New Brewers and FAQs

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1. Cold crashing - what it is, and why do you care?

   By RickBeer, Saturday at 01:17 PM   

   • cold crashing
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   • RickBeer
   • Saturday at 01:20 PM

2. SUCCESS - with an All-Grain English Pale Ale!

   By StretchNM, Wednesday at 12:19 AM
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   • StretchNM
   • Thursday at 11:58 PM

3. Upcoming Brewing Schedule 1 2 3 4 6

   By MrWhy, February 22, 2016
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   • Jdub
   • May 16

4. SUCCESS!!

   By StretchNM, May 9
   • 8 replies
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   • epete28
   • May 14

5. When to use a "Krausen Kollar"

   By Marion, March 28
   • 10 replies
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   • Nickfixit
   • May 10

6. Storing Opened Can HME

   By Lukon, April 18
   • 3 replies
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   • Cato
   • May 7

7. Czech Pilsner Hop Addition?

   By Kevin Caffrey, May 1
   • 6 replies
   • 103 views
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   • Kevin Caffrey
   • May 3

8. Oktoberfest tastes weird

   By JayBee, May 1
   • 9 replies
   • 112 views
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   • Shrike
   • May 2

9. Bottling with Wand and Siphon?

   By StretchNM, April 23
   • 5 replies
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   • RickBeer
   • April 23

10. BeerSmith 3 on iPad

    By Lukon, April 21
    • 4 replies
    • 96 views
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    • Lukon
    • April 22

11. How to enter MB HME into Beersmith 2

    By Nightman, March 10, 2013
    • 1 reply
    • 191 views
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    • Lukon
    • April 21

12. First Batch CAL

    By Lukon, April 19
    • 11 replies
    • 124 views
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    • Lukon
    • April 20

13. Don't Sanitize Utensils In the Fermenter

    By StretchNM, April 18
    • 9 replies
    • 128 views
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    • Cato
    • April 19

14. Bottling/Carbonating in 1 Gallon Jugs

    By Lukon, April 18
    • 3 replies
    • 62 views
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    • Lukon
    • April 18

15. can I get a abv for beer that has already conditioned in bottle

    By Marion, April 14
    • 9 replies
    • 142 views
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    • StretchNM
    • April 17

16. Boosting abv without MRB booster?

    By Mic-S, April 15
    • 14 replies
    • 145 views
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    • Mic-S
    • April 16

17. Full Mash Kit Instructions Faulty

    By StretchNM, March 19
    • 31 replies
    • 421 views
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    • StretchNM
    • April 15

18. How Beer is Made

    By StretchNM, April 15
    • 0 replies
    • 54 views
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    • StretchNM
    • April 15

19. Ferment or Cold Crash?

    By Mic-S, April 12
    • 3 replies
    • 89 views
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    • RickBeer
    • April 12

20. Using a air stone to add oxygen to wort before pitching yeast

    By Marion, April 8
    • 9 replies
    • 243 views
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    • Cato
    • April 9

21. Bottle Capper

    By StretchNM, April 6
    • 27 replies
    • 400 views
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    • Cato
    • April 9

22. corbo drops vs sugar experiment

    By pborder, March 30
    • 10 replies
    • 200 views
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    • StretchNM
    • April 5

23. hydrometer vs refractometer

    By Marion, April 1
    • 5 replies
    • 95 views
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    • zorak1066
    • April 4

24. Infection Leading to Sour Aftertaste?

    By StretchNM, March 18
    • 17 replies
    • 283 views
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    • Jdub
    • March 30

25. All-grain Brew Day

    By StretchNM, March 25
    • 26 replies
    • 286 views
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    • StretchNM
    • March 29

26. Advice for Brewing "That Voodoo....."

    By StretchNM, March 27
    • 13 replies
    • 188 views
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    • Mic-S
    • March 29

27. Fermentation & Bottling

    By Rjg08, March 23
    • 6 replies
    • 144 views
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    • D Kristof
    • March 26

28. Sacked Hops in Fermenter

    By StretchNM, March 21
    • 7 replies
    • 90 views
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    • StretchNM
    • March 21

29. LME Softpack versus Brewmax Booster

    By Shadowspawn, March 16
    • 5 replies
    • 105 views
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    • Brian N.
    • March 17

30. carbo drops vs sugar

    By pborder, March 16
    • 3 replies
    • 120 views
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    • RickBeer
    • March 16

31. Carbonation versus Conditioning

    By StretchNM, March 10
    • 28 replies
    • 527 views
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    • RickBeer
    • March 15

32. TV Moonshiner and temptation...

    By Ted the Chilehead, March 10
    • 1 reply
    • 84 views
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    • Nickfixit
    • March 10

33. Star San

    By pborder, February 17
    • 6 replies
    • 188 views
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    • JoshR
    • February 27

34. Octoberfest

    By Tbird, February 24
    • 3 replies
    • 109 views
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    • Tbird
    • February 25

