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So my IPA (first brew) has been bottled for about two weeks and the 12oz bottles are very nicely carbed and the beer is delicious. So last night a popped my first grolsch bottled and it was carbed pretty well too. So tonight I brought up a second grolsch and planned on drinking that too! It was...

Not really a question, just a post about something I'm trying. I'm getting close to bottling my IPA and I want to try using gelatin finings in it. I don't have a fridge that I can use to cold crash it so I'm attempting to do it in a swamp cooler with several frozen bottles of water. Not sure how...

Just a shot in the dark to see if there are any other home brewers in the Scranton/Wilkes Barre area who would be willing to meet up and/or exchange some brews and discuss brewing. Feel free to post or PM me. Hope to hear from you.

I can't take it! Its been a few days shy of 3 weeks since I brewed my first beer and I'm getting ready to bottle it but I just want to drink it!! I'm not a patient guy, how do you stand it?!?

Hey again! So, I have two extract brews under my belt. A local IPA recipe and BM's Centennial Blonde Ale. The IPA is close to botlling ( about 6 days) and the blonde has got a bit to go. I've been reading these threads like crazy and just have a few questions #1) I've heard a couple people...

I've heard it mentioned on a couple threads now that adding gelatin to your beer will clear it up and was looking to see if anyone could explain that. Also, are there other ways to clear it up?

So, with my first batch (IPA) sitting in a bucket in my basement for the last week, I have started to get the urge to make a second batch. Considering the IPA won't be won't be complete for some time and I have a second bucket and airlock sitting there looking lonely, I'm looking for advice on...

So, first off, hello everyone. This is my first post and I don't really ever use forums so I apologise in advance if this is in the wrong place or has already been covered somewhere. So, I just bought my first recipe the other day and the basic equipment to start. I decided to try an IPA and I...