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I'm a somewhat new brewer...brewing about 6 months or so. On my very first batch, I made a totally rookie mistake: I poured my boiling hot wort directly into the plastic carboy (Better Bottle off brand). I thought I would put in cold makeup water and it would all even out at about the right...

I have been experimenting with late extract additions. For my last few batches, I have done late extract additions on all of my beers. I have a couple observations about this: -When brewing high OG beers, it is difficult to mix in all the ingredients at the last minute. -I typically boil my...

I am currently brewing a Christmas Milk Stout (extract), which seems to be stuck at a higher SG than I'd like. The recipe does include 1 lb lactose sugar, so I figure that is bumping up the SG somewhat, since it's not fermentable...but my SG still seems way too high. Here are the stats...

I am currently brewing a Christmas Milk Stout (extract), which seems to be stuck at a higher SG than I'd like. The recipe does include 1 lb lactose sugar, so I figure that is bumping up the SG somewhat, since it's not fermentable...but my SG still seems way too high. Here are the stats: Brewed...

I have been recently experimenting with late extract additions...it seems to achieve a much better color for the style of beer. In general, I've been adding about 1/4 of the extract at the beginning of the boil, and then 3/4 with 15-20 min to go. Couple of questions: -Does this seem like good...

I am currently brewing a Belgian Wit. This is my third batch of beer, so I'm relatively inexperienced, but I've been very careful to follow all the directions and much of the current advice. This beer started with an O.G. of 1.054, and after 7 days I checked the SG, which was at 1.04. I was...