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I brewed a milk stout on 4/8/12 and I ended up leaving town about three weeks ago without bottling. Is it going to still be OK to bottle. I assume it will but just checking.

Anyone have a clone recipe for big thaw Bock by dominion brewery? I could not find one anywhere.

I want to convert an extract recipe I came up with to all grain. It is an IPA that used 7lbs of light DME along with 1.75 pounds of crystal 40L for steeping. Is there a general formula for replacing extract with grains?

I was told by a family member that a friend of there's was talking about using mesquite pods for brewing. Since I live in the southwest where mesquite is everywhere I am very interested in trying it. Plus I love to BBQ and smoke meat with mesquite. This would be a big hit at BBQ's with friends...

My question is are they worth the money?

I have brewed six batches up to now. All of them have been extracts. I have had good results as far as taste but the smells have been a little off for all of them. I can't give a good description of the smell other than it is off. Is there any general tips to get the smell right. I don't know if...

I brewed an Oktoberfest on the 15th (approximately 3 days ago). I cooled the wart to 60 degrees and pitched the yeast dry. It is currently sitting in the guest house behind the main house at 52 degrees. There has been no sign of fermentation at all. Did I make a mistake by pitching at that low...

So I am about to brew an extract with a partial mash. I have a stainless steel bucket with a spigot that I have affixed insulation to the outside to make a makeshift mash tun. I do not have a manifold for it and I live kinda off the beaten path so going to the store to rig something up is not an...

I am trying to make my own extract recipe and wanted some opinions. So here it is. 7 lbs. Light DME 1 lbs. Amber DME Hops 1 oz. Chinook at 60 min 1 oz. Phoenix at 45 min 1 oz. Cascade at 30 and 15 min Cascade dry hopped for 2 weeks I was also thinking of adding 1 oz of sweet orange peels at...

Have a Scottish ale in primary. Was an extract kit from northern brewer. I followed the instructions with the kit. Did boil with 2.5 gallons for 60 minutes. Added .75 oz of fuggles at 60 min, .5 oz of fuggles at 30 min and. 25 oz of fuggles hops at 15 min. Topped off to 5 gal in fermenter. It...

I have opened probably 12 bottles from a batch of brown ale. All have tasted good with good carb except I just opened one that had zero carbonation and it tasted like a$$. Any ideas?

I was wondering if some of the more experienced people on here could give us new guys there five most important factors/skills to making a quality brew.

I have had my first brew, a pale ale, in bottles for about three weeks. I opened one and tasted it and it has a slight taste like the iododophor smells. I think it is a taste though it might be the smell from the bottles when I sanitized them. I'm not for sure. Could the Sanitizer leave an after...

I want to harvest the yeast from my current brew which is in primary. I have read about how to do this but am unsure if I grasp the concept. Do you just take the grub from the bottom after racking to the bottling bucket and wash to obtain the yeast? Is there any instructional videos out there...

So I am thinking of brewing with pecans. I have read alot about brewing with nuts. I am concerned about the fats/proteins in the nuts. Is it worth it to use actual crushed nuts or should I use extract? Also when should I add ginger? Final question should I use fresh pumpkin or canned? I am...

I got the True Brew Nut Brown Ale kit and am planning on a brew day this friday. The directions are not great. My questions are as follows: 1. As per the instructions it says to do a partial boil with 1.5 gallons of water and top up with cold water in fermenter. 1.5 gallons seems like to little...

Quick question about cleaning with bleach. If I put the bottles in the dishwasher with a cap full of bleach and run them at full cycle with heated dry will that be sufficient? Will the bleach cause an off taste?

I just took a gravity reading and will do one again in three days before bottling. I figured why let the sample go to waste and gave it a taste. It actually tastes good! I figured being my first batch it would taste like cow wizz, but its good. Minus carbonation and time on the bottle of course...

Is it ok to use PVC to build the manifold or should I stick with copper? I want to build in a large cooler and PVC would be easier to work with. Thanks.

I have a pale ale in primary fermentation. Its been in for 12 hours. This morning I could smell the yeast doing there thing but no bubbles. I took a better look at the airlock and resized there was a small crack that the CO2 was escaping. I repaired the crack but am wondering if the crack could...