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I've run into a setback while brewing my Irish Red. My thermometer stopped working while boiling the wort so I was unable to read the temp of the wort when I pitched the yeast. The carboy was warm, but not hot, to the touch and the WYeast packet was swollen when it was pitched. After about 24...

Hey everyone, I'm working on an Irish red brewed with molasses and some dark rum to the bottling bucket to taste. I was wondering about adding some light brown sugar to the bottling bucket as well for carbonation. Do you think this would be too much flavor or redundant flavors? Any success or...

How much corn sugar should I use when bottling my Irish Red Ale to get it to style? 4 oz? Slainte

I'm thinking of adding some oak chips soaked with rum to a 5 gallon batch of basic irish red. When should I add the chips and how long should I let everything sit to get a best flavor? Also, how many chips should I use?

I'm new to brewing and a tad short on cash. I would like to try brewing a fruit beer, but a lot of the recipes I'm finding call for a secondary fermenter. Could I siphon my beer from my primary (6 gallon carboy) to a bottling bucket, cover, clean and resanitize my primary and refill it for use...

It seems like it's been raining every day this summer here in VT. I'm thinking I may put it all to good use. Can anyone think of a reason not to use fresh rainwater for brewing?

What are people referring to when they say talk about stabilizing beer? Is this something you do just when you're kegging?

Hey, I recently brewed my first batch of homebrew, a southern English Brown Ale. I used a yeast starter from a friends batch due to a unforeseen closure of the local HBS. I used 1/2 cup of corn sugar for bottling 5 gallons of beer. After opening a bottle, I noticed that the flavor was great but...

Does a beer made from a caffeinated beverage remain caffeinated? I realize that the amounts of caffeine are so low that a bottle of coffee porter, for example, wouldn't be the same as a cup of coffee. I'm just curious if the yeast or alcohol reacts with the caffeine. Slainte!

I just opened my first batch of homebrew, a southern English Brown Ale and found it to be somewhat flat. There is some carbonation present but not nearly enough. I used a yeast culture that a friend made at short notice due to an unscheduled HBS closure and corn sugar. I think that the culture...

Hey everyone, I recently came across an unusual recipe that calls for the addition of "several fireflies" just before boiling. Apparently, this beer has won an award, namely first place in the Naked Pueblo Homebrew competition. I was wondering if anyone here has tried this or has any idea what...

Hey all, I've just begun enjoying my first batch of homebrew, a southern English Brown ale. The flavor is spot on but the carbonation leaves much to be desired. I believe this is due to inadequate amounts of active yeast in the bottles. I used a yeast culture from a friends batch so I think...