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So I brewed a Lambic on a whim last April not really knowing a ton about Sour Ales, although trying quite a few and liking them. Anyway, basically pitched a pack of Wyeast Lambic Blend in and let it sit until about Christmas. I know it went through the initial fermentation because of airlock...

I got it down. It's been hot and humid here in Jersey but I decided to brew last night anyway. Made a Smoked Porter that made the house smell great, pitched WLP002 and put it on the cool garage floor at about 74* thinking the temp would drop to the 68* range like usual before fermentation...

So back in early April I took the plunge and bought a couple hop rhizomes from Freshops and figured it would be bring a new dimension to my homebrewing. I warned the wife about the trellis I would have to build and the size it would have to be with nothing more than a grumble in return. I have...

Ok, making a long story short I just got my shipment from Midwest and by mistake I ordered 10 lbs. of flaked oats instead of 1 lb. (I need to stop drinking when I'm placing orders). I was going to use the pound in a Wit that I'm making, but that leaves me with 9 more pounds and unless I want to...

I'm just looking for a little advise. Basically I did a little measuring and I have room for four hop plants in my backyard, two on each side of our gate. The plants would be about 8' apart from each other. I was on Freshops.com this morning and have decided I am definately getting a Cascade and...

Just curious if anyone else has had this. Danstar advertises Nottingham as highly flocculent yeast, yet both beers I have brewed with it have turned out somewhat cloudy. The first was an all grain 70/- from Northern Brewer (they sell it as a 60/-, but I got 80+ efficiency) and the second a...

So I have enough ingredients laying around to make a German Pilsner except for one - lager yeast. Just curious if anyone has experimented using Nottingham in a lager. According to there packaging you can, but with what kind of results? I might do it just to see for myself - what's the worst I...

Just wanted some quick opinions on using a vile of WLP029 in a Robust Porter. My thoughts are it has a lot of the same qualities as 001 CalAle, probably a little less hop emphasis. I made an American Amber Ale a little while back using this yeast and it was great. My worries are that White Labs...

Ok, so the other day I took the big leap and did my first AG. Nothing fancy, an American Wheat (4 lbs. Wheat, 4 lbs. 2-Row, 1 oz. Willamette (60 min.), 1oz. Cascade (10 min.), WLP029 Kolsch Yeast). I think technique wise things went well - I batch sparged and triple checked all my calcs, making...

So I go to LHBS yesterday and get some ingredients to make an American Wheat. Simple Recipe - 4 lbs. Wheat Malt, 4 lbs 2-Row with Willamette and Cascade hops. The recipe I had called for Wyeast 1010 yeast, which is their American Wheat strain. My LHBS only carries White Labs, so I asked for the...

OK, so I got myself a keg set-up a little while back and brewed a simple Pale Ale with the purpose of it being my first keg beer. The other day I transfered the beer to the keg, purged the oxygen out with CO2 and tested the seals with soapy water. All seemed to be good so I put it in the fridge...

Hi everyone, been listening to Jamil's podcasts and got "Brewing Classic Styles" a couple of days ago. He seems to emphasize the importance of fermentation temperatures alot and how he thinks they are one of the most critical aspects to making a good beer. Now I understand the easiest way to...

So here's the story - I got a Midwest Belgian Triple kit for Christmas from my brother that I have been dying to make. I figure it will be next year's Cristmas beer. Anyway, he got me a vile of White Labs 550 Belgian Ale yeast with it that I have kept in the frig from the moment I got it home. I...

Hey Everyone, I am busy contemplating my first AG batch and just wanted to make sure my calculations are correct on how much water I should have ready for mashing and sparging. The total grain bill on the recipe I am thinking about using is 11.5#, which means that I should use about 4.3...

Hey Everyone, I need a little help and wanted to see if anyone knew the answer off the top of their head. Here's the short version of the story - My brother and I go to a BOP every 3 or 4 months with some friends and brew a couple batches. It's more expensive than doing it at home, but...

Hey Everbody, Just wanted to get some thoughts on a bottle of Lysol Sanitizer my wife brought home from the Daycare she works at. They use this stuff in the kitchen and to sanitize toys, etc. It says on the bottle that it's food grade, is made for third sinks (I guess the first two are...

I was just wondering if it would hurt anything to brew say a 3-gallon batch in my 6.5 gallon fermenter. I have a can of Munton's hopped Dockland Porter that's 3.3 lbs. I want to experiment a little chilis and figured this was a good, dark robust beer to do it with since the heat from the peppers...

Ok, so I finally got to try my first brew today and I have to say I was pleasantly suprised. It's no Broolyn, but I thought I has done a few things wrong but if I did none of them came through. So I decide in celebration that I want to brew my second batch. Again it's a kit (Coopers this time)...

Hey Everyone, I just got done bottling my first brew a few days ago - from what I can tell it's all good and I'm psyched !!! Anyway, when I got done I rinsed everything in warm water and scrubbed it down with a sponge I use only for brewing equipment like I've read to do. It all came...

Hi Everyone, I'm relatively new to brewing but was thinking that making cider might be a lot of fun and since my wife doesn't like beer (I know, What's up with that?!!!) it would give her a way to enjoy the fruits of my labor. I downloaded a recipe off of Leeners.com to make cider and it had me...