Recent content by elettieri

Hello Brew Community, I am going to be brewing my 1st IPA. I LOVE IPA's and decided it's time. My starting point is a a Pliny the Elder clone kit from Austin Homebrew. My goal is not to get as close the real Pliny as possible, but I thought a Pliny clone kit would be a good start, since...

Making a vanilla sweet stout and the guy at the LHBS said not to put the skin of the vanilla bean in when I'm soaking. He said it gives the beer a acidic flavor. But I've never heard that before and don't see any posting on it in the forum. Anyone have experience with this? Would you...

How would you make a starter for this cider? I wouldn't want to use DME since I don't want to impart a beer flavor. But Palmer says not to make a stater with simple sugars. So couldn't make the starter from apple juice or anything thing. Thoughts? .......maybe just use 2 vials be to sure?

Hey all, MrMalty says that i need 2 yeast packs for my next brew with my stater. (brewing a high grav Belgian) My question: Is two yeast packs too much in my 1lt flask? Worried about too much yeast in a smaller flask to reproduce properly. Should I just put one pack in the stater, and...

It was a partial mash kit from my LHBS. Didn't give lots of specifics of amounts, just what it contained: Pale and Wheat malt extract. Crystal and Carafa malts High alfa Columbus hops Nottingham Ale yeast

So let's say I take a hydro reading again in a week or two and it's still the same....or it's changed a little, but still nowhere near my TG. Could I re-pitch at that point? Any down side to re-pitching and giving it a little extra time (besides the small extra cost of yeast)?

Ok, so I know I'm just yet another newbie brewer worrying about stalled fermentation. BUT, I would really appreciate some advice.......or maybe I just need someone to talk me down:) Brewing an Imperial Red OG of 1.058. Brewed and pitched Saturday afternoon (1 packet of dry yeast...

Ok, so I have all high alfa Columbus Hops. And here is the schedule/amounts: Boiling Hops (60 minutes) = about 1.5 oz Flavor Hops (30 minutes) = about 1 oz Finishing Hops (last 5 minutes or less) = about 2 oz The scale I'm using to measure the amounts of hops that came in the kit is...

I have 60 minute hops, 30 minute hops and finishing hops. And it is a partial mash. Is my logic correct that adding less 60 minute hops (and just adding them in with the 30 minute hops) would reduce the bitterness? ........not that I 100% want to reduce the bitterness. Hoping to hear from...

I am brewing an Imperial Red Ale kit from by local brew store for some holiday parties this year. I have never actually had an Imperial Red before, but it sounded good to me. BUT, I know IPA's can be a little too bitter for the Non-true beer drinker and I'm worried about this Imperial Red...

Hey guys, noob here (LOVING this site and the new hobby!). Had a question on secondary and yeast. Saw some posts mentioning that racking in a secondary cleans up your beer by getting it away from the yeast and other stuff at the bottom of the bucket. My question is that if you rack to a...