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Yes, I've done my searches. Yes, most of my questions were answered that way. However, there is one aspect I could not find in existing posts. I found parts of my answer, but not specifics. If I ferment a lager in my keezer @ 50 Degrees and drop it to 35-40 Degrees while I am lagering, what...

I recently brewed a Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout recipe and just checked the gravity today and noticed its color in the test cylinder was like in the low 30's SRM. I drank a real sammy smith's last night for comparison and it is super dark like a stout should be. The taste in my beer was roasty and...

I found a recipe for a winter ale that sounds great. the only thing I'm unsure of is the fact that it calls for Mulling spices. I realize that mulling spices refer to cinnamon, nutmeg, etc... However I am wondering if there is a pre-made blend of mulling spices I can find in the store, or if I...

An Irish Blonde recipe I want to brew calls for: 9.75# 2-row 1# flaked Barley 1# Oat Malt My LHBS did not have Oat Malt, so I grabbed one pound of Flaked Oats instead. Question 1: Is this a good substitute? 2: Together with the flaked barley, will this be too much flaked material...

...But I was planning on pitching on top of an ale yeast cake that is currently in primary for an Irish Red. I know it won't be a true dunkelweizen, but I was just wondering if anyone else has tried this?

I just tried a beer from a batch I bottled a couple of weeks ago and it tastes like my Homer bucket. Why? Because while I was collecting my first runnings, I thought it to be a good idea to collect it in my Home Depot homer bucket which I have calibrated to show me how much I have collected from...

Actually I'm planning on brewing two batches this weekend and they both require the same yeast that I already have in a current batch that is going to secondary. I was wondering if it would be possible for me to split this yeast cake between two batches. Any suggestions would really help.

Just wondering why it doesn't seem like anybody uses green bottles. A lot of my favorite imports come in green bottles and I have tons of them. I know the UV thing, but if I'm going from storage cabinet->fridge->belly, this shouldn't be a problem right?