I just found out that we are now hosting Thanksgiving. I plan on brewing this Saturday 11/9, so I've got exactly 19 days. Is it possible to brew something palatable? Or should I subject everyone to my 3 Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA clone?
Here are my wishes:
1). Go from kettle to glass...
Posted this in the recipe section, but it's more of a beginner brewing question...
So I followed the Blue Moon clone extract recipe (biermuncher) and have a question...
Recipe calls for 3# extra light DME and 1# dry wheat extract. My LHBS suggested I flip the ratios and try 3# dry wheat...
Still a relative newbie here...
So I followed the Blue Moon clone extract recipe (biermuncher) and have a question...
Recipe calls for 3# extra light DME and1# dry wheat extract. My LHBS suggested I flip the ratios and try 3# dry wheat extract and 1# extra light DME. I did a full 5.5 gal boil...
So I am still pretty new to brewing... Decided to go a lil furthur this time and am trying an IPA (extract kit) this time. The 3 previous brews I've done all had some form of grain addition along with malt extract, but I noticed this kit just has DME and LME. Here is the ingredient list I've...
In the last few minutes of poking around the web, I learned that yeast starters are both easy to make, and can have a significant impact on the final brew. I'm only on my third batch, so I got a little freaked out when my smack pack had some gooey stuff that was stuck in the corner of the pouch...
Brewed a 5 gal batch of an English nut brown ale today. I activated the yeast smack pack last night (Wyeast 1099), let it sit overnight, and when I pitched it today there was a corner on the inside of the foil pouch that looked like the yeast has hardened/stiffened to the point it wouldn't pour...
I'm brewing my first batch (Mickey Finns Amber Ale from a kit). A friend recommended I do a secondary fermentation with some dry hops , so I did... right into my bottling bucket.
What's the best way to go from here? It's been a week in secondary. Can I bottle right from here even though...
Just started my first batch in the NW burbs of Chicago. No explosions or major messes to clean up...yet. Bought a kit to brew an Amber Ale. Looking forward to meeting some of you fellow homebrewers. Slainte!