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what a beaut!!!

I'm noob still so bare with me... I measured my wort temp at 80degrees F. before I added cool water. The directions called for 5.25 gallons. I added water to make just under 5 gallons and measured 1.070 using a basic hydrometer. I then added another quart of water still measured approx...

Hello - So I brewed yesterday a coffee malt stout kit from Austin brewery supplies and to my surprise, when everything was ready for yeast pitching, the OG was approx. 1.070! The OG was suppose to be @ 1.053... I brewed about 3 batches so far so this time around I filled the wort with water...

I'm deff not the person to answer this but i thought id point out some important things about my batch and my thoughts... I think cold crashing is a good idea but maybe my approach was a little off. first off, i left it in primary for about a month and then cold crashed it in my cellar during...

love you guys - thanks

So I purchased a whitelabs liquid yeast vile a while back and havent had the chance to use it yet. To my suprise it expired yesterday... looked up their specs online and apparently I can still use it but it may take a day for the yeast to actually start. Not to mention the efficiency of the...

so here's an update... cold crashed for about a month.. here's the result. not as clear... tastes great but the hop flavor wasnt as strong as i would have liked. maybe because of the cold crashing?? pretty much an IPA lager lol

ive seen videos and read posts where people used a pot and then the vines grew through the pot and into the ground which made them flower like grow like crazy. How does this happen? I was thinking of maybe cutting a hole in the bottom of the pot and working that small part of my yard. Would that...

thanks for your input. i unfortunately dont have room in my garden :( so ill have to use a pot. hhmm maybe i can i use some of the dirt from my garden and mix it in with manure ? any tips for potters?

So I'm growing Willamette for the 1st time, and hops for that matter, and wanted to get some feed back. Temp: I live in Northern NJ and the weather is finally warming up 60's. Once it's consistently in the high 60's just breaking into the 70's Im going to plant. Thoughts? Soil: I've heard...

well after i cold crashed i let it be for a month and opened it up quickyl just to let out gas... twice. the bung almost flew off both times if i werent holding it tight but boy did it smell great. havent tasted it though. going to prime it this week, taste test, and update after another month :)

this is great. ill try to suck up some trub. do you recommend adding extra priming sugar?

so i currently have this IPA kit from brewers best fermenting but for one reason or another i let it sit for 2 months long... at first i did 3 weeks, then 1.5 weeks cold crashing, then returned it to room temp for another month. When i was cold crashing, i put on a sealed bung and its been...

Just had one today and felt like I was in Dublin all over again. How can that affect be applied to any beer? Without forced liquid explosion (borat voice)

very interesting. i was just suprised that one type of hop could simultaneously add bittering, flavor, and aroma. Guess I'll be using willamette hops.

http://www.ldcarlson.com/public%20catalog/Brewers%20Best%20Recipes/1016.pdf I purchased a kit from brewers best a while back and received 3 sets of hops; flavoring, bittering, and aroma hops. when i received the kit i was surprised to find that all three hops were the exact same but in...

What do you have there?

thats an excellent clear beer you got there. head is looking pretty good too. this just made me thirsty

deff going to use to irish moss next time but i feel a lil indifferent about adding chemical agents like tablets or such. Like an idiot i used a 5gal carboy with a 5gal brew. so i took care of the overflow but the kreusen is like caking at the top. which is why i wanted to use a secondary for...

Search the forum; huge topic but from what I take from it, your basically moving your brew from all the gunk you don't want in your final product and giving it another opportunity to drop anything else that shouldnt be in it. Fairly popular approach is just leaving it in primary for 3+ weeks and...