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Hello Beer Guru's So I have read several posts about the potential trouble adding air/oxygen to beer in the fermenter can cause. So, if I have this right, the wort needs to be oxygenated when going into the fermenter so the yeasties have O2 to consume to multiply. Then when the...

:off: All right, I know I am going to sound stupid here, but here goes nuttin’. I read these threads here on Home-Brew Talk regularly, and I have been able to decipher almost all of the acronyms I have seen used in the posts. However, this one, "swimbo" or a close approximation has...

Alright beer Guru's, I am in need of advice here. Here is a question I have been tossing around in my head for a week or so. Last week I brewed up a Belgian Wheat. Actually, a “Blue Moon” clone hopefully. I have only brewed beer 5 times before, so I used a kit. The kit had dry...

Alright, I will try to be brief. I made a wonderful Strawberry Blonde (Thanks to many of the contributors to this forum). It has an incredable head/foam retention about it and the aromas and taste in the beer are so wonderful, it is magical. At least thats what the friends who have tried it...

Well, I may have screwed this batch up. I made a light ale with 6# LME and 1 - 1/2 Lbs grains and fermented it for 21 days. I wanted to make a strawberry blonde, so I put a can of strawberry wine starter (Whole and cut strawberries in juice) on the bottom of the secondary and racked the beer...

Alright, here I go again with the questions. Please be patient with me. I am brewing a strawberry blonde and would like to know opinions about these questions I have. Should I rack to a secondary fermentation vessel? Should I add new yeast to which ever vessel I use (secondary or leave...

Alright, I finally did it. I got a great kit for Christmas and brewed up a great beer, I think. Here is how it went. I have read tons about sanatizing being the true "KEY" to a good beer, so when I made this brew, I first cleaned the hell out of my kitchen, and even used the sanatizer on...