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Hello, I really haven't seen much on the actual technique of sweeping grains. Most places just say put them in a bag and steep for 150 or so for about 30...but not much on the actual technique... So with my latest batch I had 1 pound of pale malt and 1 pound of flaked barley. I steeped...

Hi all, Well I have been watching my Imperial Stout with a hydrometer for the past month or so. Yesterday when I popped the lid off, I found this strange white film on the top. Infected? I was having problems hitting my FG and even with the film on top it's still over my FG at about 1.035...

OK, so my brother and I happened to find a bottle of this stuff. We were so geeked. So we immediately ran home and pour some into a shot glass. We were so excited we were almost levitating off the floor. We had heard this was the stuff of legends. So we take a sip of it expecting to love...

How long should it take to begin seeing activity with a starter? It's been 12 hours and I'm starting to get nervous. The last vial I used from WL, after 2 two days and not seeing any activity in my starter I pitched I dry yeast pack anyways. I am really starting to lose faith in WL...

So I messed up... I brewed a half batch and didn't think to cut my priming sugar in half and yeah. Not good! So I pulled all the caps let them sit for a couple of minutes. Will this suffice or do I need to drink them all tonight? The good news is the beer tastes like champagne! I want...

Hello, Seems like the first thing people say when they try one of my brews is that, "it tastes sweet." I was wondering if anyone had any insight on this. They are kind of your run of the mill ales. A couple of thoughts I had: My FG is usually a couple points over expected, ie ends up...

Hello - I am working on an IPA recipe and it calls for .75lbs Wheat DME. The problem is my local brew store doesn't have any Wheat extract. I did pick up a pound of Muntons Wheat Malt, would this work as a substitue? Thanks! -Josh

It looks like searching around here that a dishwasher without a sanitize setting is not the best method for being 100% on sanitation. What if I added some C-Brite to the dishwasher would this help on killing the nasties or could it impart some off chlorine flavors to the beer? Thanks, this...

Hi all - Hey I have my first batch of wort going right now and after I put it into the fermenter I tried a little taste...it is REALLY bitter. And not even like a hoppy bitter but like the pith in a walnut kinda bitter. Is this normal? What should the wort taste like? Thanks for any...

Hi all - I was wondering if I could get some guidance. I recently purchased a can from a company called Edme that was an English IPA that read, "Comprehensivie Instructions Enclosed." So I used a can opener and opened the can honestly expecting to find the necessary malt, hops...