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O.k. I need some help putting together a reciepe. Don't have any cash but have what's left from 2011 downstairs. I'm thinking a oaked IPA wheat just not sure where to start: I have: 5 oz American oak 20# wheat 7# 2 row 1/2 # 40 crystal 1/2# 20 crystal 1/2 # Extra special...

How much longer do I need to boil if I ended up with 8 gallons of wort when I was to hit 7.5 gallons? How much water do you boil off in one hour is my other question?

My beer seems to be complete foam. Shocker! This has to be a common thread. A few things. 1) I used 6 foot 3/16 beer lines. 2) I keep my keezer at 36 ~ 38 degrees I tried coiling the lines on top of my kegs which did not help. I then raised my temp to 40 and did not help. I thought...

I want to get a new tattoo and was thinking about a hop cone with some vines running around. Can anyone send me some good looking picture for me to use. Thanks

I have been brewing AG for a while now and I just relized that I do not run any Star San through my MLT before brewing. Do you? Should I? I do rinsie it out after every use but never with any cleaner.

I have been making the dog treats out of the spent grains but my question is how long can I store the grains in a air tight container in my fridge before I should throw them away? Same topic question. How long can I leave them in my mash tun before I put them in the air tight container. I...

Now that I have started AG I notice a lot of either grains or hops in the bottom of my carboy the next day. I have started pitching the next day to allow my wort and yeast to get to the same temp. Once I did this I was concered with all the trub in the bottom. So I started transfering into a new...

I'm brewing Saturday and wanted to make my starter tonight and sent wife to beer store to grab two white labs Oktoberfest lager yeasts. Problem being they sold her yeast with expiration date on oldest saying April 17, 2009. The other says May 25, 2009. If I go back 90 days to the production...

Looking for help with a three step mash on a Octoberfest. 5 lbs. German Pilsen 5 lbs. German Munich 1 lbs. German Dark Munich 40 EBC 0.5 lbs. Weyermann Caramunich II 1 oz. Sterling (60 min) Wyeast #2206 Bavarian Lager Yeast. Optimum temperature: 46-56° F. Mash Schedule 122° F...

Non-Alcoholic beer is like going down on your cousin, it might taste the same but it just ain’t right!

I did a search and found nothing on this topic. At what temp do I store my Lager after bottling? Since I fermented at 50 degrees for the Lager yeast do I do the same to get the carbonation?

Hello all, So I went ahead and built my stir plate this weekend but I did not have a good outcome. I used the computer fan with the magnets from the hard drive. Both positive sides on the same side of the fan. I have a variable 5V power supply. I am also using the large stir bar from NB...

Amishland and I went to a new bar last night. Up Town Grill located at 15 mile between Haggerty and M5. This is a great place. They have beers on tap that I did not know you could get in a keg. The owners Joe and Randy gave us a tour to the back where we sampled some hidden beers on tap. Had...

Hello from Michigan. My name is Shane and I live in the Hartland /Howell area. I've been brewing now for about two months. I wish I would have started so long ago. Although starting up has drained my wallet but no issue. So last Saturday myself and Amishland (From this forum) got together at...