non alcholic beer? More than regular beer ?? ANSWER: There are many ... A: I really don't know what you're driving at, but those brands would be included. There are plenty of ... | ||
| Sugar | 10/11/2007 | Ed Westemeier |
| Q: How much sugar is there in non alcholic beer? More than regular beer ?? A: There are many different ways of making NA beer, so I can't give you any kind of specific answer, ... | ||
| Short fermentation | 10/11/2007 | Keith Patton |
| Q: I'm brewing from a recipe to replicate the Belgian Leffe beer, and the fermentation seemed to finish ... A: Rob: Have you ever made sour dough bread? A starter is just a bit of boiled unhopped wort, dry ... | ||
| Short fermentation | 10/10/2007 | Keith Patton |
| Q: I'm brewing from a recipe to replicate the Belgian Leffe beer, and the fermentation seemed to finish ... A: Pitch more yeast. You appear to have a stuck ferment. In the higher gravity worts like a belgian ... | ||
| Beer Kegs | 10/10/2007 | Ed Westemeier |
| Q: Can a full keg (31 gallons) still be purchased in the US? If not, when was the last time they were ... A: Sorry, you're out of luck. The old full barrel kegs were made of wood, so you really wouldn't want ... | ||
| Cider | 10/9/2007 | Scott Jamerson |
| Q: I need a simple recipe for home-brewing cider. It is for a school project so I would also like some ... A: Cider itself is a very simple recipe. As far as what apples, I really don't know, because what I ... | ||
| how many liters | 10/5/2007 | Alan Ward |
| Q: how many liters is it of beer 4 liter of larger 25 liter of ale 10 liters of beer, 12liters of hoops ... A: Dunn, I am sorry but I really do not understand the question. I am guessing that English is not ... | ||
| Beer not fermenting | 10/2/2007 | Keith Patton |
| Q: This is the first time its ever happened to me. I made a wort for a pale ale, and thought of adding ... A: It sounds like a stuck fermentation. You probably need to aerate the wort. Plug the carboy and ... | ||
| Aerating, and Fermentation + Flavoring | 9/30/2007 | Ed Westemeier |
| Q: New homebrewer here. I'd been wanting to do it for a while, and yesterday, with the assistance of my ... A: That's a common question, so don't worry about it. The key thing is to pitch a big, healthy yeast ... | ||
| sugar on beer | 9/27/2007 | John Snyder |
| Q: In February you posted that the carb content in a regular 12oz. beer is about 12-16 grams of which ... A: the carbohydrate makeup in wort,is Glucose,Fructose,Sucrose,Maltose,and Maltotriose.Maltose is the ... | ||
| home brew | 9/27/2007 | Dave Nyce |
| Q: hey Dave, in your description you mention that you can recommend equipment and methods, and also ... A: Most people start out by using a can of hopped malt, plus some liquid malt (comes in bags), and some ... | ||
| Pale Ale | 9/25/2007 | Spencer W Thomas |
| 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. ... | ||
| beer question | 9/14/2007 | Spencer W Thomas |
| 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 ... | ||
| storage help | 9/10/2007 | John Snyder |
| Q: is it best to use plastic fizzy pop bottles or glass for storage at the moment use ing plastic beer ... A: Aways use glass.I'm confused is it beer or wine you are describing as vinegary.Poor sanitation,and ... | ||
| culturing yeast | 9/7/2007 | John Snyder |
| Q: I am wanting to start culturing my own yeast. i would like to use sediment from some commercial ... A: 1---after the primary fermentation has finished,put the fermenter in the refrigerator 2---after 1 ... | ||
| Mead w/o alcohol? | 9/6/2007 | Chris Bushman |
| 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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