Search results

I need some help deciding what will be the next 'big' purchase for my home brewing equipment. So far, I have been an extract brewer making 5 gallon batches on my stovetop, then fermenting in my basement. I've been able to make some pretty great beers so far, and have learned a lot from sticking...

I'm starting this clone recipe for Sierra Nevada Pale Ale next, and I don't know how to determine what the OG should be. Should I make a starter with 1056 or is this beer small enough to just use the smack pack? Recipe below: Ingredients: 5 gal • 8 oz. caramel malt, 30° Lovibond • 6 oz...

I have an American ale that has been dry hopping for 8 days, and I plan to bottle tomorrow. Is this too long or just right to dry hop? The only other batch I have dry hopped was a dead ringer ipa extract kit that I let sit for 16 days with the hops. It tasted terrible after 2 weeks in the...

So I brewed an American Pale Ale on Saturday, and have not seen a single bubble in my airlock. I used a dry yeast this time - Danstar BRY 97. I read in here that this yeast has a "slow start time" but at 72 hours I was really getting worried. I even thought there might be a problem with my...

So I brewed an American Pale Ale on Saturday, and have not seen a single bubble in my airlock. I used a dry yeast this time - Danstar BRY 97. I read in here that this yeast has a "slow start time" but at 72 hours I was really getting worried. I even thought there might be a problem with my...

Hi all, I got a few new gadgets for Christmas and I just finished my first brew of the new year. I used the Dead Ringer IPA kit from NB. Everything seems great so far except for my OG. The kit says OG should be around 1.064. My reading before I pitched the yeast was 1.086... Much higher than...

Hi all, Relatively new home brewer here, doing my 3rd brew which is the Bavarian Hefeweizen kit from northern brewer. Everything seems to be going well (I think) and now I'm debating on whether my beer is ready to bottle. It has been fermenting for 13 days, and the SG is down to 1.020 for the...

Hi all, I'm in the midst of my second brew and could use a little guidance. After fermentation (which seemed to be wrapped up after 3 or 4 days) I transferred my wort to a secondary 5 gal glass carboy. Haven't seen any action, and assume that this is normal for a secondary. I'm hoping it will...