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I brewed a dubbel last week. White labs Belgian abbey ale yeast Main mistake- over poured the extract. I failed to weigh it according to the recipe. This brought my OG way over the expected one, which was supposed to be 1.068. So, I added water to bring it down to 1.070. I stopped there because...

I'd like to know if anyone has made bread with their yeast cake. I work at a culinary school, and one of the bakers and I are experimenting. The yeast cake is sitting over the weekend so we can siphon of the liquid and just get yeast (so we can acurately measure). I've heard of people using the...

I used a brand new vial of yeast to make the starter, but it's been over a month since it finished and I stored it in the fridge.:mug:

Hey everybody. I'm on my second belgian beer. This one's a dubbel and once again it is taking forever to ferment. It's been at 1024 for two weeks. I ve gently rocked it to give the yeast a jump a couple times of times now. Do you think I'm going to have to add more yeast to finish this off...

I'm going to Oakglen today! Been waiting for this all year. It's harvest time and we're going to pick some oranges, just playing, some apples. Anyway, I'm deffinately going to buy some fresh cider so I can make hard cider. Not gonna use montrachet, thought, I'd like it to be a little sweeter...

SWMBO wants Kona Wailua Wheat. I must obey. Anyone who can help, I need an Extract/Grain recipe.

My Belgian wit started off at 1.042. It's been over two weeks and it's now at 1.020. Do you think I should let it ride some more. Or can I bottle it?:mug:

So my next batch of beer is a trappist ale. This is a big step I think. The question I have is that there are two hop additions: one at the beggining, or 60 min., and one at 0 min. What can "zero" mean? What do I do?

I'm considering some Better Bottles. I do 5 gallon batches and I'm not sure if I should order 5 gallon or 6 gallon. Obviously one is a little cheaper than the other, but will 5 gallons of beer do well in a 5 gallon bottle?

While steeping my grains, is it necessary to adjust the temperature for the whole hour to keep an average of 155, which was the specified temp in the recipe? P.S. Thanks for your patience and help!:mug:

My last beer was a pale ale and it came out a little more amber. They are currently bottled and carbonating. I figured that I carmelized the sugars during the boil. I'm trying to find a balance between getting a good boil (for aeration) and not scorching my fermentables. So what what I was...

I'm studying my partial mash recipe for the next batch I'm making. It's a Belgian Witbier called, Wit Men Can't Jump. The Starting gravity suggests 1.048. Any suggestions from you all on what the FG should look like? I was also wondering if I should wait towards the end of the boil to add...

:ban:So I'd just like to say that my first homebrewed beer is an English Brown ale, and it rocked so hard that I am officially hooked for life. I craked the first bottle open tonight. It couldn't have been more perfect. The color, the carbonation, the hops; all perfect. I am currently patting...

Any body from around here. Check in on this thread. Maybe we can discuss the LHBS's around here. Looking forward to hearing your comments.:mug:

Is beer really seasonal? For example: Do I have to brew an Oktoberfest in time just to drink it during that season?... I would like to drink any beer at any time.:mug:

It's really hard! (That's what she said)

Today I went and bought a REAL brew kit. I have a half batch of English Brown Ale workin (in my MR. Beer). Also, today I realized I screwed up and put all the grain, instead of half, into the first batch. So I'm going to supplement the rest of the ingredients, incl.: water, DME, LME, yeast and...

I live in S. California. It's pretty warm in my area and has continuously been between 85 and 95 degrees F. Although I have a cellar, it seems to always be at 80 degrees (haven't checked after 9pm), even in the middle of the day. In order to regulate the temp. on my brew, I have been using an...

Anybody know a recipe for something like a Fischer Amber? (One of my favorite beers)