New Brewers and FAQs

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1. Basic kits

   By Cammanron, Friday at 06:33 PM
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   • Jdub
   • 10 hours ago

2. Upcoming Brewing Schedule 1 2 3 4 7

   By MrWhy, February 22, 2016
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   • Jdub
   • Yesterday at 01:48 AM

3. sanitization for late addition

   By ewildcat7, October 21
   • 10 replies
   • 132 views
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   • Nickfixit
   • October 23

4. Nilla Porter

   By hoosier beer?, July 26, 2015   

   • little hep
   • 22 replies
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   • Jdub
   • October 20

5. Efficient bottle washing method?

   By greyhound, September 7
   • 9 replies
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   • Nickfixit
   • September 24

6. Please Help Me w/ An All-Grain Batch

   By StretchNM, September 7
   • 28 replies
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   • StretchNM
   • September 12

7. corbo drops vs sugar experiment

   By pborder, March 30
   • 17 replies
   • 573 views
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   • D Kristof
   • September 5

8. Mysterious leaking bottle

   By Marius, August 16
   • 12 replies
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   • zorak1066
   • August 20

9. Shipping Beer

   By StretchNM, August 1
   • 4 replies
   • 160 views
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   • D Kristof
   • August 2

10. Pitching the yeast

    By Teambanzai, July 22
    • 2 replies
    • 141 views
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    • RickBeer
    • July 22

11. Keg Size

    By Topkick Brewing, October 17, 2015   

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    • Batch
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      • LBK
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      • 2gal
    • 16 replies
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    • D Kristof
    • July 12

12. Carbonation Issue

    By kurtpepp3, June 26
    • 14 replies
    • 258 views
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    • zorak1066
    • June 29

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

    By RickBeer, May 25   

    • cold crashing
    • 6 replies
    • 269 views
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    • StretchNM
    • June 26

14. First Batch CAL

    By Lukon, April 19
    • 17 replies
    • 428 views
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    • RickBeer
    • June 17

15. Another Yeast Question - Ale and Lager

    By StretchNM, June 16
    • 7 replies
    • 215 views
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    • Brian N.
    • June 16

16. Table Sugar vs Detrose

    By Lukon, June 14
    • 4 replies
    • 130 views
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    • Creeps McLane
    • June 16

17. Brewing with Just HME?

    By StretchNM, June 12
    • 14 replies
    • 268 views
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    • RickBeer
    • June 13

18. John Palmer - Dont Add Sugar! (?)

    By StretchNM, June 8   

    • voodoo ale
    • 24 replies
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    • Shrike
    • June 11

19. How long does the beer keep?

    By HollywoodTRBros, June 7
    • 8 replies
    • 199 views
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    • Nickfixit
    • June 8

20. Proper Storage of Comsumables

    By StretchNM, June 6
    • 8 replies
    • 213 views
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    • StretchNM
    • June 6

21. Over carbonated

    By Rjg08, May 31
    • 4 replies
    • 187 views
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    • zorak1066
    • June 4

22. fermenting times

    By ewildcat7, May 31
    • 9 replies
    • 247 views
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    • Creeps McLane
    • June 2

23. oxydized beer

    By Marion, May 27
    • 6 replies
    • 196 views
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    • zorak1066
    • May 29

24. 2gal fermenter from cooper

    By Marion, May 27
    • 1 reply
    • 174 views
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    • RickBeer
    • May 28

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

    By StretchNM, May 22
    • 3 replies
    • 293 views
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    • StretchNM
    • May 23

26. SUCCESS!!

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

27. When to use a "Krausen Kollar"

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

28. Storing Opened Can HME

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

29. Czech Pilsner Hop Addition?

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

30. Oktoberfest tastes weird

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

31. Bottling with Wand and Siphon?

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

32. BeerSmith 3 on iPad

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

33. How to enter MB HME into Beersmith 2

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

34. Don't Sanitize Utensils In the Fermenter

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

35. Bottling/Carbonating in 1 Gallon Jugs

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

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

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

37. Boosting abv without MRB booster?

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

38. Full Mash Kit Instructions Faulty

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

39. How Beer is Made

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

40. Ferment or Cold Crash?

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

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

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

42. Bottle Capper

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

43. hydrometer vs refractometer

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

44. Infection Leading to Sour Aftertaste?

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

45. All-grain Brew Day

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

46. Advice for Brewing "That Voodoo....."

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

47. Fermentation & Bottling

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

48. Sacked Hops in Fermenter

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

49. LME Softpack versus Brewmax Booster

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

50. carbo drops vs sugar

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

51. Carbonation versus Conditioning

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

52. TV Moonshiner and temptation...

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

53. Star San

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

54. Octoberfest

    By Tbird, February 24
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    • Tbird
    • February 25

55. And the winners are.....

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

56. Thanks

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

57. Extra time

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

58. First taste

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

59. Adding flavors

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

60. Purified Water VS Tap Water

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

61. Pet bottles problem

    By oldbagobones, January 31   

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

62. Hello!

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

63. Next brew

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

64. New brew kettle

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

65. Pipeline

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

66. Old LBK

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

67. Can you cold crash for too long?

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

68. Splitting a batch

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

69. Propping Up Your LBK - No Trubal 1 2

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

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

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

71. Classic American Light Tweaking

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

72. 6qt Insta-Pot

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

73. Carbonation problem

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

74. Caps Not Sealing

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

75. First batch

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

76. Bottling wand

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

77. Creating a recipe database

    By MiniYoda, November 16, 2016
    • 89 replies
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    • MiniYoda
    • January 14

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

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

79. Risk vs Reward

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

80. Hops

    By wagonblott, January 30, 2016
    • 30 replies
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    • Creeps McLane
    • January 12

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

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

82. Used wrong yeast

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

83. Bottling wand

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

84. US-04 or US-05

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

85. Trying to brew again

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

86. Bottles only half full

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

87. American Ale Ferment Time

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

88. Partial Mash

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

89. Temperature Controller

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

90. Returning to Mr Beer

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

91. First Beer

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

92. Mr Beer American Lager Temperature

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

93. Newbie Question

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

94. My first bottling

    By DrDave, December 29, 2018   

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

95. Problem averted, hopefully

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

96. 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
    • 239 views
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    • Creeps McLane
    • December 29, 2018

97. Booster

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

98. Light beer

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

99. New Brewer Today

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

100. Using yeast as nutrients

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