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We all hear these descriptions such as - biscuit flavor, or malty, etc. But what with these flavors. What is a malty flavor??? Or biscuit??? I here it all the time, and don't think anything of it....but here I am trying to make a beer with a biscuit-like profile - and scratching my little head.

Recently joined Michael Jackson's (not the perv.) rare beer club. For a small fee (ha ha:ban: ) he sends you one of his outstanding beers from his many beer travels (that's what I want to do when I grow up!!!!). Pierre Celis Memoirs Ale shows up a couple of days ago and I never knew beer...

The little lady picked up a couple of Party Pigs for my birthday. Tried them out and they seem to work great. They are easy, small, and very portable. Has anyone else tried any of these little oinkers out? What do you think? Someone told me that you must use a keg pretty quickly or the...

Six months ago I boiled up a bit of Nut Brown Ale. It sat on it's own yeast in the primary for six months! I've always heard that this is a big "no-no"! After about a month the yeast can lay the stink on your beer unless you transfer it to a secondary. Was I surprised. I kegged it, and it tastes...

Just to give you all the heads up. The History Channel is having some beer history shows on tonight. Set your DVR's!

I just downloaded the trial version a few days ago, and I must say, "I'm impressed". I'm thinking of making it my little Christmas present. Do we have any positive or negative feedback out there? It's only about 25 dollars...but I haven't quite decided yet....

Just to satisfy our curiosity... Let's take a little poll just to see where we get our recipes from.

I've got hangover head :( We must have a good hangover cure out there. The worst ones I get are with store-bought brew. I never get cheap stuff anymore. Last night I picked up some "WARSTEINER DUNKEL" - this is the best store-bought stuff I've had. Drank 4 - 12oz. Huge headache the next...

I've got hangover head :( We must have a good hangover cure out there. The worst ones I get are with storebought brew. I never get cheap stuff anymore. Last night I picked up some "WARSTEINER DUNKEL" - this is the best storebought stuff I've had. Drank 4 - 12oz. Huge headache the next...

I'm a beer maker and conosuer. My wife is not, unfortunately. We have 75 lbs. of strawberries we picked this last spring that are begging for a more noble use than just jam. I've never made any wine before and would like to know if anyone has any good recipes for a nice sweet strawberry...

Just Curious... Give me your longest bubble times for your ales. For example, I just brewed up my first all-grain batch "Good Life Pale Ale" from Papazian's book. It is currently actively bubbling on it's 13 day. It wasn't a slow starter either (and not really fast one). What's your...

Just a big note of thanks for all the help I've recieved here. I brewed my first all grain batch yesterday - and boy was it fantastic! I used the recipe "Good Life Pale Ale" from "The Joy of Homebrewing". It all seemed to go over without a hitch, and I was even drinking plenty of brew. I...

I've been anticipating my first all grain for along time, and hopefully tomorrow is the day. I do have a big question before I start. I purchased two 10 gal. rubbermaid round watercoolers, a false bottom, a sparge arm, and all the spigot hardware. My question is this: Where do I do the 60...

I'm trying to come to grips with some of life's most proponderous questions. So bear with me please. As a beginning brewer I chose ingredient kits to familiarize myself with different beers and the general methods of extract brewing. The kits have all tasted great - containing great hop...

Anyone out there ever completed the mashing process one day and boiled the wort the next day. I thought about taking it easy on this all grain process, and spreading the fun out for two days. I can see how this could pose a problem as far as nasties getting started, but you never know. Has...

Hello All, Just spent a good afternoon in the garage brewing up a porter. Started out with 6 gallons, boiled it down to five, cooled it down with a wort chiller to about 75-80, then pitched a couple of packs of the dry doric yeast. I could hardly believe my ears when I heard the thing...

Hello All, Clawing and scratching through Ray Daniels book, "Designing Great Beers", I came up with one question...What is this mashing process all about?! I've boiled up a total of 5 batches, so I'm pretty green. They have all been extract brews with specialty grains pulled out at 170...

Hello. This is my first time posting on here, so let the chips fall where they may. Just boiled up my 4th brew - a very chocolate stout. Sprinkled in a pack of Irish-Type ale yeast, then I put a big blanket on it next to a central air vent (it's pretty hot here). Within a few hours it was...