35. And the winners are.....

    By Guest System Admin, October 3, 2012
    • 82 replies
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    • swenocha
    • February 22

36. Thanks

    By Vfwrider316, February 18
    • 2 replies
    • 141 views
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    • BDawg62
    • February 19

37. Extra time

    By pborder, February 10
    • 8 replies
    • 228 views
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    • Cato
    • February 10

38. First taste

    By DrDave, January 25
    • 29 replies
    • 472 views
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    • Mic-S
    • February 10

39. Adding flavors

    By Don H, February 3
    • 14 replies
    • 150 views
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    • Nickfixit
    • February 4

40. Purified Water VS Tap Water

    By KCullison86, December 30, 2015
    • 43 replies
    • 2,700 views
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    • Don H
    • February 3

41. Pet bottles problem

    By oldbagobones, January 31   

    • pet bottles going flat
    • 19 replies
    • 239 views
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    • gophers6
    • February 2

42. Hello!

    By HollywoodTRBros, January 19
    • 6 replies
    • 132 views
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    • Nickfixit
    • January 31

43. Next brew

    By pborder, January 18
    • 3 replies
    • 147 views
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    • Mic-S
    • January 31

44. New brew kettle

    By Brewing4Fun, January 26
    • 18 replies
    • 307 views
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    • Creeps McLane
    • January 28

45. Pipeline

    By pborder, January 25
    • 1 reply
    • 89 views
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    • Don H
    • January 26

46. Old LBK

    By pborder, January 25
    • 2 replies
    • 143 views
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    • Mic-S
    • January 25

47. Can you cold crash for too long?

    By Clonedogg, January 24
    • 6 replies
    • 138 views
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    • MiniYoda
    • January 24

48. Splitting a batch

    By Brewing4Fun, January 24
    • 4 replies
    • 99 views
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    • Nickfixit
    • January 24

49. Propping Up Your LBK - No Trubal 1 2

    By RickBeer, January 31, 2015
    • 106 replies
    • 10,636 views
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    • Don H
    • January 23

50. S-04 & US-05 @ Low Temps

    By Fire Rooster, January 19
    • 11 replies
    • 328 views
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    • Nickfixit
    • January 21

51. Classic American Light Tweaking

    By Enzo, January 19
    • 12 replies
    • 197 views
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    • Enzo
    • January 20

52. 6qt Insta-Pot

    By Fire Rooster, January 16
    • 17 replies
    • 299 views
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    • RickBeer
    • January 18

53. Carbonation problem

    By oldbagobones, January 18
    • 1 reply
    • 110 views
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    • RickBeer
    • January 18

54. Caps Not Sealing

    By Fire Rooster, January 13
    • 19 replies
    • 346 views
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    • D Kristof
    • January 16

55. First batch

    By pborder, January 10
    • 9 replies
    • 203 views
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    • pborder
    • January 16

56. Bottling wand

    By pborder, January 14
    • 7 replies
    • 177 views
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    • Nickfixit
    • January 14

57. Creating a recipe database

    By MiniYoda, November 16, 2016
    • 89 replies
    • 4,146 views
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    • MiniYoda
    • January 14

58. Why does the Oktoberfest Lager recommend fermenting between 65-75F?

    By nathliea, November 1, 2018
    • 19 replies
    • 443 views
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    • Creeps McLane
    • January 14

59. Risk vs Reward

    By Fire Rooster, January 11
    • 14 replies
    • 274 views
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    • Jdub
    • January 13

60. Hops

    By wagonblott, January 30, 2016
    • 30 replies
    • 1,339 views
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    • Creeps McLane
    • January 12

61. If I bottle 2 days early, will my beer be ruined?

    By Enzo, January 8
    • 17 replies
    • 223 views
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    • Cato
    • January 12

62. Used wrong yeast

    By mikewiz, January 6
    • 5 replies
    • 148 views
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    • Mic-S
    • January 9

63. Bottling wand

    By pborder, January 6
    • 4 replies
    • 105 views
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    • zorak1066
    • January 8

64. US-04 or US-05

    By Fire Rooster, December 22, 2018
    • 15 replies
    • 339 views
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    • SilverBrewerWI
    • January 8

65. Trying to brew again

    By SteveT, January 6
    • 3 replies
    • 101 views
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    • Brian N.
    • January 7

66. Bottles only half full

    By JRCasualBrewer, January 6
    • 2 replies
    • 97 views
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    • Brian N.
    • January 6

67. American Ale Ferment Time

    By Randygto67, January 3
    • 6 replies
    • 161 views
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    • Shrike
    • January 5

68. Partial Mash

    By Fire Rooster, November 29, 2018
    • 67 replies
    • 1,514 views
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    • Jdub
    • January 4

69. Temperature Controller

    By cconstantine307, January 2
    • 9 replies
    • 139 views
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    • Mic-S
    • January 4

70. Returning to Mr Beer

    By pborder, December 27, 2018
    • 12 replies
    • 273 views
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    • zorak1066
    • January 3

