Search results

Im coming back to brewing after a ten year hiatus, I made a batch of Leffe Clone at a friends house to show them how to brew. I got side-tracked, and now the ten gallon batch has been in 2 x 6 gallon glass carboys for about 6 weeks. Will all the yeast have run its course? Is there anything extra...

I tried a Labyrinth from Uinta brewing. Absolutely delicious, my new favorite beer. So rather than shell out $12 every time I think I should make some. Ive never made a recipe before, cant find a clone on Google. Any helpful chaps here want to give me some pointers? I have a 10g cooler / 15g...

I have some Apfelwien that Im not too confident has any living yeast in it. So Im going to pitch some yeast at bottling, but Ive never done that before so Im looking for some pointers. Here's my plan, please point out 8if there's any blunders here: 1 Pitch yeast (1 packet dried...

Task: I have an event I have to brew some beer for on May 28th. Its a 4 course meal, 4 brewers, food is to be tailored to pair with the beer. I dont know what the others are making. Constraints: Only have bottles, no keg. Only have 7 weeks, best to make a beer thats tasty when young...

I made some Apfelwein about 6 months ago. I used Nottingham yeast (I think). Its been at a constant temp except for one day when it may have dropped down to around 50 (from 70). So, are there any tests for yeast in a carboy? Should I just throw some more yeast in before priming? Thanks, Tom.

A friend of mine makes his own (incredible) maple syrup from the trees on his property. I would like to use this ingredient as a component in a beer. Any suggestions? Any other instances in production?

Im no expert at this, its my 6th batch. Ive made a saison before and loved it, so Im attempting another. I forgot my recipe sheet when I went to the LHBS, so I guessed a couple of things. I only bought for 5.5 gallons, but Im going to make 8 so Ive stretched a couple of ingredients... Any help...

Here's whats in the cupboard: .5lbs chocolate malt .5lbs tf+s crystal .5lbs black patent .5lbs lactose 1 lbs wheat 3lbs german pale wheat 1 pack nbottingham 1 pack windsor 1 pack munich 2 packs bayanbus strain cider yeast 50 grams curacao orange peel What can I do with that? I'll...

I am doing my 4th brew, its a mocha stout. In the past I have just gone from primary to bottle by way of a bottling bucket with priming sugar solution added to bucket. However, this time Im doing a secondary and have a couple of questions about the science behind it. My stout has gone...

Doesnt it just kind of annoy you that the Sam Adams commercial thats on tv right now says: "Ever had a skunky beer?" WTF, I dont know, I already know I sound like an anal ***** just to even raise the issue, but it sounds like they watered down the description "Skunked" by committee. I can see...

I am quite a new home-brewer. I have done 2 successful 10 gallon all-grain batches, planning my 3rd to brew on Monday. Its summer, its Chicago, its hot. My beer is going to ferment at around 74-80F as thats the temp my house is, depending on the AC. It will bottle condition at the same. The...

Hi, Other than serving the beer correctly, how do I go about improving head retention? I brewed my first beer, an all-grain IPA and it came out great, but the head only stays for half the drink and the lacing is poor. Thanks! Tom.

I only have a my mac here and Beersmith is on my PC. I just need to know what strike temp my water has to be. I have a 10 gallon cooler. I using 19lbs of grain and 7 gallons of water. I also dont know the sparge temp? Im going to guess 168.

I made myself a batch of all-grain IPA. Everything seems to have gone to plan except for conditioning. I have a bunch of bottles that have been sitting for a week. I guessed that most of the carbonation action would be over and the next 3 weeks it would just mellow out the flavors. Am I just...

I just bottled my IPA. First batch ever, its an all-grain, been fermenting for 2 weeks. Bottling went fine, easier than I thought it would be. The flat beer tastes good, nice and hoppy, maybe a bit thin, but its got another 4 weeks in bottles yet. 1: I forgot to take a hydrometer reading...

Just finished making my first brew. I think everything went ok. A couple of issues I thought Id ask questions about in retrospect. It is an IPA (Waterford IPA) from the sample recipes in Beersmith. 5 gallons 60 min boil. Single mash (2 x 10 gallon coolers) Issues: 1: It was windy, so I...

Hi, I bought opne of these: kettle The lid fits very snugly. Do I need to notch the lid for the wort chiller? Tom.

Hello guys, My first post. I have recently bought a whole load of stuff for all-grain brewing (we are by-passing extract). I collected the money from friends, now we kind of 'time-share' the equipment. Thought it would be fun to learn with friends and none of us have brewed before. I...