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I ordered about $200 worth of equipment earlier this morning. I then realized that I had forgotten a picnic tap for my kegging set-up. I called them and asked if they could toss it in and charge me the $3.99 and I was told that they couldn't guarantee anything since they've went to a more...

My last batch, a brown ale, got infected somehow. Basically, I pop the top and everything's OK, but then I start pouring and the foam starts. I'm leaning towards a sanitizing error. Does that sound right?

I've had a honey ale in the secondary for almost 10 months. No sign of infection, just got side-tracked with life and kept putting it off. Brew has been sitting in an extra room in the house. In other words, no extreme temperature changes. Now I'm back on top of everything(for a little...

Transferred my beer to a secondary late last night and at the last minute remembered my gelatin. Prepared the gelatin like BM suggested but ended up getting side-tracked by a TIVO'd Heroes episode and it boiled on me. Anyway, didn't have the time to wait for the gelatin to bloom so I just...

I've got a blonde ale fermenting and I've been contemplating splitting the batch up and putting half in a secondary with jalapenos. I'm not wanting something that's too hot to drink, just something that has a slightly heated aftertaste. I was planning on roasting one or two jalapenos in...

A friend and I were having this discussion. I brewed an extract Brown Ale and used Beersmith for my calculations. Although, it was rather low on the SRM scale, it did fit the category. Anyway, I took a sample for my hydrometer readings and noticed that it was EXTREMELY clear. Clearer than...

Ok, I brewed a Honey Blonde Ale today that had 2 lbs of honey. I added half the LME and honey at the beginning and then the rest at 15 minutes left. After stopping the slight boilover from the late addition, it dawned on me that I had to add my Irish Moss. So I just grabbed a 4 oz bag and...

This is what I'm brewing this weekend: 3 lbs Wheat LME 3 lbs Extra Pale LME 2 lbs Clover Honey .8 oz Crystal 10L(steeped 45 min @ 160) .8 oz Honey Malt(same) 1 oz Cascade 60 min. .8 oz Cluster 15 min. 1 oz Irish Moss 15 min. White Labs California Ale Yeast w/starter Add...

I buy most of my ingredients from AHBS. They use EBC ratings on their liquid extracts. My Beersmith program uses SRMs. From what I've read, all I need to do is divide the EBC rating by 1.97 to get an estimated SRM. AHBS' Amber LME has a EBC rating of 6. Which would give me an SRM rating...

In my quest for kegging equipment, I have purchased 2 cornies. I have plans to purchase the C02 bottle, regulator and hoses, but don't have the funds right now. My question: If I know that I will have the equipment in a couple of weeks, would it be OK to use priming sugar and carbonate my...

I'm 30 minutes into a 60 minute boil. I pitched a starter two days ago and I just went to check it. It has a nice krausen on it so it looks like I should have a fast fermentation. Question: Do I shake the starter a little and pour all the contents in? Or do I decant the starter and pour...

Did a quick search last night but couldn't find anything on the subject. All the instructions I find involve DME. Anyway, after searching, I finally broke down and made my starter with LME. Had a SG of 1.058. Ending up using just a little over 1/2 cup to 3 cups water. Other than being...

Was reading a post yesterday about priming your beer and the poster mentioned pouring your water/sugar mixture into your bottling bucket and then siphoning your beer into it(which is what I did). Then they mentioned giving it a stir(which I didn't). Is this going to be a problem? Is this...

I'm working on an original recipe for a Brown Ale(inspired by Pete's Wicked Ale) and I was wondering if 4 lbs(44%) of grain would be too much for steeping?? Thanks BTW--here's the "in the works" recipe: 5 lbs Extra Light LME (55.6%) 2 lbs Crystal 40L (22.2%) 1 lb Chocolate Malt...

I'm doing an AHBS Honey Blonde Ale kit. I can't seem to find my recipe sheet, but judging from what I input into Beersmith, I should have finished at 1.005. After checking for 3 consecutive days, I'm sitting at 1.009. The fermentation appears to be complete. Its been 2 weeks in the primary...

Purchased a dial thermometer from AHBS. Attempted to calibrate it tonight. Left some ice water out for 15 minutes and placed the thermometer in it. Had to adjust about 5 degrees. Next, I boiled some water and stuck the thermometer in it. Couldn't get it above 200. Should I use the ice...

Was watching Chris Knight's YouTube videos and I saw where he had made a small PVC manifold for his Mash Tun. Seems like a project suited for my engineering skills but wanted your input. Will PVC work? Is there a benefit to using copper? Thanks.

Just got through talking to a guy from Dallas that had some kegs listed on the internet. $10 bucks a piece. I've reserved 3 and my buddy is picking them up today! I might be going AG before the years up.:D:ban:

I have plans to purchase a 20lb CO2 bottle w/regulator and hoses, a kegerator and some more cornies. Right now, I have two cornies. Anyway, I saw the threads on the small coolers for carrying kegs to parties and it got me to thinking. Would it be possible for me to prime my beer in a...

It's been 8 days since I pitched my first batch of AHS Honey Blonde Ale. It started out with a gravity of 1.045 which was just .001 higher than my target. Anyway, I opened my fermenter up today(7 gallon bucket) and I took a sample to check and see what my gravity was. The airlock had slowed...