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The title pretty much says it all. Has anyone tried this particular combo? I am after a dry, Brut IPA that will resemble wine flavor as much as possible. thanks!

I got my hands on a virgin oak barrel (30l) medium toast, French oak. Has anyone use a virgin one to age beer? I understand that it will provide oak flavor really quickly so planning to leave the first couple of beers only for a short time. My ultimate plan is for this to become a souring...

Hi guys, after brewing my first Brut IPA and loving it, i was wondering if someone has brewed a Brut RIS? Now, i know that some residual sweetness is necessary for the RIS, but I have to say that the IPA has a perceived sweetness to my palate, i assume from the alcohol. My assumption is that a...

Hi guys, I have a CO2 bottle that was carbing my kegs, but I came back on Sunday and discovered that its not pushing any CO2 to the kegs. Its not empty, but something didn't quite work. I took off my CO2 regulator and saw a small pin that needs to be slightly pressed to release CO2. For some...

Hi All, I have successfully brewed a few all-grain batches so far and now I wanted to try a Belgian Ale. However, the recipe calls for a variable temp of the mash, which is something I am not sure how to do with my gas burner. I was thinking that instead of doing incremental increases from 64c...

I've been lurking on the forum for a while and brewed a few extract brews in preparation for my all-grain journey. Long story short, I brewed over the weekend a pale ale and transferred to my carboy once cooled, added the wyeast and it started bubbling nicely in less than 24 hours which gives me...

Hello, I finally got a chance to test my first ever homebrew. After 4 weeks of primary fermentation and 3 weeks of bottled fermentation I opened a bottle last night and it was carbonated, tasty, all was OK. However, there was a disappointing lack of aftertaste. It just kind of flies away very...

Hello from Switzerland! I just "brewed" my first homebrew from extract, but would like to get deeper and start properly brewing. I am an avid and developed sourdough baker so at some point will like to try my starter instead of yeast, but first I need to get a grip of the basics. Looking...