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Today was my first all grain. I think everything went OK. I did a batch sparge from a 5 gallon cooler. Here is the grain bill.... I neamed thei "retriever Blond Ale" Its an inside joke with my brother... 11# American 2 Row 1# Crystal Malt 10z Williamette - 60 min. Wyeast - 1056 I...

Here is what I would like to do. I want to use electricity to heat my HLT and my boil kettle. I am using a cooler for my MLT. If I am understanding correctly, I need a 240v element for my boil kettle. Does this need to be a special kind of element? What has everyone been using? Also, for the...

Yesterday I put together my first attempt at a PM brew. I got the recipe out of my new favorite book 'Brewing Classic Styles" If you do not have this book, I think it is a must get. The recipes are extraxt recipes, but they also have all grain conversions in there. We converted an all grain to a...

I would like to know how the bets wat to mak an Apple Wine would be. My sister has an apple tree in her back yard, and is giving me four boxes of fresh apples. The tree wes there when she bought the house so nobody really knows what kind of apples they are. Does it matter what hind they are? I...

I have made one of the cranberry wine kits yesterday. In the kit was nothing more than a can of cranberries. I added the 11# of sugar, yeast nutrient, pectic enzyme, and 5 crushed campden tablets. I also added 2# of frozen, but thawed blackberries. I then pitched the redstar yeast. I got up this...

I think I am having a problem with missing my OG. Today I brewed a Bock from my LHBS. It was 6.3# of LME, 1# Chocolate Malte, 1.5oz Hellataur(SP), and .5oz Tettenager (SP). I would suspect, or at least I thought the OG should be 1.060+. I came in at 1.040 @ 80*. So I am getting a corrected...

I have a Kolsch that I put into secondary yesterday. I was thinking about trying to lager it, but I do not know how to go about it. I have a spare fridge in the garage, and I would like to know if that will work. I do not have a tep controller. Just the normale thermostat that the fridge runs...

I would like for my next brew to try to do a PM. I would also like to try the Haus Pale Ale for the recipe. I do not really know what I need for gear to do this. I have a very large cooler on wheels that I could use for the MLT. I also have a keg that I need to finish for a keggle. What do I...

Today I had in mind a DunkelWiezien. My mind was changed for me, and I ended up get a Kolsh kit. Here is the recipe. 12oz Cruched Carapils Malt 3#8oz Pilsen Light DME 1# Wheat DME 1oz Vanguard Bittering hops @ 55 min 4.4AA 1oz Sazz Finishing Hops @ 5 min 2.9AA WLP029 - German Ale Kolsh...

I have two gallos of JAO that will be at the end of their two month time next weekend. What have you guys done at the end of the two months? Do you rack to another carboy for bulk aging, or do you rack directly to bottles? I was thinking that it may be better to rack to another carboy and bulk...

I need some help deciding on what to brew next. So far I have done a Coopers Draught pre hopped extract, a Pale Ale, and a HefeWizien that I used steeping grains in. The Pale Ale was DME and LEM. I do not personally care for porters and stouts. Maybe in time, but they really make my toes curl...

Today I am brewing a Bervirian HefeWiezien. This is my first Hefe ever. I have high hopes for this brew. Please follow along and add any advice along the way. This is my third brew. Recipie follows... 3.3# Briess Barvarian Wheat malt Extract 2# Wheat Dry malt Extract .5# Cara-Pils Malt -...

This is my first batch that I brewed six weeks ago. The taste is OK, it has a bit of bitterness to it. The beer is sort of carbed. I used two cups of water in 3/4 cups of corn sugar to prime the bottles. I heated the water to disolve the sugar but did not boil it. I then cooled it off and put it...

I have some BB caps that I have been using. I have also been using some very old bottles that were given to me by my dad that were used by my grandfater when he brewed beer. I have a tone of these bottles, probably 300 or so. I also have some used, recently emptied :drunk: twist off top bottles...

I have been over the different recipes here on the boards. What I am looking to do for my brew session this weekend is a wheat beer. The only wheat beer I have had has been from Boulevard. I thought it was a tasty beer. Now, being it was my only wheat I would not know what a “Great” wheat beer...

I was goofing off a bit today and made this up. This is my first label from scratch. The wording at teh bottom you can not read on the screen, but it does print off nice on paper. What do you guys think, its not done yet and I would like some opinions. Thanks.

Hello everyone! I am wanting to start an AG single tier system for my dad and I. I plan on running a three burner system off of propane. I have purchased three kegs already. I plan to use one for the HLT, one for the MLT, and one for the boil kettle. I have a few questions. :) For starters...

Well, dad and I got our first batch primed and bottled today. It has a very nice light golden color to it. We split the batch in half, I kept half and dad took half home. Hopefully my brother wont drink to much of it heh. We ended up with 39 pints of golden homebrew. As for my second...

I currently have a Coopers Draught that is in the clearing stage. This is my first homebrew ever. It smells awesome. I am in need of more gear though. I still need a botteling bucket, siphon goodies, and I would like to have a five gallon carboy. I am thinking of buying a complete kit so I can...

I have never brewed a beer before this attempt. My father and I decided to give it a go and see what it comes out like. I think we have done everything correctly, or at least I hope so. We put it together yesterday. Today the air lock is bubbling like crazy, liiks like a machine gun going off...