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I posted this under the fermentation section but thought I may get more views/opinions here! I have a Kolsch that I brewed on October 24th. Very basic recipe with 90% pilsner malt, 10% white wheat, Hersbrucker and Tettnang hops. On October 31 I crashed it and it has been lagering since then...

I have a Kolsch that I brewed on October 24th. Very basic recipe with 90% 2-row, 10% white wheat, Hersbrucker and Tettnang hops. On October 31 I crashed it and it has been lagering since then. While at the grocery store today I saw some R.W. Knudsen "just black cherry" juice and thought...

Hey Folks, for the first time I am trying to culture some sour bugs. I took the dregs of a 2010 NB La Folie sour brown and poured them into a small, very light starter solution. After just six days it looks like I have a pellicle forming. I've never brewed a sour, but from all the pictures...

So my Belgian Tripel is fermenting like a mofo. I came home from work today to the air lock (with rigged blow off tub) plugged and the gasket inside of the lid blown with krausen trickling down the side of the 5 gallon bucket. Could have been a lot worse! Can I dump this beer into a larger...

Im in the process of brewing up a Stone IPA clone. Homebrew store was out of s-05 AND out of Notty (on a holiday weekend!) Im brewing today so the liquid strains were out. I left the store without yeast thinking I had a packet of notty in the house. Well, I did not. So post boil, Ill be...

Hey Folks, first shot at a recipe created from scratch. I was wondering if those more experienced would critique it. Again, it is my first attempt for an Amber Ale. Grain Bill 11 # American 2-Row 1.5 # Victory Malt .5 # CaraMunich .5 # Crystal 20-40 L Hop Schedule 1 oz...

Just about to start up my brew day brewing AHS all grain Belgian Half Wit. I just read over the directions and it looks like it calls for just a 30 minute boil. I never done anything short of 60 minutes. Has anyone brewed this beer before? Did you boil for 30 minutes only? I'm assuming...

So I've decided to finally buy some bulk hops. I was on the hops direct site and noticed that I couldn't buy a one pound package of certain types (Centennial and Columbus for example), but could for other types (cascade). I assume this mean they are out of 1 pounders for the these types, but...

Hey Everyone, looking for a little input here. For my third all grain batch I was going to give EdWorts Robust Porter a shot. Here is the recipe: 11# 2 Row 1# Chocolate Malt 1# Crystal 40 4 oz. Black Patent 1 oz. Roasted Barley 8 oz. Flaked Barley Mash at 150 degrees for 60 minutes...

So I've been putting off posting about this mead for a long time, but I think the time has come. This is my second batch of mead ever and I was hoping for a sweet show mead. I made a few mistakes with this batch and need a bit of advice on how to proceed. This is approximately a 5.5...

Hi Everyone: I am going to put together my third batch of mead here shortly and want to do a blueberry or rasberry melo. I will probably be using frozen, store bought fruit and was wondering if frozen fruit needs to be treated with pectic enzyme and camden tablets in the same way that fresh...

I've had a Kolsch in primary for 2.5 weeks now. I checked the gravity and it is at 1.016...Down from 1.058...and a mere three clicks away from the "projected" final gravity. With almost every beer I have brewed in the past the krausen had long since fallen. This batch has a very thick...

Anyone try this beer? I was just to the local liquor store and they were having a cool Avery Beer tasting upstairs. Adam Avery, the founder of Avery was there and chatting it up about the beers. The Beast is a 15%ABV Grand Cru. OG=1.134. Lots of different sugars as well as raisins and dates...

Hey Everyone, I whipped up my first mead on 6/27 using approx 13 lbs honey. Its a five gallon batch and has been fermenting nicely using 1118 yeast. I racked to a secondary on 7/19 and fermentation really ramped up again. I now have a collection of whitish scum on the very top of the mead and...

So I really don't want to go overboard with my hydro samples so I am wondering if there is a general rule/guidline as to how many days into fermentation Fermaid should be added. I've heard to add nutrient when a third of the sugars have been fermented...I know that all fermentations are...

Hey Folks, I am trying to make my first mead tomorrow and just wanted to run a few things by all you more experienced meaders. Going against everything I read here, I want to make a "show mead" as my first mead. For some reason, the spiced meads/cysers just arent appealing to me at*the moment...

After an incredibly fun first visit to Napa Valley over the weekend, I of course want to try my hand at making some wine myself. I have all the beer brewing equipment along with some 5 and 6 gallon glass carboys and better bottles. Where is the best placve to start? Should I go with one of...

I've done about 4 partial mash batches so far originally following the PM tutorial by DeathBrewer. I was using approx. 1-1.25 quarts per pound of grain. I was re reading the instructions from my first PM (AHS double chocolate stout) and they had me mashing with 2.5 gallons of water...Much more...

I was hoping someone would be able to help me convert EdWort's Hefe into a partial mash. Here is the recipe: Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Yeast Starter: Yes Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 Original Gravity: 1.052 Final Gravity: 1.009 IBU: 10-13...

Will dry hopping still work OK if I just drop my whole leaves into the carboy? I've read about the hop bag/marbles technique, but I don't have any. If the leaf hops float, will the flavor/aroma still permeate?