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I want to try BIAB, but want to do 3 gallon batches. I have read a lot about how people do this in different ways, including mashing with only part of the water, then using the rest to "dunk" and rinse the grains. Here are my questions: What is an effective way to do this? Is it to bring all...

Not sure what happened here. I brewed an Irish Red Ale extract/grain kit from NB, using the Wyeast smack pack. Pitching temp was around 72, fermentation temp was controlled in the mid to upper 60's. OG was 1.045. FG was 1.015. Beer has no off flavors and has a very nice taste to it. However, you...

OK, now as crazy as this seems, take a look at the following experiment where it has been shown that positive thoughts and actions can change reality. A doctor and supposedly a lay individual did an experiment where they either talked nicely to wet rice, talked bad to the rice, or ignored the...

Hi, I brewed an amber ale with an OG of 1.050 on Monday afternoon. I used an 8" air stone to add oxygen to the wort, the exact same way I did on a prior batch (not using this yeast). I have it fermenting around 66 degrees, but have noticed no activity in the airlock. So, 43 hours into this, I...

Hi, I kegged an Irish Red Ale, using the forced carb method. I had the beer out of the cold crash, set the pressure at 30 PSI, rolled the keg on the floor for a couple of minutes, then put it back in my keggerator for two days/nights. This morning, I bled out the air, set it to 8 PSI, and...

If you are looking for a place to do CO2 tank refills near NE Philly, I found a place in Bristol, Asta Brothers, at 500 Canal St. They charged me about $12 to fill my tank and did the 5-year re-certification. The other place that used to do it, Bound Beverage, is now closed.

I did a two-day cold crash in my secondary on an Irish Red Ale. Take a look at the yeastie boys that were left behind.

Hi, I did an Irish Red Ale extract with steeping grains from NB. Did a full boil and aerated with a sterilized 8 inch air stone. I had it in a bucket with a thermowell about an inch and a half from the edge of the bucket. I used a dual-stage temp controller to control the fridge and a heater...

I had purchased a 12" Long Stem Dial Thermometer from Adventures in Homebrewing a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately, the dial just spun around and did not work. I sent them an email to indicate this, and then promptly sent me a new thermometer, without requesting the old one be returned. I did...

I found this article to be interesting. It talks about craft beers, and Sierra Nevada's beer camp: http://www.philly.com/philly/food/20140102_Joe_Sixpack_picks_his_favorite_beer_of_2013.html

I sent 2 bottled brews to my brother in Vegas from Philly. They had been carbing for 2 weeks. I wrapped them quite well in bubble wrap, and there was plenty of cushion at both ends of each bottle. I sent them via Priority Mail. When he got them, the package was wrapped in plastic and I could...

I tasted my first few bottles today. It was a mexican cerveza hopped extract with only a one pound bag of DME, instead of three. the guy at my local HBS did not tell me I should have used more. The OG was only 1.032. I boiled the extract for 30 minutes and added a couple gallons of the wort to...

I put in a couple bottles of a pale ale in the fridge. They were carbing for about 2 weeks at about 70 degrees. They were clear when I put them in the fridge. A day later they are cloudy. Why would that be, and does this clear up? - Joe

Is there any real difference between doing extract brews with all DME vs. all LME? Or, do you usually do 50% of each? What are the pros and cons of each method? - Joe

I was reading in How to Brew, to use 2 packets of yeast, yet in other places i see just one. If I am using dry yeast packets from my LHBS, how many packets do I need for a 5 gallon batch? Also, if I am using one standard 3.3 lb can of LME, how many pounds of DME should I be adding to create a...

Greetings, I am brand new to this, and and was reading about how extract brewing does not make full use of the bittering hops, namely that you are not boiling the full wort, and thus, it will not absorb all of the alpha acids. Have any of you experienced any hops-related issues, and if so...