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I posted something over in the beginners forum about the batch I'm making tomorrow, but figured it wouldnt hurt to get some specific feedback on the recipe here. 10lb Maris Otter 8oz Special Roast 8oz Biscuit Malt 6oz Crystal 40 6oz Crystal 65 4oz Roasted Barley 1oz Challenger Hops...

Woo! Excited to get another batch in before I head back to school. We're going to be doing an Irish Red. Here's our grain bill. 10lb Maris Otter 8oz Special Roast 8oz Biscuit Malt 6oz Crystal 40 6oz Crystal 65 4oz Roasted Barley 1oz Challenger Hops 7.2%AA Irish Ale Yeast...

Sunday we're bottling our first batch, which will have been two weeks since brewday. Would there be any advantage to moving the beer to secondary to get fermentation to stop before we bottle? I know moving it always risks infection and whatnot. Thanks for the help. Cheers

I tried to search this but I had a hard time coming up with something. So heres my deal: My dad and I brewed an orange summer ale a week ago, and we've been visually checking it periodically to see how fermentation is going, but I know I need to take some gravity readings. The only problem is...

So this is probably just part of the yeast growth, but this being my first batch ever its all still a bit new to me, so just looking for some confirmation! Also, the fridge we're fermenting in was reading at 65F, and the fermometer is reading about 64F: this is a bit cool for fermentation...

It's hard not to love smelling like hops after completing your first batch of brew. It was a hot day and I was exhausted after, but that was a ton of fun and I cant wait to make the next batch. It was a mostly speed bump-free brewing session, with the exception of having to change propane...

My dad and I are making our first batch of brew this weekend and I'd like to do a good sparge, so today I made my first attempt at a sparge arm. Here are the results. I used 3/4" CPVC with primer and cement. it measures about 19x9". Ive got 7/64" holes drilled in it all around the outside. I...

Hey everyone, My dad and I are going to be brewing our first batch this weekend. We've taken a class at Triad Homebrew Supply in Greensboro, NC so we've got a decent handle on what we think we should be doing. We're using a Truebrew kit with a glass carboy, and we've got an extra carboy...