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Would anyone recommend using hop oils, or could suggest where to get it? Thanks

I am wondering what are common causes of excessive foaming in a commercial beer? The bottle of commercial beer foams excessively especially when the beer is cold. Gently pouring the beer onto the side of a pint glass will cause head to foam up almost the entire pint glass. I bought this...

In Ontario Canada, there is a pretty decent pilsner call "PC pilsner". Its a decent beer to have while waiting for the next homebrew to mature, only for a low price (in Canadian terms) of ~$1 a beer. The label doesn't hide that fact that it is brewed with no preservatives, and with only...

I was attracted to the necessity of dry yeast. Fermentis WB-06 brings the promise of a decent Hefeweizen beer in a convenient yeast package. I myself have wonder, and ventured to experience this yeast on several occasions by committing a good 9-13lbs of grains/5 gallon batch. As spring is...

Lately I have been thinking about creating a "belgian" style beer, such as a dubble or triple. I have been drinking some commercial examples as well. Drinking the beer while reading the labels on the bottle which say: "refermentation in the bottle...". Well, that's not a big deal. This lead...

Hello I have brewed a hefeweizen recently using the WB-06 dry yeast. This is my second time using this yeast, and it has worked out well so far. On my first attempt, I had use 50% wheat and 50% 2-row. 10 lbs malt total. The head of that brew was creamy and good. This time, I used around...

Hi. I have a beer in primary right now at room temperature. It has been 11 days now, and the yeast is still floating firmly on the top. No apparent activity though. Does this mean fermentation is complete? or is it still going? In other words, can the ale yeast remain afloat even when...

Hello everyone I am using the Safale K-97 yeast for a room temperature brew right now. It has been in the primary for 8 days already, and the kreutzen still hasn't settled. Is this normal? I do agree that the yeast has a very firm foam during the primary fermentation. Thanks J

Hello Those who have tried the Christoffel Blonde at 6% will probably wonder if this beer is a "Pilsner" at all, due to its fruity and ale like character. It is known widely however that the beer is brewed with a bottom-fermenting yeast. Does anyone know of any articles or books that talks...

My first pilsner beer was just bottled, and I couldn't help but notice this evident butterscotch like smell and taste, along with a hint of sourness. I am guessing this taste is due to diacetyl... I think. My primary lasted for 6 days at 13-15C (~56F). At the point I racked to secondary...

Two weeks ago I had begun my first attempt at a Hefeweizen, using only 50% wheat malt and 50% pale ale malt. Naturally, i am interested in using the Fermentis WB-06 because of it convenience. The result is not perfect but decent, and it conveyed to me that this yeast is very capable of...

Hello all Summer is upon us here in north america. I am looking forward to brew a Hefeweizen, and need the temp to reach around 18C (65F), however the room temperature in my a/c-less apartment is 78F (yikes). I havn't tried the cold water bath trick yet. Basically, the idea is to immerse...

Hi. I am new to making 5 gallons of all grain. I had only done partial mashes in the past, and had made a few batches of all grain using a 15qt pot. Now I just got a new 30qt aluminum pot and ready to start some 5-6 gallon full wort boils. I don't have a propane burner, but i suppose I can...

Hello I am about to get my first 55lb of grains. No doubt I will keep on brewing, but I believe 2 bags of 55lb will last for a year at least. How long can one store uncrushed malted grains for in a relatively dry, rodent free environment? Cheers y'all