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    How to deal with HIGH OG's?

    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...
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    Liquid yeast vile expired yesterday_woe is me

    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...
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    1st Time Growing Hops in NJ - Tips?

    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...
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    2 Month Long Fermentation - troubleshooting?

    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...
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    Same hop for flavoring bittering and aroma?

    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...
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    IPA - clearing methods & quality techniques

    Currently fermenting Brewers Best IPA...
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    Another noob fermenting 5g wort ina 5g carboy

    So I picked up a brewing kit that came with 2 buckets and a 5 gallon carboy but since longer primary fermenting is the thing around here I decided to test it. Like a noob I didnt realize I needed a 6.5g carboy since Im fermenting 5g. My carboy is overflowing with kruesen... so, following the...
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    Sam Adams Winter Harvest Lager clone?

    So this weekend I had SA's Winter Harvest and wwaa wwaa weee waa! Pretty dam good. Almost punched the bar tender, that good. anyways... Can anyone recommend a recipe that's similar to Winter Harvest? or a clone recipe? thanks dudes
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    Brewer's Best English Brown Ale Secondary Fermentation Q

    Hello! This is my first time brewing and from the reviews I read I decided to go with BRewers Best English Brown Ale kit. I also purchased their delux brewing kit so ill be using a secondary fermentation process. When should i switch secondary fermentation? What is a good SG? They...
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