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So I brewed a Flemish red, fermented and will be transferring it to secondary and dumping another wort on it. I did this a little backwards, dumping a golden ale on the Flemish red yeast cake so it will definitely affect color. Awhile ago I read that you shouldn't harvest or wash Wyeast's...

Hi, I just finished boiling my starter and I have weird white mucusy stuff floating in it. Any idea what this is? Just protein break?

Hi, I have a ton of old grains and I have a few questions. I found about 10lbs of crushed Marris otter that I think I got about 2 years ago. Wondering how defeated they will be and how it will affect the finished product. I'm also making a huge ris so I was thinking maybe I can do a party gyle...

So basically, I'm wondering what the consequences of an interrupted boil are! Example: i run out of propane 60 minutes into my 90 minute boil, so I run to the store to get propane, run back home and bring back to a boil for the remaining 30 minutes. Anything bad happen?

hi, i have bottled some pretty high abv beer (2 different batches) and they have not carbed (been bottled for 5 motnhs). my question is, drik em flat or is there a solution? maybe make a simple syrup and put a bit in each bottle?

so huuuuuuuuuge **** up... not sure how bad yet. i was cleaning up the fermentation mess and had a spray bottle of household all purpose cleaner and a spray bottle of sanitizer. (i realize this is where i went wrong) so i accidentally sprayed the seam or the bucket (where the lid meets the...

Hi, im wondering if anyone has a good 10 gallon split batch saison recipe to suggest? looking to do a nice saison for 5 gal and the second 5 gal i have a wyeast 9097 farmhouse ale cake to throw the wort onto. also wondering if i should let the second 5 gal ferment with a saison yeast for a few...

Hi all, So recently i did something very stupid because i was rushing and not paying attention! Basically i made a barleywine (1.085 if im not mistaken) and like a tard, i racked it to secondary and dry hopped forgetting to take a gravity reading. when i realized i hadn't taken one, I used my...

Hi all! Question, do you think if I put my keg in my mash tun and filled my mash tun with snow, would it be too cold or would it keep it just cold enough to drive the co2 into solution?

So I had a small 2 part question. 1. Can I just take any Saison recipe (10gallon), split it and put saison yeast in one and sour the second half or do I need a specific grain build for sour? 2. Anyone have a recipe for this?

Hi, I got a can of coopers malt extract awhile (and I mean awhile) ago and it has been expired since 2013. I'm wondering if I can just brew it possibly with fresh specialty grains and yeast I have lying around (s-04 or 05) or is it garbage? Not that it's a huge waist but I'd rather make a beer...

Hi, I'm at my local home brew shop and my recipe requires herald hops, they obviously do not have and sub charts say pioneer. They also don't have pioneer, should I go ekg? It's a wee heavy. Thanks for your time!

Hi all, I saw this as an attempt at a Russian river salvation clone. Wondering if any changes should be made as I have never had the original! Any comment or suggestions? 5.5lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US 5.5lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Bel 1.5lbs Corn Sugar (Dextrose) 0.75lbs Candi Sugar (Dark) 0.8oz...

hi all, looking for some advice. i got the 9097 old ale yeast and im going to use it for 11-11-11 gun stock. im looking for something else to make with the cake after its primary. also, since it has brett in it and can give off funky yeast flavors, could i use it for a high abv saison? thanks...

Hi all! I have a mead that has been bulk aging (5gal) in the dark for about 3 years now. It's beautifully clear, tastes great but has a smell reminiscent of the rubber carboy top. I was thinking that back sweetening would change it. So I was wondering if I could actually make a solution by...

I have a softcover copy, I'm wondering if there is anywhere I can get a free pdf version. Already bought it and don't really want to pay another 14.99 for a digital copy! Thanks!

Hi, I was just wondering how much of a difference it makes. In my recipe it says after the boil, to add for example 2 gallons of water to bring it to 5 gal. Can I just put more water during the boil so that I end up with 5 gal by the end? Cheers!

Hey all, basically, I took a few 5 gallon batches I wanted to try, put them in beersmith and scaled them all down to 1 gal batches, my question is, if the 5 gallon recipe had a 90 minute boil, do I keep it the same for a 1 gal batch or do I change to 45-60 minute? Cheers

hi, its a lot but i had a few questions and was wondering, A) I've never tried milk stout and was wondering if anyone could give me sort of a flavor profile or recommend a recipe of a great milk stout? B) is there a way to get creamy head out of a bottled stout? C) in a keezer, is...

Hi, I've always fermented in buckets, right now I am out and am making another batch. I'm planning on putting a 5gal batch in a 23l carboy, should I have enough room for the foam? Cheers, Mike