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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...

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...

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!