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With only a few BIAG brews under my belt I want to try Dry Hopping. I just brewed a small 2g IPA batch and split the batch between two 1g fermenters. I want to Dry Hop the one and leave the other alone to be able to compare the two. I used Chinook as my SOB Bittering Hop and Amarillo...

Looking for help with my next brew.. Not experienced enough to know or create my own recipe. Yes I have BeerSmith but can't say I know my way around it that well... Looking for a "Fall or Winter Ale". I only have a few BIAB brews under my belt to this point. What I have in my beer...

Looking for help with my next brew.. Not experienced enough to know or create my own recipe. Yes I have BeerSmith but can't say I know my way around it that well... Looking for a "Fall or Winter Ale". I only have a few BIAB brews under my belt to this point. What I have in my beer fridge...

Looking to bottle my 1st brew in over 3yrs and have to say I have zero idea how to Prime my beer ? and this is the point in which I have made huge errors in the past. I am ready to bottle (next wk or so) a small 2g batch.. I have a bunch of choices in house.. Carb Tabs, LDME, Priming sugar, and...

Found a local farmer that grows Hops and I want to try them out in a upcoming Fall Brew day.. I have no idea how much to use in a brew ?? Was Planning a 2 G Cascade SMaSH brew and want to use some of his Fresh Cascade Hops... Can I use a combination Cascade Pellet and Fresh ??

Reading as much as I can about BIAG. As I read through recipes on-line they call for a Mash / Conversion Rest Temp & Time.. What I don't understand is "Mash-Out" Temp & Time ?? I have seen it on YouTube and wasn't sure if it is applied to ever recipe. The recipe that I am looking at...

Looking to get back into Home Brewing ,been away from it way too long! Going to keep things simple.. Want to do 1to3 BIAB SHaSH brews to start me back into things.. Few Questions. Using this "Simple BIAB Calcutator" http://simplebiabcalculator.com/ and I am not sure what to enter in...

I jumped right into All-grain home brewing a few yrs back with limited success and have not done a brew in over 3 summers now...... Started to get the Bug a few wks back, BUT want to change my thinking into the whole process... I looked back and re-read the July-Aug & Oct 2014 Brew Mag "1...

During fermentation should my Mead be covered, placed in a dark room and kept at room temp ???

Only have a few All-Grain Home brews under my belt, but wanted to give this a try but have a few questions. I thought the best way for me would be too do Three 1 gallon batchs. I have never made or tasted a Mead before so don't want to make a large batch, and I thought of doing three...

Opened up my first bottle of my second all-grain batch, and as I popped off the cap the beer shot straight out of the Bottle !! LoL, it scared the crap out of me. After whipping down the counter, I grabbed a 2nd bottle and eased off the cap this time and poured a BiG Glass of hoppy head, 3rd...

Tying to understand the Home Brewing process, you guys make it look so easy. Doing All-grain Mild IPA and the OG was set for 1.050 and I pulled a 1.062. What dose that mean ??

I bought a beer kit as my 1st Venture into Home Brewing, and I noticed on the recipe sheet that came with the kit said "BIAG". Would the grind be any diffrrent for a "All-Grain brew" ?? Would there be any differences between the two in general ??

Well it was a Blur !!! You guys make this Sound & LQQk so easy !!! A few Newbie mistakes here and there, just a lack of experience. I only managed a few pixs during the day. Fermentation started with in the 1st 18hrs - Is this good ...

What are they used for ?? Am I able to use them to aid in my cooler LT as a filter ??

I converted 48q cooler and used a Bazooka Screen. Just want some opinions on the Bazooka Screen ??

Tying to figure out all the different Brewing terminology and use a few brewing software ads that are out there. Just wanting to understand how I figure my Strike Temp with my Grain Bill. Pro Mash is asking for a " LT Thermal Mass" ??

OK, Its took me over a yr to get to this point were I have the materials to brew my 1st all-grain brew. Little history on my side of things, Joined this Board over a yr ago and just been lurking on here trying to read and learn as much as I can. I wanted to jump into all-grain from the start...

I ordered Wyeast Smack Packs on-line through a home brew site, and when it showed up the Packs were swelled up ?? Are these Smack Packs usable to me ?? or is this a "newbie learning mistake" and I should throw them out?? Should I start driving the 2hrs to pick up my Yeast order from now on...

Building up my home brewery slowly (no time or $$). I have my Keggle 99% done just need a thermometer. I just got my new burner in, so I thought I should test out a few things. I filled my Keggle with 5g of water and drained it and recorded what was left in the HLT/BK and the 1.5g left in...