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I've made around 15 batches of extract homebrew and they've ranged from OK to great. Generally, the batches that I'd rate "OK" tend to have the same off-flavor, a very faint earthy to grassy taste that is most detectable in the after taste. I orginally suspected the taste was due to yeast...

I brewed a 3-gallon batch of pilsner about a week ago, and poured it into a 5-gallon carboy for primary fermentation. I'd really like to bottle it from the carboy, without racking it to a secondary vessel. However, there is a very thin layer of krauzen and hop bits floating around on the top...

I tried making hard cider a few years back with limited sucess. I think I added too much sugar and then used a yeast that gave an overly-dry finished product - there was very little apple character. So, I've come up with the following recipe for this batch, let me know what you think: 3...

I brewed a batch of Christmas Ale last night. It was an extract ingredient package from the local homebrew shop that was well-recommended by fellow brewers. The fermentables included 7 pounds of malt extract and one pound of honey. I've made a number of brews from this store's kits and had...

Does anyone have a good Bohemia Classica clone recipe? I think it would be interesting to brew because it has a golden color but the flavor of a dark beer. It's really good - if you haven't tried it, you should.

Hey everyone I'm planning to brew an extract batch of a lager-style beer. I bought a recipe kit that included a packet of Nottingham Ale yeast. I've got a couple extra packets of ale yeast in the 'fridge and I've heard that pitching more yeast can result in less yeast flavor, so I'm...

I'm looking for an extract recipe for the perfect American Dry Lager, maybe even towards a Pilsner. I'm not talking about commercial-yellow-fizzy-water. If anyone has had a Buckeye Beer- that's the type of beer I'm talking about. Medium to light bodied, balanced hops, little residual...

I racked an Octoberfest into my secondary fermenter 2 days ago. I was having trouble keeping the trube out of the siphon, so I ended up with less beer in the carboy than I would like. There's probably an inch between the top of the beer and the "shoulder" of the carboy, where it starts...

I had some complications while making an Octoberfest this evening, and I ended up boiling my flavor and aroma hops for about 25 minutes instead of the 15 I had planned. I was already starting with a pretty small amount - 1/4 oz of Tettnanger. I'm pretty concerned that the brew is going to end...

Has anyone tried making a lager with a single fermentation vessel? Would the beer have to sit too long on the trub? If I were to do it, do you think a 6 gallon carboy would be the optimal vessel for a 5 gallon batch? Thanks

What do you think is the maximum time you can safely leave your brew in the primary fermenter? I brewed 5 gallons of pretty heavy Scottish Ale last Thursday. I was planning to leave it in the primary for 2 weeks, and then bottle. Unfortunately, looking at my schedule, I don't think I'll be...