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I'm not ashamed to admit that i quite enjoy a scented candle. If i were to pitch a scent to Yankee Candles it would be...Boiling Wort. I guess it's not a coincidence that i'm currently 40 minutes into the boil of a blonde ale. What other scents should we pitch?...

First time using Nottingham. I've read it has a high attenuation. But i've had a 1.054 porter sitting at 63 degrees for 17 days and have only gotten down to 1.017. 68%, right? Has anybody else had this happen?

I'm trying out a 2.5 gallon batch of a SNPA clone for my first attempt at this. I have to say, it may take longer than extract, but is MUCH easier once the boil starts. No turning off heat & mixing in LME or DME. Only 1 hot break to keep from boiling over. Plus the 3.5 gallon boil pretty...

Buzz Likebeer But dammit I just went with something lame.

Need some input from the community. My wife will be giving birth to our 1st son in about 4 weeks. We are seriously considering the name Porter. Pretty cool, right? Even better...our last name is Brown. That means my son's name in the phone book (people still use those, right?) would be...

I need some input. I'm traveling to Houston for business, flying in Sunday morning. I'll be staying northwest of downtown and i'll have a car. Any ideas on where to sit and watch the game? I'm not looking for a big party, just a nice mellow brewpub with some good craft beers on tap and a TV...

I'm currently fermenting my first lager at 52 deg for a few weeks (using wyeast 2278 czech pils). Great sulfur smell, by the way. Then I'll do a d-rest for a few days at room temp. I've read/heard that the temp should be dropped from d-rest to lager temp gradually. I guess my question...

I went to my LHBS looking to buy ingredients to make Northern's cherry stout. Northern calls for .5 lbs each of Crystal 60, Black Patent, & Roasted Barley for the specialty grains (no mashing, just steeping). Due to his stock/packaging, I instead settled for 1 lb each of Crystal 120 & Roasted...

I have a pumpkin ale i brewed 3 1/2 weeks ago. still in primary in 6.5 gal carboy. I went to take sample to check the gravity with my new thief. 1st time using the thief with this size carboy, and the thief doesn't go in far enough to fill high enough for hydrometer. so i used a somewhat...

Hi All I've been a member for a couple months but just now introducing myself. I'm in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Been extract brewing for almost a year. Will likely make the move to all grain at some point. I currenty have a dual draft tower on a kegerator adapted for corney kegs. Pale...

an Irish Stout kit last year with the following ingredients. Turned out great...silky smooth, great molasses taste, great color and mouthfeel...a very nice dry stout. I brewed the exact kit again a few mons ago. This time, however, it tastes like garbage, has the color of a brown ale and the...

I generally do a 3.5 gallon boil for a 5 gallon batch due to the size of my boiling pot. I know the goal is to get temp down to pitching temp as quickly as possible after the boil. Is there any reason not to add my cold top-off water as a means to accomplish that? I've been using an ice bath...

Getting ready to brew an extract Honey Kolsch...Couple questions...What's the ideal primary fermentation temp? (using Wyeast 2565 Kolsch)...Is there any benefit to a cold secondary fermentation? (what temp?) I plan a 2 week primary and a 1 week secondary before i keg.