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Hey guys, I am planning on brewing a small batch (2.5Gal) of barleywine. My projected OG is 1.100.I plan on making a small starter a couple of days prior. Will this be a sufficient amount of yeast cells? Is this even necessary with a small batch like this? Should I just pitch two packs instead...

This is a really lame thread, but I need help deciding what to brew for my next batch. I am drinking a Dry hopped wheat right now, and I am bottling a caramel amber this week. I have no idea what to do next. I want it to be on the sessionable side of things, what are some of your favorites? (I...

I found out this weekend while doing my second BIAB that the thermometer I used last time was way off. So I was mashing at like 163-168... I took a sample, its at 1.010 really thin and sweet. I guess I will bottle it up and see how it turns out when cold and carbed. Don't use a a cheap...

Its almost Crawfish season here in the Arklatex, I am super stoked. Who all does some cajun crawfish here? What do you guys toss in the boil? I usually do a bunch of taters, a couple packages of mushrooms, some hotdogs or random sausage and season with lemons, garlic, a couple bags of packaged...

I am getting ready to do my first BIAB. I got a 30qt pot and a propane burner for Christmas and I plan on buying one of the 5 gallon paint strainer bags and home depot. What should I make as my first batch? I cant decide, my last 3 batches have been a brown ale, an amber ale and a stout. I have...

Ok, I am trying to figure out why my beer has been under carbed. I am batch priming with corn sugar, I used the calc on tasteybrew. The only thing is I have to measure by volume instead of by weight (no scale yet). Does any know if there is a significant difference between volume and weight at...

I am preparing to do my first all-grain batch (going to be BIAB). I am wanting to use my tap water and I am pretty sure I need to treat it. I have read Palmers guide and input the values from my water report into his spreadsheet.....and I am a little lost. What I want to know is; what is the...

30 min into a 60 min batch. Already had three from my last batch. Gonna be a good brew night :mug:

Hey guys, I am doing my first IPA. I have never done one before so I was hoping to get a little input on my hop schedule. I am using stuff I have laying around, so that is why the hop variety might seem a little odd. Here is the recipe, let me know what you guys think. Thanks!

On my last two batches, which were very similar, I got very little head and it dissipated very quickly even when poured straight down the middle. The carbonation level seems about right when drinking and it tastes great, just not very heady. Here is the last beer I made. Note: The beer has been...

Ok, so I made an oatmeal stout. Recipe. During the boil a sort of sludge formed at the top, very dark a very thick. Is that normal? Non of my other brews have had this. Oh yeah, I steeped quick oats for 30 min at 150-160. Thanks for any input

I am wanting to brew a Coffee stout, I have worked up a recipe that sounds pretty good to me. Dark Coffee Stout I am wanting to impart some vanilla flavor, what would be the best way to do this. Thanks for any input!

Ok, so I bottled my cider (just apple juice and nottingham yeast) this weekend. I was going to split the batch, some with priming sugar and age for a while, and some with 3 1/2oz of apple juice as back sweetening and consume strait away. I was going to let the back sweetened bunch carb for a...