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Images are from an all grain pale ale kit I brewed two weeks ago. Normally I let my brews sit in primary for 3 weeks before bothering to take a hydrometer reading to see if the beer is ready to bottle. I'm not sure what possessed me to break from my normal routine, but I did. I'm not...

...is a beast! Used it for my 7th (AHS ginger ale) and 8th (Jamil's amber ale) batches and both have necessitated the use of a blow off tube. The first time was unexpected, but for the second batch I was ready. Even fermenting at ambient temps of ~60F didn't slow it down, and on the third...

I brewed my third all grain batch yesterday, AHS' Ginger Ale kit. I'm still trying to dial in my processes, but hit my mash temps and gravity correctly. My WLP001 yeast starter (also my third) went crazy my half gallon growler just wasn't big enough to contain it. It's a good thing I placed...

Anyone here making soda using yeast for carbonation? Ultimately I'd like to get a setup where I can force carb sodas, but for now I'm using yeast. My question is what yeast should I be using? For my last few batches I've used champagne yeast. They've had what I can only describe as an off...

Just finished brewing AHS' Oatmeal Stout recipe kit. This was my sixth brew session overall and my second attempt at all grain. I managed to bork my mash temp. Goal was 150° F, but I must have miscalculated my mash tun temp (I preheated it with 130° F tap water) because I missed my goal by...

First ever brew session this morning with an amber ale kit from my LHBS. Got a bit of later start than I had hoped, but it is nice to sleep in on Saturday... The kit included a 24 oz bag of pre-cracked specialty grains, 7 lbs of light LME, .75 oz of Columbus hops, .5 oz of Cascade hops, a...

I'll be honest; I'm definitely not a beer expert. I'll be brewing my first batch this upcoming weekend, so I'm a total n00b in that regard. In the meantime, I've been sampling several beers from local breweries (research!) and collecting bottles. Two of the recent beers I've tried...

First off... I can see there is a wealth of information to be found here. Looking forward to putting up my feet, relaxing and trying to absorb it all. I recently picked up an equipment and ingredient kit from a LHBS. I was going to get started this weekend, but SWMBO decided she would rather...