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Hello all, I've been brewing all-grain for awhile and producing tasty beers, but I've sort of been shooting in the dark and having issues with consistency because I don't have a solid idea of what the efficiency of my system is etc.. I'm going to brew a beer tomorrow morning and I'm wondering...

Hello all, my sister is going to be in London and Germany and she's asking if I'd like for her to bring some beer to me here in the States. I'm wondering if you all could recommend some great beers from London and/or Germany? Thanks!

Hi all, Recently, I brewed a sweet stout (Original thread found below) https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/low-og-for-sweet-stout.639143/ I took a pre-boil OG reading and it was 1.038, which seemed pretty low to me. Nothing I could do about it so I went ahead and brewed the beer. I...

Hello all, I haven't brewed in awhile and just recently my girlfriend and I got inspired to brew a clone of the Split Shot milk stout. To be honest, I'm not sure what my Original gravity should be, but I took a preboil sample today and it came out to be 1.038. Doesn't that seems a little low? I...

Hi all, I brewed a black IPA on Friday June 12th. I was planning on dry hopping in Primary if I have time. I am going out of town and leaving on the night of June 27th. Normally, I do a 3 week primary, bottle for 2 weeks, and then drink. This time I am not so sure. I thought that...

I brewed up this Black Ipa today and I think it might turn out too bitter, but I'm not sure. What do you all think? Recipe below. Thanks! Eon Black IPA OG:1.064 Mash: 60 minute mash at 148 F Sparge: 2 gallons @ 168 F Boil Volume: 4 gallons 6 lbs. Pale 2-row 9.6 ounces crystal 40 4.8 ounces...

Something is happening when I brew and I'm not sure why. I'll mash for an hour. Then I'll recirculate the wort to make sure it runs clear. When it runs clear, I barely open the spigot on my mash tun and slowly let the wort fill my brew kettle. Now aren't I supposed to sparge AFTER this? The...

Hello all, I am brewing a black IPA and I'm working with hops that I haven't used before so I'm looking for some help. Where do you think I should put the individual hop additions? The recipe is below with the hops listed. Thanks! 6 lbs. Pale 2-row 9.6 ounces crystal 40 4.8 ounces...

Hi all, I'm planning on making an imperial stout, splitting the batch, aging them both on different alcohol-soaked cubes and then blending them. I have questions about that, but I'll save that for another thread. My question is: I created a recipe today in Brewtoad and got it right where I...

I am creating a recipe for a lavender pepper porter and I'm having a hard time figuring out the amounts for the lavender and pepper. I don't want subtle and I don't want extreme. I'm shooting for somewhere in the middle or slightly above so the aroma is clearly both porter and lavender (maybe...

Hi all, I made this recipe about a month ago and I would love any feedback. I think it's going to taste great but wondering what everybody else thinks. I've never used Any of these hops before. Thanks! This was supposed to be a 2.5 or 3 gallon batch. I probably boiled 3 or 4 gallons of...

Hi all, I brewed a Belgian wit on March 21 and it was a beautiful yellow color. I just checked on it and now it's much darker almost weird looking. Is this from the Krausen(?) falling? I wonder if the flavor is ruined or anything else. I hope not, I brewed it for a contest. Any...

Hello all, I made a mead recently (01-02-14) and I'm pretty sure that airlock activity doesn't really mean anything in the grand scheme of things, but I just want to make sure. Here is the process below. Does everything seem ok? STEP 1 [DAY ONE] Stir together 1 gallon of spring...

Hey all, I made a white wine awhile ago (I know that is vague, but I'm not really sure how long it was..maybe a 2-3 months ago). It was a white wine. I worked a harvest where we picked chasselas. I fermented it pretty cool. The temperature was perfect outside here in Oregon, so it sat...

Hello all, It's my first time making mead and I wanted to quickly throw something together tonight. I headed up to my LHBS and picked up the following things: 2 gallon plastic fermenting bucket and airlock 1 gallon plastic jug 2 oz. bag of DAP WLP 720 Sweet Mead Yeast 1 oz. Citra hops...

Hey guys, Can anybody tell me anything about Mikkeller's business model? I know that he doesn't have his own brewery. He goes around and uses other peoples equipment. How does this work? Does he pay for all the ingredients? Did he get his start this way or did he have a license to sell...

Hey all, I was wondering if a 120 minute boil would be good for say a stout or an imperial stout? I mean would there be any noticeable difference in the finished product? I have been doing some reading and it seems like longer boil times can produce more caramel flavors. I'm wondering if it...

I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this. I just bought a beer that I want to age, but the only had bottles that were somewhat cold. The bottle is not like fridge cold, but it is cold to the touch. Is it ok if I let this bottle get room temperature and let it age? I live in a...

Hey all, I came up with a stout recipe and would like to hear some opinions. I'm pretty content with my grain bill, but would still like to hear opinions on that. What I'm really wondering about is my coffee addition and addition of vanilla beans. Where is the best place to put these and...

I brewed my first all grain batch the other day. It was a milk stout. The estimated OG according to Beercalculus was 1.073 I took a reading right before the boil and it was around 1.050 or 1.052 I also forgot to take another gravity reading before/after pitching the yeast, so I don't...