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thanks for all the comments guys. relating to the water. I only add a campden tablet. when I lived in Cleveland my local homebrew store said that's all they used.i now live in Toledo and do not have the water report, but have just been using tap water and doing the same process. for the hops...

i brewed my first batch in about 9 months and just tasted a bottle of it that has conditioned for 2 weeks. I seem to keep having the same issue with my beers. not sure if its recipe construction. or sanitation or what. I use beersmith and follow that to a tee. maybe I don't have my equipment...

1 whole pack of dry yeast for each brew. ive been trying to get more of the math/science part of home brewing included this time around since i gave it up for a while. i know yeast is an important part and i need to pay more attention to how much im adding instead of just the whole pack.

just a curious question. hadnt brewed in about a year or so. last 2 batches have been about 2.5 to 3 gallon batches. mostly all grain with a 1lb of DME added. theyve both fermented in a 5 gallon bucket. the airlock has been going crazy on both brews with the liquid bubbling out of the top of...

platform beer company in cleveland. their Yammy Yammy sweet potato ale

just threw something together and wondered on thoughts partial mash-3.5 gal 1.084-OG 84IBU 9.6 SRM 8.5% ABV 5.5lb 2 row 3.3lb wheat lme 1lb vienna .50 c-40 hop schedule 1oz simcoe-60 1oz simcoe-45 1oz amarillo-35 1oz-amarillo-30 .50-amarillo-25 .50 amarillo-20 .50...

ill have to see how it comes out. ive been using this basic grain recipe for a few ipa's and have liked the results. maybe im missing out on something

wondering what you guys think. i consider it a BIAB with lme on top. some might say a mini mash as im going for 4.5 gallons but using the equipment i have. 1.064 OG 1.012 FG 57 IBU 11.2 SRM EST ABV-6.8% grains 5lb-2 row 1lb-biscuit .5lb-c-40 3.3lb amber extract hops 1oz simcoe...

wasnt sure how to title this but just had a question i would throw out there. great lakes conways irish ale for example is already out in stores. now im guessing its a beer geared towards st patricks day. i know if i bought it off the shelf today it would taste good but do you guys wait at...

2 batches of trying to make caribou slobber.used beersmith to take the recipe off northern brewer and convert to my biab/ adding lme/dme to top it off style. came out watery and thin both times

that may be it as well. i saw a post where yooper says thats what she does. meaning 1 tbl spoon to a gallon as a general rule. ive also measured before with a scale but not for this beer specifically. I generally make beers 6-8% ABV so maybe they just take a little more time. but none of my...

i think im just not meant to make a good batch of this beer haha. the first time i made it. i entered in the all grain recipe from northern brewer into beer smith. scaled down to a size i can use on my equipment. That one i messed up from bottling with too high of a FG. so my bad attempted a...

yes! i do have the cleveland brew shop about 10 minutes away. I have heard about that shop but havent been down there yet. im driving a lot for work so ill have to stop in

perfect thanks. i had a feeling i was slightly over thinking it haha. more importantly, i live in lakewood so we are ohio neighbors!

so ive been doing BIAB batches lately. Heat to strike temp, add grains. stir and cover. check 10 minutes later just to see again. my question is using the thermometer i have, i noticed that when i put the thermometer in the BIAB bag of grain. i get say 152 for example. but when i put it...

my best friend is moving into his first house in december so im making an ipa for it since its his favorite beer. but going to be using simcoe and amarillo for the first time.

yeah dark horse sounds like it was the one.

just made this. converting the recipe to mt equipment had the numbers slightly lower than the OG post. hit my numbers right on for the most part and as the last post said. the smell of hops and the ginger and cinnamon for my first holiday brew was amazing. beer smith is telling me primary for...

i cant remember the brand. but it was a michigan brewery. it was a dark beer that literally tasted like an ash tray. i took one sip, spit it out. and poured it down the drain

maybe a dumb question. got an extract kit as a wedding gift. was a wheat beer. i actually used all the ingredients for different beers. i still have a spice pack of orange peel and lemon peel. are there any other uses for these ingredients besides a wheat beer. i feel like ive heard of...