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Fermented out a Czech Pils probably 9 months ago. Pulled the plug on the temp controlled freezer and it's been sitting in there at 55 or 60 degrees ever since. Life took over and I wrote off the batch.:( Is it worth dry hopping, dropping down to lagering temps, and giving it a month to...

I've been an extract brewer for 20 years but my nephew and I decided to try BIAB, so tomorrow is the day! I've been doing a ton of reading here, so feel somewhat prepared. I am CONFIDENT we will make beer. :ban::mug: Today we whacked the top off a spare keg, installed a sight glass, and...

I am curious about everyone else's changing taste in beer over time. I am guessing it's somewhat common, but I also surmise taste has evolved differently for different folks. In college, my palette was not exactly refined, but I drank many different beers and like them all: malt liquors...

From multiple batches that I have modified, borrowed from, or otherwise butchered, I have the following ingredients left over for a quick brew this weekend. I don't have a problem buying some extra ingredients, too. Here is what I have: 4 Lbs. AHBS Extra Light LME 8 oz pale malt, 4 oz...

Hey all, I am moving to BIAB brewing and decided to go the IC route right now instead of no-chill. First, at home depot today I found a 60' roll of 1/2" id Type L copper tubing marked down to $35 bucks (From $158 :eek:) I have no idea the wall thickness, but can measure. I know type M...

The title says it all. Every beer I brew has a slight apricot flavor. Ales, pilsners, and lagers. It doesn't matter. I can tell you what is NOT the culprit: Water: I have used tap water, bottled water, etc. No impact. Yeast: I have used ale and pilsner yeasts at all different...

Hi all, I am an ale and IPA brewer primarily, but I am big fan of Czech and German pilsners. With basement temps, my ales ferment year 'round between 60 and 70 degrees. In that same basement, I have an unplugged, unused 5.0 CF chest freezer. So my question is, how much of a difference...

Hi all, I found a clone recipe for Blue Boar Irish Pale Ale, a beer I drank for years. The beer has been discontinued in Colorado but this clone is very close. The AHB recipe calls for WLP004 (Irish Ale yeast), Wyeast 1084 (Irish Ale) or Munton's Gold. I have heard horrible things...

HI all! I lost the link to a home brew supply website that had a good recipe calculator I liked to use. The calculator allowed a person to put together a recipe, and the ingredients were automagically put into a shopping cart based on the recipe formulated. (They also sell gear and...

Hi all! I have some leftovers in my beer fridge: 6 lbs golden light liquid malt extract 4 oz Cascade pellets 1 oz Cascade whole hops 6 oz crystal 60l Safeale US-05 Is it reasonable to think I could put together a basic, light pale ale with what I have above? Any thoughts on hop...

Looking to brew a beer for the wife. She's not a fan of big beer (case in point, Bud Light and Fosters are currently in the kegorator ;)) This beer needs to be light, slightly in the thin/dry side, and easily drinkable but with some flavor. I talked her into letting me try a Blonde. Uhh...

Hi all, For ease of transport, taking beer from the kegorator in the boat, to parties, etc I use these hommade carbonation caps: The Schrader valves are ~$1.25 each and a cap takes 10 seconds drill a hole in and set up. It works pretty slick - picnic tap the beer right into the bottle...

I am leaving town on Mon so am bottling with a buddy tomorrow. I really needed to free up on of our buckets for bottling, but it was full of Pale Ale, which was done fermenting middle of this last week. Normally I like to leave the beer on the yeast cake for 2-3 weeks but this one had to...

HI all, Last night I saw that this weeks AHS 21st anniversary recipe recipe is the English Pale Ale, so I bought it on a whim. However, I am a big fan of Alaskan ESB and Redhook ESB and I am wondering if these ingredients can be easily enough retrofitted, perhaps with some...

Hi all! I have a spare chest freezer and a spare refrigerator. For storing/serving corny kegs (primarily) and lagering (once in a while), which is the better choice? Pro's and Con's? thanks! --Duck911

Hi all! Most recipes seem to call for 5 oz. priming sugar for 5 gallons of beer. My buddy and I brewed our first batch a few weeks ago and due to a cooling miscalculation, the batch ended up slightly under 5 1/2 gallons. After everything was said and done, I figure the bottling bucket had...

Hi all, My buddy and I have a number of brews planned and most are APA's and IPA's. We'll be heavy users of some standard light, liquid malt extract. I've seen that Northern Brewer sells 36 lb bulk for ~$79.99 plus shipping, and Williams brewing has 32 lb packs, but the shipping is a...

Hi all, I am a brewer in Northern Colorado who is back in the home brew arena after about 13 years off. I grew up in Chico, CA and learned to brew with some friends and other local (commercial) brewers in the area. A buddy of mine who's never brewed was very interested in learning, so...