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Ok, long story short. I did my first parti-gyle brew today and collected my first runnings (a little shorter than expected due to a lesson learned about mash tun volumes and grain absorption - a topic for another time). I ended up with a bigger beer than expected at 1.112 (90 minute boil was...

I have been brewing for about 18 months now and have always bottle conditioned my beer to achieve carbonation. This is about my 20th brew and so far nothing has gone wrong. This is the first time I've had issues. I prepped my bottles as per usual. I keep them cleaned and dry in storage...so I...

Fellow home brewers. I have been home brewing for about a year. I typically prefer beers that favor malt rather than hops. So, I have been brewing lots of Scottish Ale, English Pale, etc. Most hops just at the initial 60 minutes of the boil. I recently started experimenting with hops but...

I started with all grain brewing at the beginning of the year. I was making 3 gallon batches and using a 5 gallon Igloo cooler for my mash tun. The strike temps I was given by iBrewMaster seemed to work spot on for my mash temps. Now, I upgraded to a 10 gallon igloo cooler and I am having...

I am getting ready to brew a brown ale next weekend. I thought I would try and clone Brooklyn Brewery's Brown Ale. Here is my recipe so far. I would appreciate comments, thoughts, or suggestions... Aberfeldy Brown Ale (Brooklyn Clone) OG: 1.055 FG: 1.014 ABV: 5.37 % IBU's: 31.43...