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Ok, I was happily brewing my first attempt at Midwest's Irish Stout and doing my usual (follow the recipe but make mistakes) and after I'm done and cleaning up I find I've left out the gypsum?:drunk: Soooo, does anyone know what's the best thing for me to do? And what will it taste like...

I enjoy GUINNESS Extra Stout and was trying to decide which stout kit to try from the various brew suppliers and was looking to see if anyone had tried the dry Irish stout from northern brewer?

I'm in the process of planning my next brew and I really enjoy Guinness Extra Stout. Does anyone know of an extract kit that would be close?

OK, this may sound like an odd problem but I have brewed 3 Big River Brown Ales from MW and have enjoyed them and yet after following the recipe I get a very large head in the glass. It does not matter whether the glass is cold or not the head is the same. I have varied the amount of priming...

OK, I messed up I think. I did not take a gravity reading before I pitched in my yeast. Over the last week I have not heard anything from the brew. I use an over flow pipe vs a bubbler. I have included 2 pics of the current look of the batch. Am I in trouble?

OK. I brewed last weekend and added the yeast but no bubbling for a full week. I am using Big River Brown Ale w/ White Labs British Ale 005 from Midwest. I've used it before with great results. The yeast had been in the fridge for about a month, it was put in there as soon as I got it. The...

:ban: :ban: Ran across this site and could not resist. a lite beer canon! http://www.milbestlight.com/cannon.aspxLauren%20Bowden

I am preparing to order a Big River Brown Ale from midwestern and was wondering what difference the offered yeasts have on the brew. There are four : London Ale Wyeast 1028, Munton's 6 gm dry yeast, London Ale Activator Wyeast 1028, and White Labs British Ale 005. What do you think?

OK, here is something that probably should be obvious but I can't seem to do it. How do you keep your tubes clean between brewings? The vinyl tubes I use to transfer from primary to 2ndary I rinse well after but there is always some water left in them and I noticed some mold in them this...

I'm very new to brewing and not quite ready for AG yet but I enjoy looking ahead. One project I have been reading about is building a grain mill. The important item is the rollers. I found this at the Surplus Center. Would they work...

Just got this recipe from Chuck Skypeck at Boscos Brewing Company :rockin: and wondered if anyone could convert it to a 5 gal homebrew size . 73% Pale Malt 9% Munich Malt 10L 9% Cara-Pils Malt 5% Caramel Malt 80L 1% Chocolate Malt 1% Roasted Barley 1% Black Malt 1%...

I pitched my first batch last sat. and took a SG at 1.050. I took another today and it was 1.020 if it is the same tomorrow would it be ok to move it the the second fermenter for two weeks?

Ok, I started my first batch of HB this last weekend. It's a Red River Brown Ale from Midwest. I followed the instructions and watched my times and temps all the way through. Then pitched in the included yeast, it was a dry packed of Munton that I let stand in warm water for at least 10 min...

Does anyone know of a recipe or a clone of Boscos Isle of Skye Scottish Ale. I was visiting my brother who lives in Memphis and we went by Boscos where I tried the Isle of Skye and it was verrrry good. Greg

OK, got my brewing bits and pieces and extract from midwest :rockin: Just trying to make sure I have everything before I begin. So what type of beer bottles do I use. I plan to go to a locale recycling place and get them. I intend to get amber bottles but will the type with twist top work...

Ok I'm about to start this journey of brewing :ban: and it dawned on me what kind or type of smells should I expect during the various stages of brewing? SWMBO is tolerating this adventure and I don't want to push the envelope too far. If it is going to be over powering I will need to make...

I have been reading up on various types of starter brewing kits . which kit would you recommend for a new brewer? Greg

Hello everyone. I'm a long time beer enjoyer and very new attempting brewer. I look forward to learning and brewing some good ones. :ban: