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I plan on making a Porter I've made before but I brought back some bags of cocoa husks from the Dominican Republic and want to utilize them. Anybody have any experience or tips on how to best use these?

Long story short, I won a couple competitions with my home brew recipes, and I have been asked to be brewmaster at a new 15bbl micobrewery. I am confident in these recipes, confident in my skills, and confident I can help make this a great brewery. How do I take my award winning 5gallon batches...

I have always loves sucking on sumac buds, they are tart and refreshing and have loads of vitamin c, and they grow everywhere here in western pa. I was wondering if anyone has ever used this in a brewing capacity? It seems it would be good in a saison or wheat beer application, or even a light...

I've gotten pretty successful brewing, I've won a few homebrew competitions but I'm stumped on something. Every time it make an IPA if I don't drink them within a few weeks after bottling they turn into gushers. The beer still tastes the same but I'm wasting half a bomber at a clip. I use 5 oz...

Looking for some Plinys, can't get them on the East Coast, help me out please

I'm going to be trying out my hand at brewing some sours, after all, It's Now time to move on from my IPA stage. I would like you all to look over my thoughts about what I want to do and critique anything you need to. First off I'm going to start off with a basic Beligian ale recipe as my base...

I wanted to make a German Octoberfest Marzen but I don't have the ability to lager brews so I used an English Ale yeast instead and it turned out amazing. I'm just wondering what style it could be considered. Grain bill as follows.... 6 lbs Pilsner 5 lbs Munich 1/2 lb Caramel 1/2 lb roasted...

I really switched from star San to IO iodine sanitizer. It stained my fermentation bucket and I was wondering if this will negatively affect any beer in the future. Should I stop fermenting in this bucket?

German Marzen Recipe 6 lbs Pilsner malt 4 lbs Munich malt 1/2 lb Caramel malt 1/4 lb Rye or Roasted Barley? 3 tsp Salt --- what kind I don't know 1 oz Hallertauer hops or possibly northern brewer or my hood German Ale yeast 3/4 cup corn sugar at bottling OG 1.052-1.056. FG 1.012-1.016 20...

I have a Bartlett Pear tree on my property and I want to utilize this fruit in a beer somehow. I have tried to make wine with them before to limited success, I find the pear flavor is very mute. I was thinking of trying a Saison with the pears but I want to get feedback from you all. Has anyone...

I'm making a trip, need info on what to pick up, positive/negative experiences, etc...

I got a bunch of supplies and ingredients at a yard sale today cheap. Problem is I only do all grain so if I could get some help devising a recipe for said ingredients that would be great. Pic of ingredient list is below Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I have had my English Brown Ale in my secondary for 3 weeks now and it just won't clear. It tastes amazing, better than Newcastle in my opinion. Is this normal for this type of brew? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

What is your favorite American Brewery? Mine is Dogfish Head Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I want to use my second runnings from an All Grain Midwest Castle Brown kit to make a smaller beer. I have a lot of Cascade hops lying around and I was wondering if anyone had ever done this before, and if there are any suggestions or info I need to know going forward? Sent from my iPhone...

My stout kinda smells like Hair Dye, is this bad for me to be drinking? What is the cause, and how do I remedy this in the future? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Currently enjoying my homebrew Oatmeal Chocolate Stout, and it tastes great. However, when I pour it it has a nice thick head but it dissipates almost immediately. What causes this and how do I rectify it in the future? Happy Brewing....

9.0 # British 2 Row 1.0 # Victory 1.0 # Crystal .5 # special roast .5 # caramel .5 # chocolate 4.75 gal at 152 for 60 mins 2.5 gal sparge at 168 Sg--- 1.046 - 1.048 Goldings 60 mins UK Fuggle 30 mins Pheonix 15 mins Warflauc 15 mins FG ---- 1.004 - 1.006 Please let me know if this looks...

For some reason I can't respond to that thread.... Tech Support!!!!!!!

I've only done extract kits but this time I got an oatmeal stout all grain from Midwest supplies. Normally it comes with a malt extract, but this one does not.... How do I not mess this up?