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A friend of mine recently gifted me with his old refrigerator to use as a lagering frig. It's pretty big and would hold 4 buckets or carboys. But I'm wondering how to schedule multiple lager fermentation/lagering temps with only one fridge. The only thing I can think of is to cook up...

So, I'm taking a break from brewing for the summer. Time to get outside and garden, hike, and vacation. The basement is warming up and I don't have temp control yet. I'll have upwards of 10 cases put away once I've bottled the batches in my fermenters so it'll be a while before I'm going...

Bock'n Ale-lee-inator Batch Size: 5.00 gal Boil Size: 2.70 gal Ingredients 11 lbs LME Munich (Briess) (8.0 SRM) Extract 4 86.3 % 1 lbs Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain 1 7.8 % 8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 2 3.9 % 4.0 oz Melanoiden Malt (20.0 SRM) Grain 3...

I used a liquid yeast for the first time in my last batch and it's a "top-cropping" yeast (Wyeast 1272). After 10 days there's around an inch or two layer of yeasty foam on the beer that doesn't look like it's going anywhere soon. If I rock the carboy slightly I can see yeast "streamers" break...

So for batch #5 I figured I'd try using liquid yeast for the first time. I got a Wyeast smack pack 1272 American Ale II for my latest light ale. I read about creating a starter here and figured it was a good idea even though the batch was only estimated around 1.052 OG. First off I wasn't...

Hello. My LHBS is great but I'm a bit confused by their hops. They sell 1oz packages with the hops type and AA value on the label. However many of the AA values they show are quite a bit different than the "standard" AA for the hop type that I see from software and websites. For example...

So I finally broke down and had a bottle of my first batch, the Brewers Best Cream Ale kit. For testing purposes, you understand. ;) It's only been in the bottle for a week and I chilled it overnight and had it while brewing my third batch today (the pipeline is in full production :D). And...

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I went to check the gravity on my second batch after a week and a half and there was a lot of krausen floating on the top of the beer. Does this mean that it's still fermenting? My first batch finished in under a week but ithis one has a higher OG than than the first (1.059 vs 1.050) so that...

Hello! I just finished my second batch (a Honey Amber Ale) and have a few more questions: 1. This batch had some specialty grains to be steeped before adding the extract. Some recipes want you to add the grains to cold water and heat it up to around 160, and some recipes want you to add the...

I'm about a week from trying my second batch. After doing a lot of reading (Joy of Homebrewing, this board, etc) I wanted to try my own recipe, a Honey Amber Ale. This is what I have so far: 6 lbs Northwestern Amber Liquid Extract 1/2 lb 20L Crystal Malt 1/2 lb Honey Malt 1.0 - 1.5 lbs...

I'm about a week from trying my second batch. After doing a lot of reading (Joy of Homebrewing, this board, etc) I wanted to try my own recipe, a Honey Amber Ale. This is what I have so far: 6 lbs Northwestern Amber Liquid Extract 1/2 lb 20L Crystal Malt 1/2 lb Honey Malt 1.0 - 1.5 lbs...

Hello. My name is Mike and I enjoy long walks on the beach and getting caught in the rain... Oh, sorry, wrong board. ;) Let me try again. Hello. My name is Mike and I enjoy amber ales and bocks. I don't mind the occasional stout, but they're not my favorite. I have to thank my...

Hello! My first batch that I cooked yesterday (Brewers Best kit American Creme Ale) is bubbling away in the basement right now. I have a few questions about the process and my equipment. Thanks. 1. I have a 7.8 gal "bottling bucket" with a spigot on the side as part of the kit I...