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I am attempting to harvest wild yeast and bacteria from local raw honey. Made a simple starter and streaked 3 Petri dishes with what grew in the starter. 2 of the plates molded but one shows promise. It certainly isn't sacc, but googling images hasn't shown me anything that looks like this. I...

I have access to Bruery, Jolly Pumpkin, Knee Deep, some Prairie beers, Lost Abbey, some Evil Twin, etc. Check seekabrew.com and search AZ to see if there is anything else I can get you may want. I would like half a case if possible but will take whatever I can get. Please respond or PM me if you...

My grandfather has a Tangelo tree and he gave me around a gallon of fresh squeezed juice that I froze. I have a batch of Skeeter Pee going that used fresh squeezed lemon juice so I figured I would take the juice that I had frozen and turn it into a wine following a similar recipe as Skeeter Pee...

In honor of Greg Fretz of the Phoenix Ale Brewery who recently lost his battle to throat cancer I am trying to brew a clone of his Unfiltered Ale. Per the website, the beer is: 5% abv 30 IBU OG: 12.5P SRM: 12.5 Malts: 2-row, Caravienne, and Biscuit Yeast: English Ale Hops: Nugget for...

I have my 1st original recipe that just finished fermenting and I am looking for suggestions on which hops to dry-hop with. Recipe: 6gal OG: 1.062 FG: 1.010 IBU: 54 Tinseth 10lb 2 row 2lb Munich .5lb Carapils .5lb Crystal 60 1lb Cane sugar FWH: .5oz each Simcoe and Amarillo 10...

Search function on the Android app is useless so I'm sorry up front if this has been answered before. I find myself in the unfortunate circumstance of having to move unexpectedly. I have a big IIPA in the fermentor that I was planning to dry-hop before bottling. I am currently at FG and ready...

$15.99 per pound right now here. I just placed my order to make sure I got mine before they were sold out. Limited quantities so hurry if you are interested. :ban:

I brew beer mostly and needing help with some wine I'm trying to make for my wife. Started around 1.150 per recipe found here, stuck at 1.080 currently after a month. Do I pitch more yeast or what's the best course of action?

Using my new propane burner and watching a storm come in. Lighting a cigar I've had in the humidor for about 6 years shortly!

My water is no good for brewing so I brew with r/o water. I do not have a ph meter, but use the ez water calc with great success adding gypsum, calcium chloride, and epsom salt. My estimated ph is a little low at 5.27 on the milk stout I plan to brew (from BCS) with Palmers minimum suggested...

Just got a great deal on a pound of Columbus hops. I have spent some time searching for recipes that highlight this variety with no luck. Does anyone have any recipe suggestions?

Just bottled up 5 gallons of my Belgian Blonde. Things were going well until I capped all the bottles and was marking the caps with a Sharpie when I see one of the bottles has a small fly floating in it. Oh well, I pop the top, pour out a few ounces and the fly and pour the rest into a glass to...

Does anyone use pickle jars for storing their washed yeast? I am trying to build up my supply of jars, but the most recent jar I've tried cleaning and soaking in Oxyclean still has a strong pickle smell in the lid and am curious if that will be ok for storing washed yeast or if I should chuck it...

Getting ready to collect my first runnings. I only dropped 2 degrees in 60 minutes this time which is much better than I have experienced before. It's gonna be a good day, but then again any brew-day is a good day! :rockin:

I will be brewing a California Common (recipe from Brewing Classic Styles) and am leaning towards using the Wyeast 2112 California Lager yeast and will be making a starter. I do not have the ability to lager but I can maintain 62f in my swamp cooler no problem and that is where the recipe says...

I am new to brewing and have mainly focused on beer, but have a small batch of Apfelwein going since I have heard such good things... I need some help though! I used 2 gallons Tree Top apple juice, 1 cup table sugar, 12.5oz Mr Beer Booster (corn syrup solids listed on the packaging), and used a...

So I bottled up my fifth brew last Friday which was my first all grain and first 5 gallon batch. Everything seemed to be going well, but I come home to two bottles that exploded which trashed the bottle box. I moved them all to the fridge, tried one that was way overcarbed and the second was...

Heating up the strike water while pre-heating my mash tun. Should be doughing in in about 10 minutes. So freaking excited! :ban:

So I am still pretty new at this and am not worried about infection or anything, but my most recent batch is having a very strange fermentation. I used Coopers yeast for the first time on this batch and have heard of very angry/active fermentation. The fermenter is a Mr Beer and is in a closed...

I was recently give approximately 5-6 ozs of Nothern Brewer whole hops. Being that I don't like to waste things, especially beer related things, I am wondering if anyone has a good recipe suggestion and/or hop pairing so I can use em up without making something that tastes like hobo armpit. Any...