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I’m after authentic Coopers Sparkling Ale. Since its bottle conditioned, I’m planning on harvest some yeast from the bottle. I’ve never done this before. My POA: Some friend and I will drink a 6-pack of Coopers Ale. We will poor most of the beer into glasses and dump the rest (~1/12)...

Just a note to any other noobs reading this thread. In the pix on page one, note the use of the blow-off tube in the smaller 3/8th point instead of the larger ½ point, Yaaaa Use the larger ½ point. Luckily the carboy didn’t explode, but there is a bit of a mess in my fridge...

A yes, a propane burner and big old pot! There is no stopping it and its just a matter of time. I’m going to brew a few more extract beers for experience, but Knowing carmelization of extracts effects beer color pretty much dooms me to move to all-grain. Thanks a lot Bernie ;)

Thanks for the input Bernie! Just to clarify: 60 minutes at 212 degrees is a “Partial Boil”? I should really crank up the heat and get a roaring boil “Full Boil”?

One other weird thing is I was aiming for a SRM 7. It’s looking kind of dark for a 7. How do you brew lighter color beers? This beer has 7lbs of light LME and 1/2lb of light DME 1 lbs of Crystal 15L 1 lbs of Light Munich Steeped for 30 minutes boiled for 60. What’s the trick...

Well here is hoping this doesn't turn into an expensive lesson of "Always use a starter". If it does it does....RDWHAHB here is a pix of the fermentation.

The OG was 1.064 (target was 1.06) and I didn’t use a starter, just pitched a vale of White Labs liquid yeast. After 2 days, I pretty much gave up on the beer and order some dry yeast from the internet. Then BAM! The fermentations starts 4 days after initial pitch and is going nuts today...

Thanks for the input, I've modified a few things and ran the recipe against the recipe calculator at tastybrew.com. Here's hoping it works! RDWHAHB 7 pounds pale LME at boil 1/2 pounds extra light DME 1 pounds Crystal 20L 1 pound light Munich malt .75 oz. - Warrior - 60 to 35 min...

This is a DogFish Head 60 min IPA clone put together from 3 different sources. I’m planning on brewing this up Saturday, any comments would be appreciated. I’ve done 2 kits with success. A porter and a ESB. This is my first non-kit brew. Is the 7 lbs of LME and 2 lbs of DME overkill? A...

The size of the carboy. Should it be 5 gallons or will a blow-off hose still work in a 6 1/2 gallon?

Hey All, Sort story - My Friends and I had a catastrophic disaster with the cheap spicket on a food grade bucket last night. This has convinced us to upgrade to glass carboys. Question: Is it a 5 gallon carboy with a blow-off hose? 6 ½ gallon with a blow-off hose? Or just a 6 ½...