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Well, I developed a new hop trellis this weekend. Looking forward to see if it works.....

I am currently growing my own hops and have 2 questions: Do the cones need to be thoroughly dried out prior to brewing? How many ounces or pounds does one need to brew a 5 gallon moderately hopped IPA?

I am growing my own hops (Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Columbia) and have never used whole cone hops. I have two questions: Do the cones have to be thoroughly dried out before brewing? For a standard IPA, how many ounces or pounds are required for a 5 gal batch of moderately hopped beer? Thanks!

I am looking at starting my hop garden next year and would like to pre-order rhizomes. Any suggestions on a reputable dealer? Regarding my climate, I live in RI. Not sure if this matters. I would like to try Centennial and Chinook....Citra if I can find it...Thanks!

Any suggestions? As I was getting ready to bottle today, I opened my secondary fermenter and I was startled to find flakes floating in the beer. When I dry-hopped 2 weeks ago, I used a new nylon bag with Citra hops. At that time the beer looked fine. I had always used muslin bags for dry-hoping...

Any suggestions? As I was getting ready to bottle today, I opened my secondary fermenter and I was startled to find flakes floating in the beer. When I dry-hopped 2 weeks ago, I used a new nylon bag with Citra hops. At that time the beer looked fine. I had always used muslin bags for dry-hoping...

I brew mainly extracts. My LBS is fairly expensive. $11.95 for 3.3 lbs with no discount on bulk purchases. If I buy from the Internet, who has the best deals regarding price and shipping? Fermenting: Black IPA Bottled: Too many to mention:)

I just brewed a knock-off of "Caribou Slobber" from Northern Brewers. Anticipation got the best of me. I tried one after only 5 days after bottling. It was not carbonated at all. Will another couple weeks help the process? thanks forum.

Just finished brewing a partial mash Carmelite Triple-Grain Tripel (Nothern Brewers) 4 hours ago! And it is already bubbling away!!! This is my 3rd beer and my first partial mash. I also used my first yeast starter. Started it on Thursday (too soon) and re-energized it last night with 1/2 the...

Exactly 24 hours ago I started a yeast starter according to the directions of my Home Brew Store. 1 quart of water, bring to a boil, 4 oz of DME, boil for 15 minutes, cool to 75 degrees, pitch the Wyeast activator, shake for 60 seconds, airlock and watch the cells have fun... this morning...

OK. I hate to be driving the knowledgeable forum nuts, but, I started a thread the other day regarding yeast starters. I am more confused than when I started. I am going to be making a Tripel which cost a fair amount of $. Therefore, I want to get this right. This will be my 3rd attempt at...

With an impulsive decision, when at my local HBS the other day, I bought a starter kit. I did this because I will be brewing a very big Tripel in a couple of weeks. Here are a couple questions: 1 - Other than increasing my yeast supply for my big beer, is making a starter a worthwhile process...

All, I have one batch under my belt with good success. I dry hopped this batch using a suggestion from a forum member. I placed the hops in a grain bag and weighed it down with 5 sanitized marbles. Worked great! (The bag actualy floated to the top when I bottled a week later) QUESTION: I...

Yesterday I asked in the beginners forum, what was better, a Carboy or a Bucket? It only took a couple of responses to remind me of the dangers of carboys. I will be sticking with buckets. Back in 1980, my brother, who was back from the military and starting his life a civilian, was killed by a...

I am considering purchsing a Carboy for Primary and secondary fermentation. So far, I like using buckets for the ease of cleaning. After my first batch, I realized that a Carboy may be difficult to clean. Am I right?????

My first homebrew was a success!! American Pale Ale dry hopped! While it was not the best beer I have ever had, it certainly was up there! I nned to purchase more 22 oz bottles for my next batch which is fermenting better than the one above. (Chinook IPA) Man, I love this hobby. Fortunately, my...

I just got done brewing a Chinook IPA and when I went to pour my Wyeast Pack into the wort, I noticed that only one of two activators were ruptured. what do I do? Thanks,

I am getting ready to brew a 5 gallon batch of Chinook IPA (extract) on Sunday. According to the kit directions, I should activate the Wyeast 3 days in advance and leave it out of the fridge for the package to swell. I am looking at the Wyeast directions and it says that it needs only 3 hours or...

Just finished bottling my first batch, American pale Ale. Here are a few tips that were given to me from the forum faithful. Thanks to all!!! 1 - A couple of weeks before bottling, I cleaned and de-labelled my bottles in Beer Brite. The morning of bottling I rinsed them in Idofor and then...

In my haste last night, I dry-hopped my 18 day-old fermenting American Pale Ale with 1 oz. of Willamette pellets. A couple of hours later, I read the Papazian book that suggests dry-hopping with 1/4 oz of hops. Do I need to "fish out" my weighted down hopping bag? I love hops, but, is this over...