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I'm thinking of brewing the following recipes back to back to use up grain inventory and to compare Amarillo and Mosaic hops. Shooting for 35 IBUs on both and basically using the same hop schedule. Two ounces of hops in each recipe. I brewed a similar pale earlier this year and it was real...

I am planning on doing a Maris Otter/Amarillo SMaSH this weekend and was looking for some advise on the recipe. I have one ounce of Amarillo hops for a 2.5 gallon batch. I made a Maris Otter/Fuggles SMaSH before, but it was a little bit sweet. I want to hop this one up some more so it will...

So it seems that my 3 gallon Better Bottle purchased in 2006 or 2007 has an infection. The last batches fermented in it have a certain "twang" to them. It's not quite medicinal or band aid, and it's not horrible, terrible tasting. It's just quite obvious that something is not right with the...

I racked a Milk Stout into a keg yesterday, but I didn't have time to mess with the yeast cake. I put the air lock back on and sealed it up. I never got around to adding water and harvesting it. Will it be OK to pour some pre boiled water in it and harvest it today and then pitch it tomorrow...

I received an annual water report in the mail today from the city. I looked at a post on here and grabbed a few values that others have posted. I’m not delving into water chemistry right yet, but I’m hoping that there may be some obvious things that are good or bad about my water report. It’s...

Parents are going next week and if I can give them a location, they will pick me up a few bottles. That is, if there are any decent places to shop for beer there. Google doesn't return too many promising prospects, so I thought I would ask for first hand knowledge. Thanks!

A guy at work that recently transferred into my department brought me a 10 gallon Challenger VI pin lock keg this morning. It's scratched up on the outside and has some gunk in the bottom on the inside, but I'm going to do my best to clean it up. All the parts are intact except the rubber...

I plan to brew this tomorrow. I have 2 pounds of white wheat, also. Not sure which might be better, the pale or the white. Also, not sure about the bittering hops. I have a few different kinds on hand if there are any other suggestions. 2.5 gallon batch 2lb 2 row (Rahr) 2lb pale wheat 4 oz...

During a conversation that my wife and I were having about my brewing of beer the other night, she said that I need to go ahead and install a sink in the basement, one that I had already planned to install, and then also install an induction burner for brewing. I was kinda floored for a second...

I’m looking to brew a Snapshot clone recipe. I didn’t find a thread on these forums, and my GoogleFu only found one recipe at https://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/new-belgium-snapshot-clone —————————————————————————————————————— 5.5 gallon batch; 75% Efficiency; I assume a 60 minute mash...

I racked a 2.5 gallon batch into my 3 gallon keg and then racked a 5 gallon batch into my 5 gallon keg. I only have one CO2 tank with one CO2 hookup. I do plan to get a splitter soon. I pressurized the 5 gallon tank with about 20 PSI and then moved the CO2 hookup to the 3 gallon keg to let it...

Because I have a three gallon keg and because I haven’t brewed in a few years, I split a five gallon Cream Ale extract kit into two batches. I’m doing a three gallon “full boil.” When I brewed the first one, I accidentally used about 90% of the WLP001 yeast instead of half. I plan to brew the...

Today was my first time kegging. One of the reasons I quit brewing beer a few years ago was due to bottling. It’s too time consuming and I don’t care for bottle conditioned beer. I simply hate bottling. I recently got a three gallon corny keg setup from MWS after deciding that I needed to...

I've been homebrewing since around 2005 after my wife bought me a Mr. Beer kit. I quickly graduated from the simplistic Mr Beer to extracts and mini mashes and all kind of cool beer making equipment. :mug: I have maybe five or six 5 gallon batches under my belt since that time. I don't get...