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Hello, My all-grain recipe is 40% brewers malt (4 lbs), 40% white wheat malt (4 lbs), 20% flaked wheat (2 lbs). Total IBUs just under 20, and using WLP400 at 60F for about 10 days, then another 6-7 days at room temp (~70F). My OG is typically around 1.055 and finishes at or just under 1.010...

I planted a couple cascade rhizomes in a planter box around beginning of April. I make my own fertilizer/compost from spent grains and leaves from around the yard. They grew to about 16 feet in 3 months. A bunch of the hops on it seem ripe now, so I picked some this morning - picture attached...

From my search, I'm settling in on something that will be much like a SMaSH. Here is my tentative plan: X lbs US 2 row mashed at 149-150F for 75 mins Y oz Cascade at 60 mins (2/3 IBUs here) rest of Cascade IBUs spread evenly between 15 mins, 5 mins, 2 mins total IBUs would be kept...

So, I've been sifting through all the forums and am still not 100% certain what to do and how to interpret it. The two strats seem to be 1) fill soda bottle with bottling wand, squeeze out the air space and cap, versus 2) fill soda bottle with bottling wand and cap it with the air space still...

Did a brown ale and accidentally hopped it to an IBU/OG ratio of 0.9 (58 IBUs/1.065 OG) when the target was actually 0.6 IBU/OG. To fix this error, brewed the same recipe again without any hops at all and then mixed 4 gallons of the 0.9 IBU/OG batch with 2 gallons of the 0.0 IBU/OG batch to...

Both are simple SMaSHs. Whirlfloc in the boil as usual, chilled to pitching temp in ~ 15 mins. OG=1.057 for one and 1.055 for the other. They were both 2 weeks in primary, cold crash for 24 hours, + gelatin, and 4 more days in the cold. I've done this about 6 times now, and previous ones all...

I like the banana notes that WLP300 gives but I also like the look of a nice clear beer. I've read that the banana notes literally comes from the yeast, but does that really mean the yeast gotta be floating around in the finished beer? So, can I have both banana notes and crystal clear beer...

I made a 1 gallon tester for honey malt with the honey malt at about 30% of the grain bill, the rest being US 2 row. It went 2 weeks in the fermenter and 2 weeks in the bottle. It has nice color but I taste no honey, even at 30% which I thought should be a bit over the top. I now suspect my...

So far, mine have been going to the compost bin, but I wonder if bread made with them would be any good..

I went to the local pharmacy and got this. The label says it is 2% Iodine. Here is what I saw: water + corn starch: ++++++ (+'s indicating the amount of blue perceived) water only: - mash @ 5 minutes: ++++ mash @ 60 minutes: + I was surprised to see a decent amount of color even after an hour...

Maybe this should be obvious, but I got to wondering about this because the first time I used them was for steeping in an otherwise all extract brew (no enzymes). Second time I used them was in a mash with a lot of base malt (LOTS of enzymes). So, in the two cases, would the same crystal malt...

The title pretty much says it all, anyone have experience with two of the three (or more) and can give an opinion? Thanks!

Had a problem when racking over to the bottling bucket. The seal between the racking cane and the siphon tubing wasn't perfect and pulled a pretty big stream of air bubbles into the beer stream as it racked over. This seems like a definite introduction of oxygen into the beer, so I've been...

Tasted a sample of a hefe while measuring an SG and found it quite more hoppy than intended. Will that mellow with age or is there anything I can do to un-hop?

I put some questions in italics to make it easier for readers to find them. Our 2nd brew is a Strong English Ale and is a partial mash. Our LHBS guys came up with this recipe based on Q&A about what we'd like to have as a final product. Here is the recipe: Grains to steep: 8 oz...

So first of all - woot! It is quite tasty! :mug: It is an all extract hefeweisen (bavarian extract). It is a bit darker than I expected (bonus!), guessing that is partly because I didn't realize I was supposed to correct for boil-off so instead of 5 gallons I actually had about 4 gallons...

I'm new and planning ahead for bottling about 2 weeks from now. I like these Mississippi Muds, hard to beat at $2.50 for 32oz, and if I can reuse the screw cap bottles, win-win. The label is a plastic sheath that even cuts off really easily. My major reservation is whether they will seal...