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Hello, I am entering a holiday porter into a BJCP sanctioned competition and I am not sure what sub category my beer falls in. It has some characteristics of both a brown Porter and a robust porter. What can I use to determine which type of Porter my beer best fits?

My OG is way off.. Any ideas on what I can add to the primary to lower my FG/increase ABV without changing the taste/profile of the beer?

So I hear that refractometers are more accurate to take OG readings and that after fermentation Hydrometers are more accurate with higher alcohol contents. I was wondering if anyone has anymore Info on this? I just took a reading of my beer that has been in the primary for 6 days and the...

I'm looking for opinions/advice! I am thinking of brewing an AG IPA with citra and nugget hops. Has anyone ever done this before and have any advice about the hops profile and or grains to use? I want to do a 5 gallon batch. Thanks!

Hey! I was wondering if anyone can tr me how long will a keg of this beer stay good for if there are some elderberries in the keg? Thanks!

Hi all! I brewed my first all grain batch yesterday and I have a question. It's a hefeweizen and the color was a light straw color after the sparge but after the boil it looked kind if grey... Smelled great but I've never seen wort look this color. What could cause this? Will it effect the...

Hey guys! I want to brew a clone of magic hats elder betty. Its a weiss style. Anyone have anu suggestions on what ingredients to use?? (extract)

Hey guys! I brewed a belgian whit this afternoon and came home to find the beer spewing out of the airlock. There is foam.everywhere! Im assuming this isnt a bad thing, but wanted to check. Is this normal?

Hi there, I am new to brewing and have a question regarding the secondary fermentation process. I racked my brew to a secondary carboy after it sat in the primary for 5 days. It has been in the secondary for 4 days now. I just took a gravity reading and it is at its FG of 1.016. I wasnt...