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hey guys, I have to bottle my Oatmeal Stout soon and that got me thinking... what do i really like about stouts (besides flavour)? Appearance!!! As I searched around the net, looking for the best way to prime i discovered that many people have ideosyncratic methods of obtaining that...

hey guys, I was looking around for other sterilizers when i ran across this "Quats" stuff. I usually use the pink stuff (Diversol) but from what ive heard, quats is WAY better. #1 Hospital grade sterilizer. #2 NO RINSE nessesary! #3 Very little quats is needed per liter of water (were...

hey guys, So ive been tasting and criticizing past AG homebrews that ive made... mainly in a hefe-weissen and a belgian triple that i brewed. Both beers were made from recipes found in homebrew books and were not changed or modified. Recently, i brewed a biere du garde (from "farmhouse ales"...

hey guys, I was wondering about different techniques you guys use to condition your beer. Cold conditioning is something that has been recommended to me for my hefe weizen, but i am recieving mixed techniques. Some say that you need to cold condition prior to bottling, and other feel that...

Heyguys, Thanks a bunch for helping me with my first AG beer (hefe weisen). Turned out great!! Just have to cold condition for a couple weeks now.:mug: Anyway, I am now on my second AG beer. This time its a belgian style trippel. Yeast was Wyeast "canadian/belgium" seasonal. I have...

hey guys, ( i kinda posted a similar question in AG section), My first AG beer was brewed yesterday and although the beer is happily fermenting:) , i have a question about hitting original specific gravity. For this weizen recipe, the OG was suppost to be 1.055. After cooling (and before yeast...

HI! I am about to attempt my first all grain 5 gallon recipe for a traditional German Hefe-Weizen. Im using 70% wheat to 30% pale two row. Approximate IBU is 15 through Hallertauer hops. Im also going to use Wyeast strain 3068 (2.5 months old). My question involves proper mashing steps. The...

I have been brewing for 5 months now. My love for quality beers eventually lead me to the interesting world of home brewing. Im 23 years old and am in my 3rd year of university for Sociology. So far i have only done two successful brews: one being a kit conversion with the Brewhouse Pilsner...