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So I was looking into using sweet potatoes in a beer and stumbled upon some interesting information. Apparently sweet potatoes have enough diastatic power to convert themselves without using barley. And not only do they have diastatic power, but it's mainly from Beta-amylase...

A few days ago I started the first batch I have done in a year after my 5 previous batches were infected by what I think is lactobacillus. That was pretty discouraging, then I went to study abroad in Mexico for a semester, and last semester was just too demanding to leave any time for brewing...

So I'm going to study abroad in Mexico next semester, and of all the things I'll miss I think my brewing habit will be the worst to deal with. Lately I've been brewing AT LEAST one 5 gallon batch a week with my brother and spending countless hours on this forum.... I went to Mexico this summer...

Ok, so I got the blue moon clone recipe from AHS, and it has 7# wheat extract, 1/2 lb white wheat, 1 lb flaked oats, 1/2 lb flaked wheat, and 1/2 lb belgian pilsener malt.... it tells me to steep at 155 in 2 1/2 gallons of water. Are these things that need base malt to be converted and a...

So I just made a magnetic stir plate and I'm wondering should I bother aerating the wort if I'm pitching like a 750 or 1000 mL starter O.G. 1.040 that's been stirred with an aluminum foil airlock, or would that maybe oxidize my beer since I'm supposedly pitching an adequate amount of yeast? I...

I stumbled across this somewhere. Even though it's "trace amounts" this sounds terrible to me.... I doubt she even made a starter. What do you guys think?

Hey everybody, I've been lurking for about a year and finally decided to post. I've got maybe 20 extract batches under my belt but haven't made the all grain transition yet, I still have a lot to learn. I don't really know anyone else in the area that brews except for my brother who I live...