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So several weeks back I was running near my home when I came across a blackberry bush. I grabbed my empty water bottle and filled it with some blackberries from the bush expecting to take some home and do something with them in my brewing. When I returned home I stuck them in the fridge...

I recently brewed the following recipe and I am looking for some help on troubleshooting what seems to be a sweetness issue with the beer. It's very slight and may actually be the hop flavors but I just wanted some others experiences with brewing with simcoe. Here is the recipe Batch Size...

1.048 og 8lbs maris otter 1lb c10 ( wanted c40/60) .25 chocolate malt 350 L S04 @ 68 O2 with wine degasser for 45 secs Mash @ 152 for 60 10 days at 65 1oz of challeger 60 mins .5 fuggles at 30 .5 fuggles at 5 Fg 1.018 Aged 2 months Taste is ashy nothing like a sweet nut brown. Should this...

Does it really matter what hop varietal you use for buttering? Since you are going for buttering vs flavor or aroma with 60 or 90 minute additions can't you use the cheapest option available?

What's the best mash tun size for 1 gallon all grain brewing? Do you typically save the yeast left over from a pitch or divide over batches?

I recently did two similar all Brian brews both used so4 yeast. Both were about 1.050 initial gravity. I mashed both pretty close to 154 for an hour with a no sparge technique collecting all running a into the kettle for a 7 gallon boil for 60 mins each. My question is in regards to their...

Hello All, I have recently had the same problem with the first 2 batches I have ever brewed with my AG setup. I would like some help determining what the issue might be. Here is some background on the issue. I have been brewing extracts since Jan 2012 with plastic buckets and recently...

I recently brewed up a kit from American Brewmaster that was quite tasty. I love all their kits, they are awesome. Anyways, it was an extract American IPA kit. It was right on with hoppy taste and ABV - right at about 6.7% in my batch. I compared it to a couple store bought examples and even...