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Does anyone know where to get beer bottle foils. Similar to what you find on modelo bottles? Can’t seem to find them anywhere. Only found champagne foils which wouldn’t work.

Hi All, I'm attempting to clone El Segundo's clear AF IPA and any help would be greatly appreciated. Here is what I know: Hops: Nelson, Citra, Mosaic, and El Dorado. coming in at 63 IBUs and I am at a loss for a hop schedule. Grain: ? 6.9% abv The beer is pretty light in color so I'm...

I just brewed the below recipe and wanted to add some oak cubes and bourbon to secondary. I currently have american medium toast oak cubes soaking in 12oz of Old Forester bourbon. Any experience using oak cubes and adding bourbon? How long to age on the oak? How much bourbon to add? I want...

Picked up a bunch of grain to make 2 different beers and my carapils got missed when I was putting my grain together for an imperial stout. Think this will make much of a difference? below is my recipe: 17lb pale malt .75lb roasted barley .75lb special b .25lb chocolate malt

I have a competition coming up this weekend and will have a stand set up serving beer. There will be a best design award for best stand set up. Just wanted to get some pointers on making it competition worthy. We will be provided with a 6' table and that's it. I already have a jockey box...

I will be entering my first BJCP competition soon and was wondering if this recipe would fall under category 13B british brown ale. I'm concerned with the flaked oats in the recipe as the guidelines dont make mention of it. 6.5 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US 2.5lb maris otter 1.00 lb...

I've been looking into beer guns so I can bottle my kegged beer with good carbonation. Many that I've seen online have mixed reviews (blichmann, last straw). What's the best on the market? Any recommendations?

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Hi all, i just purchases a jockey box with the metal coils inside. I tested it out last night and had trouble dialing in the pressure. 10psi came out as a dribble and 12psi came out foamy. I didn't want to run any more beer through it and be short for this weekend so I shut it down. Any...

I just picked up 3oz of experimental hop #07270 from my lhbs. Below is the info about this hop. I want to do a smash with 10lb Maris otter and ferment with San Diego super yeast. Just need help on hop schedule to see what this hop is all about. Alpha: 15–18.5% Beta: 4–5.2% Cohumulone: 26–29%...

I'm working on my summer tap lineup and I want to clone Cali Coast Kolsch by Calicraft brewery. I did some research and was unable to find any attempts or reviews on a clone recipe. Here is what i got off of their website: 4.8% ABV, 15 IBUs STYLE: Kolsch YEAST: House Kolsch Coast...

Below is a Belgian tripel that i brewed and I'm wondering if I should condition in secondary/keg for longer than the typical 2 weeks? I typically brew fairly sessionable beers and this is my first crack at a higher abv brew. I took a sample when I racked to secondary and it was pretty tasty...

I brewed a batch on Thursday, it's now Sunday with no signs of fermentation. It's Easter Sunday so my LhBs is closed. I plan to repitch another packet so just wondering how long the wort can sit without going bad? I will be picking up a packet tomorrow (Monday) so it would be sitting for 4 days.

I want to brew a session India Red Ale so I tweaked this grain bill from another recipe that I like the color and flavor. Any suggestions or changes to make this recipe work? OG: 1.042 SRM: 14.05 ABV: 4.58% 6lb Maris Otter (70.6%) 1lb flaked oats (11.8%) .5lb Vienna (5.9%) .5lb...

I have several zip lock baggies of various hops that I had leftover from previous batches stored in my freezer. I wanted to dry hop a beer that I had in the secondary which I hadn't planned on. I grabbed about and ounce of amarillo and decided to use it. There was no aroma when i opened the...

I'll be brewing a roggenbier this weekend and wanted some feedback on doing a decoction mash. Below are the instructions per recipe: 1. Begin mash with 28 qts (26.5 L) of water at 127° F (53° C). Conduct a 35 minute protein rest at 122° F (50° C). For a 30 minute decoction, boil...

I'm brewing my first NE style IPA and i've come to understand that water plays an important role in the style. I want to get that soft mouthfeel. I have some CaCl, but is that enough alone to get the desired softness? If so, how much should i use for a 5gal batch? I use Primo water in the...

I will be brewing an NE IPA with OG 1.064 using WLP002. Mfg recommends a 1L starter up to 1.065. Since I'm so close to 1.065 and don't have a stir plate should I do a 2L starter and just shake it here and there? or will the 1L starter suffice? Thanks

I pitched notty for a nut brown ale and started fermentation at 68. I noticed some banana esters so I placed the fermenter in my basement which is sitting at 64. Will this have any negative affect? I've read that you want to start low and raise temp. I'm on day 6 in primary so should I raise...

I'm planning on brewing a beet, ginger, lime beer this weekend and need help with a grain bill and hop schedule. It's a weird beer, but hey im brewing it for myself. Here is what I was planning to add to the boil of a 5gal batch: 1lb. beets 60 1oz fresh ginger 15min 2 limes' zest flameout...