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this is my 3rd extract brew and i was wondering why extract falls on its face? it doesn't seam to have the grain flavor like i feel it should. is that cause you have to dilute it with water?

i think i may have an infection in my beer. lets see what you guys think i racked my beer into my secondary and when i did i put some un boiled dme in it not thinking and i put some hop pellets in to dry hop it. well then i got the normal krauzen(spelling?) and fermentation bubbles and then...

yeah it seamed like a good idea so the yeast would make c02 and it would fill the head space. what could happen wrong guys? yes i have a 3 piece airlock and bung on the glass carboy.let me know what u guys think

what im asking here is i was at a brewery and they said when the beer is almost fermented out they close off the blow off tubing and let the beer carb itself in the fermenter. could you do this in a carboy maybe by puting it in the 2nd and putting a solid bung on it?or would it blow to pieces?

so after two weeks of bottle conditioning my og 1.085 belgian specialty ale has no carb to it. its a 5 gall batchand i put in 4 oz of corn sugar well actually 3/4 cup but its all the same. should i wait longer or should i open all bottles and put in carb tabs? please help

i couldnt find it through search so could someone list me the parts needed for converting my chest freezer to a kegerator and the steps too please

so yeah do they work with the heni brewtender if not which do and where can i buy them?

ok so what specifically makes a wit verses a wizen? should i use malted or unmalted wheat? is wit fermented like an ale or a lager? think similar to shocktop

well i brewed my 2nd batch of beer on friday a dopple bock style with ale yeast and again (gonna have to make a wort chiller) i couldnt get it down to yeast pitching temps but i had to go to bed so i pitched the yeast at 95 degrees and its still fermenting today(well air lock is bubbling so...

yeah so does anyone have a coors clone or know one i wanna make it for my dad he loves coors (ewwwww) and i think this would be the way to possibly get him into brewing i know im gonna get crap for this but its for my dad

i bought all the stuff to make my second batch of beer but didnt think about aeration i was really thinking some good splashing and stirring would aerate it fine but now as im thinking about it i dont think it will be good enough what can i do to aerate it or will splashing be enough ?

so after one week in the bottles i couldn't resist poping one open to check the progression so i did and guess what i see when i pour it in the glass...... carbed beer im talking bubbles coming from out of suspension ... it did have a fast ferment too this is weird why did it work this well the...

ok so i have some grains at home that aren't cracked and i need to crack them obviously i don't have a mill, whats the best way to do this? im thinking put in a zip-lock bag a little at a time and use a rolling pin

ok so im gonna start my dopplebock soon i am gonna use 12 lbs of amber liquid malt extract im also using special b for steeping i think it should give a good flavor. i need some tips on how to get the yeast to eat it down from about 1.090 to 1.12 ish. i have heard that it is hard to get the...

ok so i have bottled my first batch and after 4 days i see alot of sediment in the bottom of the bottles, yeast im sure, how can i leave most of this behind so i can drink all the way to the bottom of the bottle? also its a little hazy looking through the bottle (hasn't been chilled) is this...

hey guys im in newport news va i am new to brewing but i love it and im very passionate about it :mug:. my first batch(oktoberfest marzien) just got bottled. so my next is a dopplebock which will be a recipe i thought up haha. i hope to learn alot and become a nice part of the community here