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Hey guys, just enjoying my last APA i bottled a month and a half ago and getting things ready for hopefully another successful brew day tomorrow. Just thought I'd let you guys know, though I've only been brewing less than a year, I think I have come up with amazing amounts of time saving tricks...

I just made a starter for my next brew on monday. This is my first totally original brew and I'm pretty excited. I have all the ingredients already, so I'm fairly limited, but if there's anything you think I should change I'd love to have some input. I'm obviously going for a very bitter that I...

Well, here's to screwing up about $150 in beer and wasting about 3 months... I had a Russian Imperial Stout I brewed (partial mash) a few months ago. Threw in some maple syrup and cinnamon in the wort. Brewing went amazing; I expected a great body and I knew I'd reached the highest OG...

Howdy hbt After perusing BAA recipes, specifically a few Fat Tire clones, I concocted a custom mix and wanted a little feedback. 6 lb golden light DME 1 lb munich 1 lb victory .5 lb crystal 80 .25 coffee malt .25 chocolate malt 1 oz willamette 4.9% 1 oz fuggle 4% 1 tsp irish moss...

I'm attempting my 4th batch soon and had a quick question about fermentation/aeration. My last batch was an IPA, and I managed to get the highest OG and lowest FG and attributed my successful fermentation to me whisking the pitched yeast on the beer, therefore aerating the mix. I'm going to do...

In efforts to prevent my plastic bucket from blowing its top off during what I anticipate being a very lively initial fermentation period of my IPA, I threw a couple 10 lb bar bells on the lid (not like I'm using them anyway, right? ;) ) How much pressure does a 5 gallon batch of beer produce...

Brewing my first IPA tomorrow, and was wondering if there was anything recommended to supplement (not mask) the flavor of the beer. Nearly every other beer style I can think of some flavor that might complement it, but IPAs have me totally puzzled. I'll be doing an extract brew, 1 lb crushed...

I searched for relevant threads and collected some advice, but didn't find a satisfactory answer to my problem, so here it is. I brewed a BB Irish stout on 10/10. OG was 1.05. A week later it was at 1.02 and remained there until yesterday. Frustrated with the stalled fermentation, and not...

Why beer? What else (brewing wise) are you interested in? Also, what's your favorite beer on the market and what's your favorite beer that you have brewed? I, for one, began to really appreciate beer the more I began to work with coffee. Honing my tasting skills for that really allowed me to...

I just brewed a nice 5 gallon batch (OG 1.05) Irish style stout. Would adding a pound of brown sugar at secondary (in a 6 gallon glass carboy) be sufficient to impart the beer with any flavor or have I missed my shot at a successful addition? Thanks for the help!

So, this might be an interesting way to compile an anthology of great tips and tricks collected by the considerable tenure of this forum's constituents. Hoping to generate discussion and bring to light some knowledge only experience can provide! So, What has been your best batch of beer that you...

I bottled an irish red ale a while back and have had it bottled 2 weeks (I know you recommend 3 weeks minimum, but two other sources have said 2 and this isn't quite about that :D ) and it's carbonation is only slowly increasing and it still has a very thin mouthfeel. I was wondering, if I...

I'm completely new to homebrewing. I started my first batch (an irish red ale) about a month ago, and it's been in the bottles a week now. I taste tested a bottle after chilling it and found the taste clear and floral. the alcohol strong, but the body nowhere to be seen. it was very thin and...