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So our cascade harvest (while a little late this year) is going to yield a bunch of hops and I want to brew with them directly from the vine. Any idea for a cascade "harvest" ale? Thinking just a simple APA, using pellets for bittering and then the cascade spread over the last 15 minutes or so?

It turned out great. I ended up letting it age for about 6 months. By that time, it cleared completely and it had a pronounced apple flavor. When I tasted it before I transferred it to the secondary it was very tart, but after a while, the apple flavor returned. It was somewhat sweet, but...

My lhbs sent out an email yesterday with an ad in it saying "so you want to brew a pumpkin peach ale"...

I think this was the 2nd or 3rd brew I ever did, and it came out awesome...it is an excellent beer. I would definitely recommend trying it.

Typically, if your fg hasn't changed for a few days (at least 3) it is done fermenting. How long has it been fermenting? It doesn't hurt to keep it in the primary for a few extra days.

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When I have a stuck fermentation, I usually use safale s-05. It is a clean fermenting yeast as long as you keep it at the right temp. I usually ferment s-05 at around 64, so the ambient temp needs be around between 58-60.

I drink PBR when it is on tap occasionally, and I will bring a case of it to tailgates as a lighter beer since we are drinking for 6-8 hours. I also drink Coors Light at my local dive bar. They have $1.50 pints all day everyday, so you can't go wrong there.

The first time I used the oats, my lhbs was out of flaked wheat, so I just decided to use the oats. Honestly, there isn't much difference. There is a little less "wheaty" taste with the oats, but since you are using so little, there isn't much difference in flavor at all. There is a slightly...

I am building a Son of a fermentation chiller and I picked up a ritetemp thermostat (model 6010) from HD. It was the cheapest one, but I notice it says it is for 24v and I plan on using a 12v power supply. Will the thermostat work? I noticed on some other threads that they were using this power...

Thanks for the reply. That sounds like a good idea. I have used k-meta before, just not in cider because I usually used pasteurized juice. I am interested in trying this one out. I am not sure if the elderflower will come through if I add it before fermenting, but I am going to put it in the...

I am going to experiment with some elderflower in a gallon of cider. I plan on using a 1.5 gallons of Costco juice, 1/4 to 1/2 lb honey, and some dried elderflower from the homebrew shop. Has anyone brewed something similar before? Also, how can I sanitize the elderflower? I assume they...

I am brewing this right now with a few small changes. Going with S-05 and flaked oats instead of the wheat. I brewed it this way two years ago and SWMBO liked it better than the original recipe, so I figured it would be best to do it again.

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Thanks. How did you set it up using home wiring components?

I have been brewing for about 2 years, mostly extract but some BIAB. Currently I have 20 quart kettle, a 32 quart kettle and a cooler that I have converted to a mash tun (though I haven't had the time to use it). I was recently offered a keg to turn into a keggle, and while I plan on taking...

I have a 2006 braggot from Atlantic Brewing in Maine. I drank the 2007 a year or so ago and it was fantastic. As far as my own beer. I found about a dozen or so Citra Pale Ales that I brewed a year and a half ago...they weren't bad, and the clarity was perfect, but they have taken on almost a...

When I was in Ireland I think I had one Guiness and that was at the factory. I did have a few Murphy's stouts and I liked them quite a bit more than the Guiness.

It could be that it didn't finish fermenting. However, in my experience, when I open a warm bottle I almost always get a gusher. Chill the next one for a day or two, and then try it. Check that before you worry about anything else.