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Hello.I have recently got two used 25 gallon wine barrels.I have been storing them with just water in them so far because I was going to originally use them to make sour beer. I have since been diagnosed with a gluten intolerance and have had to switch up my plans for the barrels. I have an...

Hello. I am new and this is my second batch of homebrew. My first was a british bitter kit from NB and came out good. This second batch was based on Whiteys Pale Ale from Papazian's book and advice from the forum. I wanted to post this to see what more experienced brewers think(would you change...

Forgot to write this on the previous post. I am going to ferment in just the primary for 14 days and bottle.

Hello. I am new and this is my second batch of homebrew. My first was a british bitter kit from NB and came out good. This second batch was based on Whiteys Pale Ale from Papazian's book and advice from the forum. I wanted to post this to see what more experienced brewers think(would you...

Thanks for the quick response. I am heading to my local brew supply today so I can pick up thhe ingrediants. One more question. Do you reccomend adding the quarter pound of the aroma malts you suggested along with the half pound of pound of crystal and half pound of caramalt or in place of...

Hello. I am pretty new to homebrewing and I am going to try to brew Whiteys Gone Fishing Pale Ale from Papazians book. I want to add some steeping grains to the recipe to make it a little more interesting. I was thinking of steeping 1lb Crystal Malt and One pound Simpsons Caramalt for thirty...

Hello. I just read the entire thread and have just have a couple of questions left. When doing a 5 gallon batch of this does it taker longer than the 4 - 6 weeks to ferment or is it the same as a 1 gallon batch? Is the target finishing gravity 1.000? I am new to brewing and have only got one...

I just started my first batch of apfelwein today and was wondering the same thing because it is so easy. I bought extra montrachet yeast and have an empty bucket. Curious to see if anybody has any info.

Great. Thanks for the help.

Hello I am new and just have my first batch of Mr. Beer fermenting but after reading these forums I just ordered a 6 1/2 gallon bucket setup from Northern Brewer. My question is if you find a lager recipe that you like but dont have equipment to lager can you use an ale yeast with that recipe...

Hello All. I am very new to homebrewing and the first thing I would like to do is try to replicate the Miller version of Lowenbrau Special. This was hands down one of my favorite beers and there is nothing similar that I have found since it has been discontinued and changed. From the research...