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Im going to be bottling my yearly RIS soon, and the home brew shop was out of the CBC-1 that I usually use when I bottle. With our state now under lock down, my only option at this time is to use some Wyeast Yorkshire Ale that I have with a production date of Jan 2019 or some champagne yeast...

The new issue of BYO has a recipe for Focal Banger which I would like to do. It is a wonderful beer and I am lucky enough to live close enough to the source to get it on a semi-regular basis, but I digress. The beer is listed at 80 IBU but only calls for 4mL of HopShot for bittering. I was...

The new issue of BYO has an American Barleywine recipe I would like to try. In the all-grain version, it calls for 14.1oz of dextrose (corn sugar). If I was to replace the sugar with a dry malt extract, what would the conversion rate be? Would I have to up the IBUs in order to compensate?

Wh are the effects of a beer being dry hopped for two weeks or more? I was going to bottle this past Sunday on the 10th day if the dry hop, but this October storm has left Connecticut powerless and my time will now be spent cleaning the treed from the back yard. Will there be a large...

It'll says it all. I put a batch number on mine. For example today I bottled batch 1117, an American stout. The 11is for the year, and the 17 is the 17th batch of the year. I keep the batch number with the corresponding beer in my log book.

I'm entering my Imperial IPA into a local contest next month and it has a SRM (via BeerSmith) of 13.9. In the style guidelines, the SRM can be between 8 and 15. I'm a bit worried that I may have points taken off because some judges may deem it too dark for style. Too all those who are BJCP...

I brewed my "American" saison today, and pitched my wild yeast. After tasting some of the beer from the 3000ml starter, slight spice and fruit flavors, I pitched it and then left for work. Check out these pics from fermentation. I have never seen a krausen like this.

Trying to capture some wild yeast and was wondering if they are ready to be stepped up to 500ml? This has only been outside for two days but it's showing some great activity.

Made a 3000ml starter for my Wy2565 Kolsch yeast a few days ago. Its been in the fridge for 2 days, so before I decanted it, I gave it a sniff and it had a slight sulfur/eggy smell. I tasted a bit of the decanted beer and it was fine. I should mention that after I pitched the yeast into the...

Staying near Wrigley Field, and wonder if there are any good beer stores in the area?

Just got back from the LHBS to get some Northern Brewer for a brew Monday. AS i got home I noticed that the AA was 12.3 %. To me that seems a bit high for this variety. Has anyone else noticed high AA on this hop?

Ill be brewing this in a matter of hours (during the Yankee game) and needed some quick feedback: Amount Item Type % or IBU 12.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 70.59 % 3.00 lb Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 17.65 % 1.00 lb Carafa II (412.0 SRM) Grain 5.88 % 0.50 lb Biscuit Malt...

How do I formulate a recipe if I know the percentage of a particular type of grain and the OG? For example I know Im brewing a 5 gallon batch and I have to have an OG of 1.066 but the recipe calls for %70 pale, %20 60L and %10 Munich; is there a way for me to punch in the percentage and get the...

Has anyone attempted adding hop pellets to their priming (I use DME) sugar before bottling in order to get a "dry hopping" effect? If the priming sugar is boiled for only 10 minutes, I would assume you are only extracting oils used for aroma. Also has anyone tried steeping wort in a French with...

Need a yeast for this session mild Im making. Im thinking Chico or give Pacman a try. 8.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 84.21 % 0.50 lb Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) Grain 5.26 % 0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 5.26 % 0.50 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 5.26 %...

I set this outside Saturday for a few hours trying to grab some wild yeast. Is this a sign of potential activity or bacteria?

How often do you wait to drink that last bottle of a great batch of beer you have brewed? I have a 12oz and a 22oz bottle of a great imperial porter that is really nice. I think Ill wait a year on the 22oz, and hide the 12oz from SWMBO. When I crack that last bottle it will be a bad and a good day.

Could I replace 1oz of a pellet hop (Simcoe) with 1oz of whole leaf and get the same AA? Or is there a formula for substitution? The Hops are being planned to be added at 15 and flame out.

Thinking about doing a Hoptimum clone and I get my ESB brewed and an throwing around this recipie. What do you think? The only problem I see is not knowing the New Proprietary Variety they use, and how I could Torpedo the Citra & Chinook. 15.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 73.17 %...

Im formulating an ESB and need some feedback: 10.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 80.87 % 1.00 lb Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 8.09 % 0.75 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 6.06 % 0.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 2.02 % 0.25 lb Biscuit Malt...