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Im getting ready to bottle a blond ale what would happen if i added lemon juice to a couple of bottles before I filled them? Does the lemon juice(not fresh the kind you buy in a bottle) have to be boiled or heated? I wanted to test maybe 6-10 bottles and use different amounts in...

Been brewing for a about a year......made my first Tripel.....was a partial mash.............do tripels need more time in the bottle............it has a very strong taste and is very sweet.......was not over carbornated but I only bottled it a week ago .....just wanted to know if I tripels need...

I've been brewing for about a year and I want to try some different beers, cider and sours.....basically some things I've never tried or tasted before....... since I am unsure how well I will like some of these things I want to be able to do small or 1/2 batches so I do not end up with 50 bottle...

Brewed yesterday and had two first's on the same day Had my first boil over..........good news it was very minor...other good news is that SWAMBO was making something on another burner and thought she may have turned up my burner causing the boil over so she helped with the clean...

just picked my first crop of cascade hops...........per this site I thought i should have done it several weeks ago but time got away from me......i do not have a fan to dry the hops what are my other options.........they seam dry on the edges but they are still somewhat green what would...

Does anyone have a good extract (or partial) Holiday Spiced ale recipe........i like the looks of the Pols recipe but I have no clue how to convert it to a partial.........can anyone help?

Im going to do a large partial mash (6 lbs grains) Recipe is to mash at 155 f for 45 min....then sparge with 3 qts at 170f.....i have 1 5 gallon brew pot and 1 22 qt pot (much smaller) going to use deathbrews method for stovetop partial mash but I have some questions do i make the strike...

I want to make a good summer brew that everyone will be impressed with.....what would everyone suggest? I have only done extract brews but am open to a patial.....do not have the equipment for an all grain

pretty new to the brewing process........only done extract brews and have never deviated from the recipe...............making a blond ale and was thinking of dry hopping the ale with citra hops.......was hoping to add a citris flavor for the summer.....is this a bad idea or what are others thoughts

trying to bottle my beer today and i do not have any priming sugar.....can i use table sugar and if so how much ......bottling +/- 5 gallons.....temp will be around 65 degrees............do not have a scale but can borrow one if i need to......can i use a measuring cup equivalent thanks for...

I posted this over at the recipe threads..........figured I might get a better reply rate posting in the beginners section i brewed an ipa from brewers best and it used two types of hops....3 oz for bittering and 1 oz for flavoring.............the recipe/direction i kept do not indicate...

i brewed an ipa from brewers best and it used two types of hops....3 oz for bittering and 1 oz for flavoring.............the recipe/direction i kept do not indicate what kind of hops were used and i want to make this again...........does anyone know the type of hops used for the brewers best ipa...

i am doing a pale tonight and the recipe calls for using 3/4 of an oz of hop pellets and then use the balance to dry hop later.......when do i add the hops for dry hopping............i do not use a secondary but do i have to secondary to dry hop.........so i wait a week or do i add the hops...

i was going to bottle tuesday night and things went off the rails.......i cleaned my bottles like usual which involves running them tru the dishwasher on very high heat, saniclean and heat dry....3 hour process........since i could not bottle i pulled all the bottles and placed then upsidown in...

for a robust porter to corbonate? I fermented for 3 weeks ....bottled on 2/9 ......left at 65 degrees for 3 plus weeks..........been in fridge for 1 week.....opened and still have little to no carbonation......any suggestions

I brewed a Honeyweizen 10 days ago.....i went to check the fg tonight and there was a 1/4" of thick kroison(sp?) on top.......i moved it away to get my sample and the beer tasted great.........i am not going to bottle for a couple weeks....will this go away between now and then or do i need to...

two brews are going to be an ipa and a porter...............do either of these need to ferment longer or age longer? I'm just trying to schedule out the beginning of the year and do not want a surprise thanks for your help in advance

i am bottleing and i washed all the bottles in the dishwasher without soap and on a setting called sani clean and heat dry i am ready to bottle and the bottles are not dry on the inside is this a major concern or should i be good to go?

i received a robust porter for christmas..........the porter is custom mix from the brew store and the ingrediant list has 1 oz of bittering hops (perle pellet hops) The instructions call for me to add 3/4 oz of the bitter hops right after I add the Dry Malt Extract (this is called to be done...

kits that i bought or received as a gift do not provide a FG...........is this something i am supposed to calculate or do they assume that i should know what the FG will be for an Altbeer and and IPA (by the way i can use some resource books to determine the approx FG but I the first kit i...