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Anybody have any experience using Cluster hops? I'm laying out a Cali. Common, and was thinking of using NB for bittering, and a combo of Cluster and NB for flavor and aroma. I've never used this hop before. Has anyone used them with good results?

I've decided to brew up a batch of Rye IPA, but I have a slight problem. I was set to use a jar of yeast that I pulled from a batch at the local pub, but my hops arent going to be delivered until next Tuesday (they were scheduled for today, but there was an error with the shipper). I'm not...

I am kegging my first beer right now, but I have 1 question. I am set up right now to 'set and forget' for 2 weeks. I have 4.5 gallons in the keg. It is sitting in the garage at a consistent 52F. Beersmith says to set the regulator to 18.5 psi, which I have done. I understand that the...

I recently brewed my first AG batch, and it tastes fantastic. However, it seems to have a bit of a chill haze to it. It was a 5 gal batch, a pale ale made with 10lb pale ale malt, and 2 lb 40L crystal. I did a single temp rest @ 154, and took 2 batch sparge runnings @ 160 and 170. I am about...

I went to our local sanitation district office and got a water analysis for our area, but it contained little of the necessary info pertaining to brewing. My question is, how do I go about asking for an analysis of the specific compounds needed in brewing? If i understand correctly, I...

Hello everyone, I am preparing myself to make the jump into AG, so I went to my local brew shop and got a bunch of 1 ounce samples of the various malts they had in stock. Anyone here have any suggestions as to how to go about preparing them as individual micro-mashes, so I can get a feel for...

Hello everyone. I'm very new to home brewing, only 2 batches so far. I need some advice on how to go about with the fermentation schedule of this recipe I found on the BYO website. Would 2 weeks in the primary, then right to bottling work OK, or would this benefit from some time in a...