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Hello all! I just got back from an irish pub that had an excellent amber irish ale on tap. Is was made by a local microbrew destributer, so no chance on getting the recipe. I seem to really enjoy the amber ales that are well balanced, with a great aroma. Does anyone have any ideas for a good...

First of all, I have never done this before. I have been homebrewing for 3 years and decided to start harvesting and reusing yeast. My first attempt will be a lager yeast. I read numerus posting on here, but I feel like I am missing something. I went to Mrmalty and it says to re-pitch a 5.25...

First of all, I have never done this before. I have been homebrewing for 3 years and decided to start harvesting and reusing yeast. My first attempt will be a lager yeast. I read numerus posting on here, but I feel like I am missing something. I went to Mrmalty and it says to re-pitch a 5.25...

First of all, I have never done this before. I have been homebrewing for 3 years and decided to start harvesting and reusing yeast. My first attempt will be a lager yeast. I read numerus posting on here, but I feel like I am missing something. I went to Mrmalty and it says to re-pitch a 5.25...

Hello all. I typically brew almost all ales, but I am trying my first lager in my new conical fermenter. My queston is since lagers will ferment on the bottom, do I still want to use my dump valve on my conical at day 3. I don't want to dump active yeast. Thanks!

Forgive this question as it sounds like I am a newbie. I have been homebrewing for 3 years, but this is only my second lagar I have ever made. I know lagars will ferment on the bottom, unlike ales which will ferment on top. Does this mean I should not use my dump valve on the 3rd day of...

Hello all. I have a quick question. As with all my hobbies, this one is getting out of control. I recently bought a conical stainless fermenter, and love it. I also just started growing my own hops. I made my first batch using the whole leaf hops. With my recipe, I used both whole leaf, and...

Hello all. I have a quick question. As with all my hobbies, this one is getting out of control. I recently bought a conical stainless fermenter, and love it. I also just started growing my own hops. I made my first batch using the whole leaf hops. With my recipe, I used both whole leaf...

I am about to start kegging, and I am trying to learn as much as I can. There have beens several posts on here that are extremely helpful, but have another few questions. I am learning about force carbonating vs natural (with priming sugar), and also the set and wait method. My question...

I know how annoying it is for repeat questions on this forum. I have searched and searched and am growing frustrated. I want to make my own kegerator out of a mini refrigerator, and I am not sure which mini frige to buy. I of course want to keep my costs down, hopefully less than $200 for the...

I typically use the carbonation drops from muntons and coopers to carbonate each bottle. I carbonate both 12 ounce and 1 liter bottles. I do this straight from my conical fermenter so I do not have to hassle with using a secondary. Does anyone have any other ideas for priming because this can...

I just ran into a small problem. I purchased 3 recipes from AHB with liquid extract. I finally got around to making my final recipe, and when I opened the liquid extract, I saw some mold on top. Talk about a bummer. I was thinking about purchasing dry extract next time so this doesn't...

Hello all! I am looking for an extract recipe for a Mcsorley's irish ale clone, or something close. Any ideas?

Hello all! I order my supplies from AHB so they come in sealed bags. Should I leave my crushed grains in the sealed bag, or should I stick them in the freezer and take them out 24 hours prior to use? I read that some feel the freshness will be lost if not frozen.

I has this beer recently and loved it. Anyone have an idea on an extract recipe? If you have never had this and live in the northeast, it is a great amber ale.