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I know this has been intermittently addressed several times but I have compiled a list of some of the dry yeasts and their characteristics, from here, Palmer, and the yeast's product site's. Any additional info that anyone can add would be greatly appreciated as I have decided after a year and...

I realized this should have been in the yeast section. can be deleted from here

want to add the main reason for my recent mill purchase besides the above 3. Variety and brewing at a whim and the length of time I can keep and store unmilled grain. I just ordered 4 different grain bills from AHS to brew over the next 2 months one shipping saved and can brew one of the 4...

Was running thru barleywine recipes and this thread came up in the thread for the imperial porter I had planned for this month but now on backburner until mid next month. How did this turn out? I think it would be fun to do a parti-gyle and was looking at doing one this winter but with this I...

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Thanks for the reply. I"ll give this a go sometime when the weather cools as my basements been in the 70+ range

My go to session "bought" beers when I want to have a few and not feel it Yuengling Lager Yards Brawler My wife when not drinking wine goes for Yuengling Lager and Dundee Honey Brown

Have 6 pounds of wheat extract from a Belgian wit kit that I was going to show a friend how to brew and get him into the hobby but it never happened. has been sitting in the fridge for 4 months so want to use it up and thought since the money was already spent I could try something new. Have...

used my kit for 2 batches pressure was not great and leaked occasionally even when cooled in the fridge now plan on using them for 1.25 gallon test batches back to bottling and am only doing 2.5 gal batches so bottling is not as much a chore as with 5 gallons

have not brewed a recipe with it but playing with it has been fun. Good job. looking forward to a couple of updates mentioned and we discussed.

purchased an AHS Chocolate Bock to brew with a friend home from Iraq for 2 weeks so that when he finishes his tour in Jan 10 it will be aged nicely. supposed to start brewing within the next hr or so and I was prechecking the ingredients and instructions prior to him coming over. the...

The Mexican Cervesa from here AHB Beer Recipe Kits - LAGERS ONLYwas my first "corona like" kit. the extract turned out better than the mini mash. my wife and our friends all enjoyed this beer. don't let negative comments (even in jest) get to you. the light lagers and vienna lagers are a bit...

John's Red barleywine reduced to 3 gallons. moving my "Easy Cheap Malty Porter" to the secondary and pitching the barleywine onto the british ale 007 yeast cake

Annapolis home brew has a couple of kits (extract, partial and all grain), they do not give the grain and hop bills tho. Have brewed the PA lager twice. first time the steeping grains and the second a partial mash. It is close to Yuengling lager not exact but it is very good. Half &...

Had my first Pete's Wicked Wanderlust Cream Ale today and both my wife and I really liked it. Anybody brew this or have any followup on how this turned out? and how close it is to Pete's?