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So since we've had a kid, my brewing time has been drastically cut down. So when I brew, I only have like half a day, and that is all the time I can do anything for a week to two weeks. So the last time I was transfering some beer from the primary to the keg, it was getting late, so I let the...

I just went to keg two beers last night, and needless to say it turned out to be a dissapointment. The IPA was still at 1.026, and the Stout was still at a 1.022, after 5 weeks! They were still in the primary in the fermentation cabinet, since I haven't had any time to mess with them. And...

I had two batches fermenting excellent at 66 F for 4-5 days, but when the activity dropped off, the temp dropped down to 60 F when fermentation was finishing up. Part of the reason is because I have the Fermentation chiller in our basement, and it cools down at night. I didn't have any ice in...

So I started setting up my kegerator last night, using the Frididaire fridge from Lowes. I wanted to see how cold it would get, figuring it would only be about 35-40F on the lowest setting. Well, low and behold, I checked on it this morning, and both my thermometer in the water cup and the keg...

So this situation might seem a little out of the ordinary for getting into kegging, but I was wondering if it might work out to be an oppurtunity for me. Short story, I've been brewing for 3 years and only bottled my homebrew, and would like to get to kegging it to save the hassle. Now my wife...

I was curious if the Oregon Brew Crew Fall Classic is open to non-member homebrewers, or if you have to be a member of the Oregon Brew Crew? I emailed the club, but have not got a response back yet, so I was hoping I might get an answer from someone on here. Thanks in advance!

So I'm curious how many people put their recipe into BeerSmith, print it out and brew and call it good, or do people type in the exact alpha acids for each hop, not the standard AA's they give you in the program, but the AA's off of the package of hops? Also, does anyone go to the hop age...

I know in extract brewing you can use top off water and the recipe is formulated so that with the dilution your gravity comes out right. I've had a problem with my AG batches though, that I end up with only about 4 gallons of wort at around 1.060, when shooting for 1.050. I know that I've been...

So the last batch of stout, I made 6 gallons because it turned out really good last time, and I wanted it to last me through winter. The other idea I had was to experiment with the extra 1 gallon of stout that I saved when I decided to bottle the other 5 gallons. I thought about trying some...

All of the fathers out there, do you still find enough time to brew even though you have a family? We are going to be starting a family soon, and I am extremely excited about it, but in the back of my mind, I'm preparing myself to saying goodbye (for the most part) to brewing and woodworking on...

Seriously though, I spend a lot of time trying to improve my brewing skills, different techniques, buying better brewing equipment, using better ingredients, but when it comes to cooking dinner for the wife, it is pitiful. And I was thinking if I spent that time improving my cooking skills, I...

It would seem that either equipment, recipe, technique, ingredients, all of these come into play when brewing a great beer. And as you progress, your technique improves, you get better equipment, you get a little better with each batch. But has anyone had an experience in their homebrewing...

So i have a 2 year old Centennial hop plant, I bought it last year and grew to be the tallest of the three hop plants. But now this year there is no growth on the hop crown at all. All of my other plants are doing great, 3 feet tall, so this is making me mad. The hop crown is sticking above...

I'm brewing my first all-grain tonight, only trying a half batch of 2.5 gallons. It is a clone of St. Rogue Red Ale, recipe is : 4 lbs 2 row pale malt 0.5 lbs Crystal 20L 0.5 lbs Crystal 40L 0.5 lbs Crystal 80L 0.5 lbs Munich Malt Wyeast 1056 American Ale Yeast. The recipe calls for...

I typically do extract brews with steeping grains, and I crush the grains at the local homebrew shop when I buy the ingredients. But I typically have to wait a week before I can actually brew the beer. How much freshness am I losing by not using the crushed grains for a week? Thanks

I bottled a Pale ale about 3 weeks ago, kept it at room temperature for 2 weeks to carbonate, and then put it in the basement for a week. I brought up a bottle a few days ago, put it in the fridge to cool it, and tried it the next day. It had great head, nice carbonation, decent taste (though...

I am trying to brew another pale ale recipe, and ran across this recipe and thought it might be good. And I already have half of the ingredients on hand. Widmer Hop Jack Clone (5 gallons, extract with grains) Ingredients 2.00 lb Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 23.39 % 3.30...

I am thinking about making a beer in the style of Rogue's St. Rogue Red Ale. This will be an extract recipe with steeping grains. Actually this is my first time making a recipe, as I just took parts of a lot of recipes I looked at online. Anyways, what do you guys think, and what would you...

I've brewed 6 extract beers so far, with only limited success. I want to improve on the flavor and complexity of the beer, and so I am considering making a mash tun with a cooler. If I do, I will start with a few partial mash recipes, but them probably move on to all-grain somewhere down the...

I just bottled my sixth batch of extract beer yesterday, and was not very happy with the sample that I tasted, it was way to bitter to be considered beer. And I suppose I'm really frustrated right now that it doesn't seem like I am making improvements on the final product. My first two batches...