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I made up the Brewers' Best IPA adding a liquid yeast that the homebrew shop recommended as the only change. I've not gotten much bubbling activity the last few batches in the airlock, so didn't think much of it, and there is evidence of krausen activity when I opened the ale pale, but doing...

At a recent church bazaar, where it seems everyone in the community cleaned out their closets, attics, basements and garages for junk to donate for a church group to make a few bucks from, I found a bag of round metal balls with mesh sides that are used to put teas into for brewing a cup without...

Bought a kit for English Brown Ale from the local home brew supply store and started it last week. Hope to start siphoning it in a week to a second pale for priming and then bottle. I got the Dunkel Weizten kit as well and want to start that soon too. So far, so good. Keeping this and the Mr...

I'm new to brewing, but have been a reader of historical novels like Horatio Hornblower and the like for years. Now that I am learning about the different types of beers, I am reminded of the small beer that gets mentioned a lot in many of the books of the age of sail. Is this a style worth...

I am planning to get the Pumkin Ale kit from the local Brewtensils store shortly to start my first batch with the Ale Pale set I was given. After doing a bit of reading, I keep coming back to a couple of questions that I'd like answers for before I start that batch. First, everything I have...

I understand it is a Bock base, but I'm unsure where it goes from there. I'd like to start 5 gal to give as Christmas gifts. It's been 20 years since I was last stationed in Germany, and I'm afraid my memory only tells me how much I loved it, not exactly what it tasted like. Thanks for the...

I picked up the book, The Witches Brew, a few years ago. I was considering home brewing but hadnt started yet. Now that I've got a little bit of experience and a lot more reading in, I understand it a lot more and thought others might enjoy it if you can find it nearby or online. Quite a few...

Just found the forum through searching for a Weiniachtsbier recipe. I started out with a Mr Beer kit for Christmas, and with my second batch in the fermenter, I'm already starting to look at bigger and better things. A friend gave me his 5-gallon kit that he said he didnt have time to use, so...