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I've had a few London porters in my time, and sour isn't a flavor I remember. Relevant stats: Brewed on 9/21. OG 1.050, current G 1.022 (3rd day at current grav.) Pitched one vial of White Labs WLP005 on brew day. Pitched a second vial on 9/23 after consulting Mr. Malty and BeerSmith...

I've got a 5-gallon Rubbermaid drink cooler, and it works okay. Actually, I have to work to keep temps from rising during the mash. However, it's not big enough, and since I like brewing bigger beers, I need a bigger MLT. I was just going to trip lightly down to "big orange" and buy a "big...

Would you kindly give me some idea about whether this recipe will work? I was reading about the style on the BeerSmith recipe site, and built it around that. Windyedge 70/- Scottish Ale 8lbs Pale Malt (2-Row) UK 12oz Crystal Malt (40L) 8oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine 4oz Roasted Barley 1oz Fuggles (60...

I'm pretty certain I've missed the boat for Christmas 2013. If I want to have a barleywine and a RIS ready for Christmas 2014, when do I need to brew it? Or have I already missed the boat for that, too?

I'm having my brother-in-law over on Saturday for brewday, and I'm paranoid I'm going to forget something. I'm going to write out my whole brew day, and I would like any helpful hints you can offer. Assemble equipment, sanitizer, and ingredients. Set yeast on kitchen counter to come to room...

I read somewhere, I think*, that someone put an envelope of dry bread yeast into his boiling wort. The yeast of course died, but the purpose of doing so was supposedly to give the beer yeast something to eat as it was starting work. Is there anything to this? I would think adding BrewVint...

My waterworks printed their annual water report in the Northwest Alabamian this week. I've dutifully copied down all the listed minerals and the rates. Note these are all parts per million. ND means "Not Detected" according to the report. Chloride 3.89 Sodium 1.33 Sulfate 8.8...

Howdy. Now that we're officially legal, I decided it might be cool to look for a club to join. Any clubs out there? Where do you meet, and how often? How do newbies get in? I'm particularly interested in the Cullman area, although I could do Athens, Decatur, Huntsville/Madison, or...

I'm doing a one gallon AG kit from AHS (Stubby Oatmeal Stout). Estimated OG was 1.058, actual was 1.045. Estimated FG was 1.011, current (3 days after brewing) is 1.014. I think my OG was so far off because I misjudged my boil off rate and boiled down from two gallons to just under 3 quarts...

I was talking to my dad today and he mentioned that he likes IPAs, and then asked if I could make him one. I'd love to do that, but if I'm brewing him one, I'm brewing for me and my brothers in law, too. I'm fairly certain he's not a hop-head, so I'm starting to look for recipes that are a bit...

So I went with a full boil on my first extract kit because I was feeling cocky and thought I'd get all cute with it. What I failed to account for, however, was that the instructions were for a partial boil. End result is that the beer looks and smells tasty. Front taste is great, too. But...

I spent some time in my local "Big Blue" home improvement store looking at copper prices this morning. I can get a coil of 1/4"x50' or a coil of 1/2"x20' for approximately the same price. They also carry 3/8" in both lengths, and the price for 20' falls between the two I mentioned. My...

It seems that most of the recipes I find online are "open source" -- i.e., free to anyone to make. We have tons of recipes here, and I'm sure a quick search would turn up hundreds more. Sometimes a recipe just really works for you and you want to be able to call it your own. Being the...

I found a kit at my LHBS for a California Common. Since I happen to like Anchor Steam and Liberty ales, I decided to go for it. Besides, the only other choices I had were very light lagers and so forth. I decided to do some reading before jumping in, and also I'm waiting on the FedEx man to...

Good evening. I'm getting ready to buy the equipment I need to get started. I've been reading this forum extensively, along with anything else I can find on the subject. I'm inclined to not rack into a secondary, but leave well enough alone. If that is the case, do I really need a carboy, or...

Hello! I found the forum on Google and have been reading threads the past week or so. This looks like a warm, helpful community. I'm gathering equipment to brew my first batch, probably a nut brown. I'm trying to stay cheap on the first one or two, because I don't want to sink a lot of...