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With the grains that I've got, how would this porter turn out? 10gallon batch White Labs Irish Ale Yeast 15lbs Golden Promise 1lb Crystal 60L 1lb Special Roast 1lb Crystal 115L 1lb Belgian Chocolate 1lb Belgian Munich 2oz Mt Hood at 60 2oz Mt Hood at 30 Is there anything that...

I'd love to hear what you all think of this recipe. It's now conditioning in secondary, so I can't change it, but I'd still love to hear initial thoughts. Thanks! Wee Heavy Ale - 5.5gallon batch 11.25lb Golden Promise 1.25lb Smoked Golden Promise (home smoked over alder, not very...

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My buddy has a number of wild hops plants on his grandpa's old farm. We're in the Willamette Valley in Oregon and he's sure that they've been there since the 1960's at least. How can I identify what kind of hops they are? He's willing to give them all to me in exchange for some brew. He's...

My IPA (my third batch ever) placed 2nd at the Lane County Fair in Eugene, OR! I'm pretty pumped. I didn't think I would place either of my beers and was just looking for some comments from the BJCP judges. Of course, for all I know there could have only been two IPA entries! :) My porter...

This is my first brew, an IPA with 85 IBU's. Three weeks in the bottle with the setting sunlight behind it. Next to it is the bottle with my first label, entitled "The Take" on a flyfishing theme. The "take" is the moment with the fish hits your fly. There's no feeling like it, expected...

Here's the recipe: 7lb Amber Malt Extract (syrup) .5lb 2-row .5lb Chocolate .5lb Special B .5lb Crystal 60L (all grains steeped for 20min) 10 minutes left in the boil I added 4oz. Cocoa. I calculated my assumed OG to be 1.055, it turned out to be 1.060 My FG was calcluated to...

I started my second batch today, with steeped grains and extract. I cooled the wort in the kettle down to 75deg in 20min in the sink with ice and water, and not completely thinking, added the extra 3 gallons of water to bring it up to ~5 gallons. The water had been cooled so when I checked the...

I'm thinking of doing a line of brews named with fly fishing themes, another of my passions. Any fellows enjoy FF and care to comment on my first attempt. Thanks!

I just made my first label and then noticed that there's a section for label making here. I'm going to read for more ideas, but here's my first one.