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I brewed a Midwest partial mash traditional stout including the following 3.3 lb. of Dark Malt Extract, 4 lb. American 2-row malt, 4 oz. Chocolate, 4 oz. Roasted Barley, 2 oz. Black Patent, 1 oz. Northern Brewer It has been in primary for about 6 weeks and I have decided to add some cocao...

I brewed an all grain wheat and it has been in the primary for several months...not by choice, but life got a little crazy. I know that wheat beers are supposed to be good with a short ferment, but does anyone know how concerned I should be about autolysis or other off flavors from the...

I am looking to do my second BIAB. I bought some cherry wood smoked briess when I was at the hbs in MN since we were in town for a football game, and since my brother in law and I thought it smelled terrific. Now I am not sure what to make with it. For the record I am not a huge hop head...I...

looking to do my second BIAB. I bought some cherry wood smoked briess when I was at the lhbs since my brother in law and I thought it smelled terrific. Now I am not sure what to make with it. For the record I am not a huge hop head...I have the following on hand grain 21 lbs marris...

Have a NB bourbon barrel porter that seems to be stuck. Originally sat 3 weeks in primary then transferred to secondary with bourbon and oak(should have transferred to secondary without oak and bourbon for a few weeks, but too late now). At that point it was stuck at 1.03. sat for two weeks...

I was trying to make a quick american style lager and used a Muntons american light can and added 2.25 pounds of extra light dry malt. the problem was that I didn't notice that it is not in us gallons and apparently you are supposed to top it off to 6 gallons not 5. I pitched the yeast last...

I have some apfelwein in the basement bubbling away and wanted to know if it is going to be a problem to bottle it in wine bottles with #7 corks that I have. I was planning on bottling half flat and half carbed...particularly worried about the carbed ones. Anyone know if I am going to have issues.

So I made a batch of Apfelwein last night and it got me thinking about a even cheaper and more simple way to make it on the cheap...let me know what your think... supplies needed 1-2 gallon jug of applejuice, 1/4 pound of dextrose(corn sugar), 1 pack of montrechet yeast, 1 airlock gasket and...

My first brew was a True Brew Brown Ale. I followed the directions and pitched dry yeast right in with two stirs at 89 degrees. Stats on kit read Brew Stats: Beginning Gravity: 1.043 - 1.045 Final Gravity: 1.010 - 1.012 Hop Bittering Units: 5.5 My original reading was 1.046 and...

So I brewed my first batch using a kit and, despite never doing so in other areas of life, I followed directions. Dropped the yeast in as soon as my temp was under 90 degrees...at 89 actually. Not overly panicked, but what are the risks with dropping the yeast at this temp? It took three...