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Some of my favorite beer styles are lagers (Vienna/Marzens, Oktoberfest, Pilsners), and I don't currently have temperature control suitable for genuine lagering, but I'd still like to brew something close to these styles. So I'm trying to pick a yeast to use that will give me lager-like...

I'm not sure if this is best here, or in the Brew Science section; there seems to be more traffic here, but go ahead and move it if it's more appropriate over there. I'm curious about the water profile that results from a typical sink faucet mounted filter (Pur/Britta), and how appropriate it...

I've always preferred malty beers to hop-forward or high IBU beers. I've disliked (and even hated) most IPAs I've tried, to the point that I've just stopped even trying them for a few years now. And then, a friend (not familiar with my preferences) brought over a 4-pack of DFH 90 min. And...

So, after a couple years hiatus in brewing, I'd like to resume again with a limited financial/space investment (apartment living). This means I won't have access to temperature controlled fermentation chambers, lagering fridges or any of that stuff. So, I'm limited to ales off the bat (which...

So, after the honeymoon period with my first batch, which I should say now is quite nice and drinkable, I decided to participate in a small, informal, homebrew exchange to get some critical feedback on what I'm doing. The beer was brewed from the extract + grains version of AHS's hefeweizen...

...and I'm not sure how to feel about it. How much sweetness can I expect to taste from the unfermented priming sugar? This was a hefeweizen kit from AHS, all extract + steeping grains, fermented w/ Wyeast 3068. It sat in primary for 2 weeks, and I bottled it last night. I'm happy with it...

In exploring what beers I might like to brew I came across the sweet stout style, which I've never really had much of in the past. So, I've now tried two of the most well known examples, with interesting results: Young's Double Chocolate Stout and Mackeson's XXX (triple) Stout. The weird thing...

My SWMBO came home from Target this weekend with half a dozen bottles of their house-brand "Archer Farms" carbonated water. I'm sharing this with the forum because it was packaged in nice, heavy, pressure-rated 1L glass bottles. Bottles that looked all too tempting to me for my new obsess...

So, just got my (first) kit from AHS today, and it included a 4.5 oz (126g) packet of corn sugar for priming the 5gal batch. I gather that this is the 3/4 cup amount I see generally suggested here. However, this is a hefeweizen, which to be accurate to the style should be highly...

Hi, I'm just starting out with brewing, and since I live in an apartment I'm trying to minimize the space I take up in the process of making beer. I figured one good way would be to brew 1/2 batches - smaller/less equipment, fewer cases of full/empty bottles to store, etc. Because I'm...

Hey there, Another new guy here; had a little experience with extract brewing 5-6 years ago, and decided to give it a go again recently. I live in an apartment, so I'm starting with small-batch brewing (2-2.5 Gal) to keep the space used in check. For now I'm planning to just use a Mr...