71. First Beer

    By CANbeernewbie, December 31, 2018
    • 4 replies
    • 108 views
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    • Shrike
    • December 31, 2018

72. Mr Beer American Lager Temperature

    By tjndaltx, December 30, 2018
    • 8 replies
    • 151 views
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    • Brian N.
    • December 31, 2018

73. Newbie Question

    By Don H, December 29, 2018
    • 14 replies
    • 208 views
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    • D Kristof
    • December 30, 2018

74. My first bottling

    By DrDave, December 29, 2018   

    • bottling
    • 10 replies
    • 178 views
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    • RickBeer
    • December 30, 2018

75. Problem averted, hopefully

    By oldbagobones, December 28, 2018
    • 4 replies
    • 110 views
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    • RickBeer
    • December 29, 2018

76. New to brewing. Anyone know Art Car IPA by Saint Arnold brewing co can be cloned with an lbk?

    By Haggard, November 28, 2018
    • 11 replies
    • 139 views
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    • Creeps McLane
    • December 29, 2018

77. Booster

    By pborder, December 28, 2018
    • 4 replies
    • 131 views
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    • RickBeer
    • December 28, 2018

78. Light beer

    By pborder, December 28, 2018
    • 3 replies
    • 146 views
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    • Cato
    • December 28, 2018

79. New Brewer Today

    By Grappler, December 25, 2018
    • 15 replies
    • 204 views
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    • zorak1066
    • December 28, 2018

80. Using yeast as nutrients

    By Palmiter1, December 15, 2018
    • 8 replies
    • 174 views
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    • MnMBeer
    • December 27, 2018

81. Dry corn sugar instead of booster

    By tjndaltx, December 17, 2018
    • 3 replies
    • 161 views
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    • MnMBeer
    • December 27, 2018

82. VooDoo that I'm about to do

    By Mic-S, December 26, 2018
    • 12 replies
    • 123 views
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    • Shrike
    • December 27, 2018

83. 3rd time is the charm?

    By bigntall1983, October 15, 2017
    • 17 replies
    • 852 views
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    • bigntall1983
    • December 25, 2018

84. fermenting temperature

    By ewildcat7, December 20, 2018
    • 11 replies
    • 236 views
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    • Cato
    • December 20, 2018

85. Rehydrating yeast

    By Palmiter1, December 15, 2018
    • 2 replies
    • 89 views
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    • RickBeer
    • December 15, 2018

86. Wort, Yeast & Temperature

    By Fire Rooster, December 13, 2018
    • 7 replies
    • 194 views
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    • zorak1066
    • December 15, 2018

87. did my bottling for first batch

    By RickC1970, November 19, 2018
    • 10 replies
    • 208 views
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    • zorak1066
    • December 14, 2018

88. Temp & Fermentation

    By Fire Rooster, December 10, 2018
    • 16 replies
    • 288 views
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    • BDawg62
    • December 12, 2018

89. Cleaning 740 ML PET Bottles

    By Fire Rooster, November 30, 2018
    • 20 replies
    • 279 views
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    • Creeps McLane
    • December 10, 2018

90. Leaking Spigot

    By DrDave, December 9, 2018
    • 5 replies
    • 130 views
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    • RickBeer
    • December 9, 2018

91. Shaken LBK?

    By JRCasualBrewer, November 18, 2018
    • 11 replies
    • 250 views
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    • HoppySmile!
    • December 6, 2018

92. Why do "homebrewers" treat Mr. Beer users like pariah?

    By Brewtus, July 17, 2015
    • 84 replies
    • 5,638 views
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    • kedogn
    • December 1, 2018

93. Bottle priming with Corn Sugar

    By Mic-S, November 26, 2018
    • 23 replies
    • 246 views
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    • Mic-S
    • December 1, 2018

94. Pumpkin Rising

    By ewildcat7, November 24, 2018
    • 10 replies
    • 148 views
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    • Mic-S
    • November 29, 2018

95. Old LBK Markings (Quart/Liter) VS new markings (1 & 2)

    By Zoot Horn Rollo, November 28, 2018
    • 3 replies
    • 132 views
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    • D Kristof
    • November 29, 2018

96. Mold on LBK rim

    By JRCasualBrewer, October 20, 2018
    • 5 replies
    • 169 views
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    • JRCasualBrewer
    • November 27, 2018

97. Bottle didn’t carbonate

    By JRCasualBrewer, November 6, 2018
    • 15 replies
    • 300 views
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    • zorak1066
    • November 27, 2018

98. Bottles on the Net?

    By Mic-S, September 27, 2018
    • 13 replies
    • 272 views
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    • D Kristof
    • November 27, 2018

99. Old Sanitizer

    By epete28, August 26, 2018
    • 9 replies
    • 312 views
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    • Mic-S
    • November 24, 2018

100. Too much foam when I pour

     By pyromr, October 26, 2018
     • 8 replies
     • 224 views
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     • KLR
     • November 23, 2018