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So in April 2011, I started a smoked wheat beer. For reasons that are not important here, my life became complicated. The beer has sat in my basement since this time. I'm going to bottle it just to see what I have. It very well will be garbage water, but, science. Should I just bottle it as...

http://phys.org/news/2016-03-biochemist-solution-acid-craft-brewers.html Came across this today. Since a lot of people are attempting sours, though they might find it interesting. Terminal acid shock occurs when craft brewers add extra yeast to beers after fermentation to create...

I've been looking at a few recipes, particularly this one that calls for smoked wheat. I haven't seen or heard of smoked extract commercially available and haven't read anyone attempting to smoke extract. So, has anyone tried it? I've read a few threads about people boiling over an open camp...

I came up with with this recipe for a chocolate raspberry porter based on suggestions from other HBT recipes (and based on what I had on hand). Would appreciate if folks could give some insight before I brew this up if it's going to come out decent. Thanks! Recipe Type: Extract Yeast: US-05...

I'll admit it. I like the novelty of a 5 gallon oak cask. But from what I've read, new ones are too oaky and will overpower a beer. Anyone ever try filling the cask with some rot gut to "age" the cask for a while and lessen the oak bite? I'd like to do it with whiskey for undertones but it...

Working on a lager. Sat in primary for two weeks. Brought it up to 64 degrees for a D rest. Work/life schedule got hectic. Been sitting at 64 degrees for about 8 days now. It's going into a secondary for lagering this evening. Any ill effects from this? I searched the forums and found people...

I just made a pretty simple brown ale recipe. I downloaded the free trial of Beer Smith and plugged in my numbers. I have some pretty low IBU's. I wanted a malty beer, but still a little light. Curious if anyone can give me insight as to how long I should let it bottle condition to knock out a...

I did a search in the General and in the Cooking/pairings forums and didn't get anything. So I figured I'd ask here. I'm looking for a good traditional German beer recipe that pairs well with German white radishes. Back story: when my Dad was in the military some 40 odd years ago, he was...