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I used to love Austin Homebrew Supply for their recipe kits. For each recipe, they had a drop-down menu to choose between all grain, LME, and DME, but that option is gone now. It looks like they list the recipe kits individually for all grain or LME, but no DME options. I could try...

I'm making an IPA for the first use of my new brew jacket. I also haven't brewed for a while, so I'm a little rusty. What would be a good fermentation temperature for an IPA?

I bought some simcoe hop pellets from a local homebrew supply store probably close to 2 years ago. They are in little zip-lock bags, not vacuum sealed. I am planning to brew an IPA tomorrow and no longer living in a place with a homebrew supply store, nor is quick mail order an option here. I...

I've been homebrewing on and off since 2008, but you'll notice I'm still posting in the beginner's forum. :) On May 1 of this year I brewed batch number 22, a LME with grain bag recipe kit, Falconer's Flight Pale Ale from Austin HBS. Here's the thing, though: I ordered the kit in 2018 and...

I just racked my IPA to my first ever keg. It's probably at around 75 degrees I would guess. I didn't add priming sugar, just want to artificially carbonate this time. I initially put 15 psi on it. Is there any way to get *just some* carbonation within a few hours? Beer time is in about 6...

I just bottled a Brewer's Best Kölsch kit last night (bought this one at a local HB supply store while waiting impatiently for my AHS kits to arrive!). I fermented it in the basement which is in the 70-74 degree range. I'm wondering if I should keep the bottles down there for conditioning at...

Here I am eight years and 20 batches later, still posting in the beginner's forum! :) I only have one 6.5 gal carboy and wanted to start a second batch one week after the previous, so I figured I'd free up my 6.5 gal by racking that first batch to secondary (in my 5 gal carboy), which I have...

Been making bacon and small hams for a few years now. Needed something to go with my beer. :) I made this app for iPhone and iPad for my own use when mixing my cure. I started with dry cure, which is what I mostly do, but plan to add brine curing in there soon when I have a little time...

Guys, There used to be a posting on here a couple of years ago (wait, what year is it? Maybe 3 years ago) about how to do an all grain 1/2 batch of beer. It utilized a picnic-type of insulated lemonade dispenser type of thing, and I thought it also used the little Mr. Beer fermenter. I...

Guys, There used to be a posting on here a couple of years ago (wait, what year is it? Maybe 3 years ago) about how to do an all grain 1/2 batch of beer. It utilized a picnic-type of insulated lemonade dispenser type of thing, and I thought it also used the little Mr. Beer fermenter. I...

I took readings before and after on my last brew. Before bottling it tasted very dry, which was great. After adding the priming sugar, bottling, and letting it stay in the bottle for over 3 months, the final product still tastes too sweet, as though all the priming sugar was not utilized...

I'm a little rusty. Last night I pitched my Munton's gold yeast into a 1.073 gravity ale wort. I cranked the AC in the little storage room I'm using and it got down to about 58F. Is that too cold? I seem to remember "the colder the better" to some extent. What is the ideal temp for an ale...

Last night I made the English Honey Bitter extract kit from AHS. It came with Muntons yeast. I can't remember exactly which one, I've thrown the package out already, but I think it was "gold" or something that made it sound "special." Before pitching I hesitated, because I thought I might...

I'm about to do my first all DME brew tomorrow (having used LME previously), and I've heard some warnings about trying to put this powder into a boiling pot of water and that this might be problematic. I'm wondering what suggestions people have. Can it be easily mixed with cold water first...

Due to the new shipping limitations, I can no longer mail order LME at my location, so I'm thinking about brewing with dried malt extract. I'd like to hear from someone who has actually done this. - What if any differences do you notice in the end product? - What is the ratio to use...

Sorry to still be such a newbie. It's been a while since my last batch and I feel as though I've regressed from complete newb to utter newb. Anyhow, I seem to have forgotten the significance of the length of time you boil unhopped extract before adding the hops. Basically, I only have dark...

Becks used to be my favorite beer. I've been living in Vietnam for almost 2 years and haven't had access to it. On a recent trip to Singapore I bought a few bottles. It took me a while to realize it no longer has that nice aroma and flavor. It's basically been changes into a generic...

I made an AHS Becks Extract, lagered it in the beer fridge for 2 months. As I recall it tasted OK then. Then I used 1.25 cups of light DME as my priming sugar when bottling it. That was also 2 months ago. Unfortunately the beer still tastes of DME. I guess the yeast did not fully consume...

I put together a batch of this about 2 months ago. I brought it upstairs to bottle about a week ago. It was crystal clear in the carboy. As my bottles were soaking I rinsed off (but didn't sanitize) a bottling hose and siphoned off (the old fashioned way) a pint. It was so good that I...

I've seen threads talking about drinking the yeast sediment causing gas (never happens to me), but I'm starting to wonder if it could on some occasions cause a headache. I have a German-style dark. I've only had a limited number of bottles of it so far (I'm trying to save it), but a couple...