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I am 5 or so extract batches in and I need a hand improving my future brews. It seems like my brews develop a sweet/twangy taste after they have been bottled for two months or so. I recall them tasting very good 3-4 weeks in the bottle but after that some of them have the sweet/twangy taste to...

I've been looking around various sources (mostly all-grain) about a St. Bernardus 12 clone recipe. Combining a lot of them together and converting to extract, here is what I am thinking of going with... 5.5 Gallon Batch w/full boil OG 1.098 FG 1.018 ABV 10.3% Munich Liquid Malt Extract - 3.3...

I was wondering if anyone ever hooked up a Bottle Jet to the spray nozzle hose in their sink? My actual sink faucet doest have any screw on capabilities so I thought I would try this. I've tried a few assorted from home depot and haven't had any luck so far.

I was wondering what effect cold crashing has on dry hopping. Should I wait till my dry hop period is over to cold crash? Should I remove the dry hops before cold crashing? Thanks for the help.

I am having some trouble capping shorter bottles such as Sierra Nevada and Lagunitas. I have a Red Baron capper similar to the one below. I think I was able to get my caps on somewhat good by wrapping a towel on the bottles, which enabled the capper to grab on a bit better. I'm afraid the caps...

I am about to start a Pliny the Elder Extract recipe but I need some help. Running the grain bill through "the Beer Recipator" it says my OG will be 1.092 and my ABV will be 10.5%. I boil around 3.5 gallons then add to room temp water to get to 5.5 gallons. I am a bit confused as to why my...

I was wondering if someone could recommend a Mini-Fridge or Wine Chiller for Fermentation temperature control. I find that a lot of the Mini-Fridges have the freezer chambers on top and the compressor bumps on the bottom and are not adequate. Has anyone ever tried a Wine Chiller before? It seems...

I am very new to brewing and I tasted my second batch gravity sample after a week in the primary and it tasted like jet fuel. And I'm pretty sure it burned some taste buds off in the process (not kidding). It was a clone of Summer Buzz from Brickhouse Brewery. I followed the recipe (link below)...