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Hi All, I wanted to know how long I can keep Campden tablets in my 5 Gallon toasted Oak Barrel I used to make my Barley Wine. It has been closed and liquod free for about 2 months and was used to brew 5 gallons of excellent Barley Wine. I just added the tablets today and closed it...

Does anyone have a good recipe for a first time all grain batch. I was told about Ed Werts Pale Ale but i can t find it. Does anyone know where I can find that one? Thanks

Hey all, I have had pretty good success with fermentations in general, but today I pitched an Ale Slap Yeast, into 62 degree wort and I still dont have a single sign of fermentation. Usually , I begin to see something happen 8 hours after I pitch my yeast. I am wondering if I just chilled...

Hi I want to age a batch of Barley Wine in an Oak Barrel. I have the barrel, I have a batch of Barley Wine in a secondary but dont have a clue the best way to use the barrel. Does anyone have any suggestions where I can go for good instructions. Thanks :mug:

Hi All, I am aging a Barley Wine and want to age it for 4 months in a Oak Barrel. Does anyone know where I can get one. Also, should I get a used or new one. Thanks :mug:

Hi All, I have just finished brewing a Barley Wine, with an G 1.10 and already have a pretty active primary fermentation going. I realized though I forgot to add the irish Moss. Since, I plan on a secondary and conditioning in bottles for 6 months and plan on drinking this until...

Ok......I have been extract brewing now for a while with some very good results now and I oam ready to try my first All Grain. I have been reading and watching a lot of videos and feel pretty comfortable. I have gathered all the equipment now I need a recipe. Does anyone have a...

Hey Everybody Just wanted to share my first home brew competition experience this past weekend. I have only been home brewing for three months now and entered my second batch in a local Irish Red Ale competition. And won first place. I was stunned and what a blast. I entered the...

My fermentation started at 1.08 and has stopped at 1.02. What would happen if I added more yeast to get it down even more? Thanks

I am a stubborn SOB...several people have told me living in South Florida you cant grow Hops successfully....I would love to do this, has anyone had any success or heard of anyone growing Hops down here in Sunny South Florida ? Thanks

OK...I am starting to experiment and play around a little and deviate from recipes. I am doing a partial boil extract Brown Ale with Heather Tips and Honey. Question is when do I add the honey and about how much? Thanks everyone.

Whats the best thing to use Priming sugar or Cat Tabs ? Thanks

How do I get a final gravity lower. I brewed a batch of Red Ale. Partial Boil, All Extract...let it ferment for 12 days and had three consecutive readings of 1.022 for FG. I have a batch going now that had a SG of 1.52 and a great fermentation and want to make sure I get a real low FG. Any...

hey, what should I do if my locktop or toplock pops off form the pressure of my fermentation...this just happened. Should I let it just pour out into the tub from the carboy ?

Hey I just locked down a 5 Gallon Carboy of Red Ale last night and have a great fermentation going but about an hour ago it blew the lock top off...any suggestions ?

Hey, I just did this batch of Irish Red Ale and noticed when I locked down my Carboy I an hour later there was already sediment settled on the bottom. Is that normal, I poured slowly and used a strainer funnel. The yeast was in a tube called liquod British Ale yeast. I pitched it when the...

I just bottled my brew and used the 5 oz of priming sugar from the kit. The problem was there was only 2.5 gallons of brew to bottle. Do I have to referment or just wait and see. Thanks

Hey. I just bottled my brew but for some reason only got a half a case or so of bottles but I used 5 oz of priming sugar. Do i have a bunch of bottle bombs, should I re fermenter and put into an airlock ? Or leave alone and see what happens ?