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Brewing a Chinook IPA using my home grown hops . Tell me what you think. 9 LBS. golden LME 2 LBS. light DME 12 oz. 60L 8 oz. victory 4 oz. aromatic 1 oz. chinook 10.2% AA 60 min. Store bought 1 oz. 20 home grown 1 oz. 10 home grown 1 oz. 5 home grown 1 oz. flame out. Should i use...

I am looking to do either there california imperial or there imperial blonde. I am looking to know what types of hops they used, have any of you out there brewed these kits. I am looking for a good beer for the spring. Any input would be greatly needded. Also how did they turn out...

6 lbs of pilsen light LME 1 lbs of extra light DME 1 lbs of american 2 row steeped .5 lbs of crystal 60L 1.5 oz Tettnanger 60 min. 4.5 AA .5 Hallertau 30 min. 3.5 AA .5 Hallertau 15 min. 3.5 AA .5 tettnanger 5 min. 4.5 AA Was wondering how much if any of malto dextrine powder to...

Hear is a Lager recipe I am doing, Want to know how big of a starter, how long to let starter start for. And some primary fermentatin time and secondary time. Any changes I should make with the grains or maybe the hops. I was thinking of 1.5 oz. of tett. for 60 and then .5 oz. at the 5 min...

Thought it over and this is what I am going to make. 6# Light LME 1# Light DME 8 oz. carapils 8 oz. 40L 8 oz. Golden naked oats. Hops, .5 oz. cascade 60 min. AA 7.1% 1 oz. chinook leaf home grown 60 min. AA ? .5 oz. cascade 40 min. AA 7.1% 1 oz. chinook leaf 40 min. AA ? 1 oz...

Hello all, recipe I came up with using the approx. 2 oz. of my home grown chinook hops. Please read it through and give me your thought to make it better. 6# Light LME 1# Light DME 8 oz. biscuit malt 8 oz. 60L or 40L not sure? 8 oz. carapils 1 oz. cascade 60min. .5 oz. amarillo 15...

I just got about 2 oz from my chinnok and there is evidence of insects eating them and some are a little brown on the edges of the leaves. Should I use them or discard them. Any thought for next year to keep the bugs away? Thanks

I am on the first week in secondary with 2 oz of cascade leaf hops. When I took a gravity reading before I racked it was 1.014. The S. G. was 1.070. Will it be to soon to bottle in 7 days or would it be better to let sit another week? Thanks:mug:

I am going to be brewing another HOPHEAD IPA from mid west and I have some hop questions. Hear is the recipe first. 9.3 lbs. light LME 1 lbs DME 8 oz. victory malt 12 oz. crystal 60L 1 oz. chinook 60 min., .5 oz. cenntenial 40 .5 cascade 30 .5 cenntenial 20 .5 cascade 10 1 crystal 5...

I used my first liquid yeast last brew about a month ago. WL029, Its been 2 weeks in the bottle at about 65 to 70 degrees and I chilled and checked. Very low carbination. I rolled the bottles and will let sit another week. Is this a normal condition of the liquid yeast? When I bottled the...

Can I bottle my wine the same way I bottle my beer? I rack into a bottling bucket and have at it.

I have brewed there Hop head IPA and love it. I want to know if any one has had a chance to taste them both? I am interested in the Furious clone but do not want a overly bitter tasting beer. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? Thanks

Did a Copper alr brew from midwest and used my first liquid yeast. Had great fermentation but I racked to secondary yesterday and had whitl floating clumps. Also alot on the bottom. Is this normal for liquid yeasts?

What is the best way to sanitize the bottles before bottling. I will not use a dish washer. When I clean by beer bottles I dissolve B-Bright in the sink, brush cean and hot water rinse. What would be the best to clean wine bottles.Potassium Metabisulphate? What would be the best steps, The...

I am looking to go full boil and looking to buy a turkey fryer kit. Should I get one with aluminum or stainless. I heard that aluminum could oxidize the wort. Thanks

I was wondering when full boiling, do you steep grains in the same 6 gallons or so or do you do like 2 gallons then add and boil. I could not find any other posts on how I should do a full boil. Thansk

I was thinking of tring this as my next brew. I like Sam Adams Boston Lager. Do you think this would make a good boston ale? I do not have the means to lager YET! 6 lbs. Light LME 2 lbs. Light DME 1 lbs. crystal 30L 8 oz. carapils 2 oz tettnanger 60min. .5 oz hallertau 15 min. .5...

Well I took others advice on a IPA, and loved it. I am looking to do another brew in the future. I have done mostly Ambers. I am looking to do a LIGHT colored beer, I am not affraid of taste, I have made a NUT BROWN ALE and liked it. I like bitterness , I will be doing another IPA but I like to...

If I were to take the same recipe from a partial boil to a full boil do I need to change anything? Looking to move forward to a full boil now that the weather is changing.

Ok, i know about chill haze. My first batch had it. I chilled one and it was hazed.(only about 3 hours) I used Irish moss in the boil. After I let it bottle condition and carb up will storing them in my basement which is 45-50 degrees help this go away or will it need to be in a fridge at...