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It's mashed in for a dampfbier. Anybody else brewing today?

Great weather here in the mid-Atlantic. Brewing my Mai-Bock today. Anyone else taking advantage of the weather?

What do you guys think? Using a barley crusher.

Looking to make an Oktoberfest recipe have more of a red tint. Would you use Melanoidin or Cara-red? I've never used either one so just looking for opinions.:mug:

Let me know what you think of this Helles recipe.... Type: All Grain Date: 1/1/2000 Batch Size: 5.25 gal Brewer: Jay Allred Boil Size: 6.43 gal Asst Brewer: Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: Snowman Hunter Brewery Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00...

Made a starter for a Rauchbier last thursday. Then I had to go out of town for an unexpected funeral. The started had been on the stirplate for 24 hour. I placed it in the fridge and havent touched it yet. Thinking about brewing again tomorrow. Is it safe to used this starter?

I brewed a Maibock (wyeast munich lager), and after it had reached 90% I gave it a short d-rest. it has been lagering at 39 for almost 5 weeks. I took a sample today and there is a major diactyl flavor. I think my d-rest may not have been long enough (1 day at 70). I was thinking of raising...

So I brewed a Midwest Alt extract kit on friday, and everything went great. Didnt see any activity in the air lock after 24 hours so I took a sample from the port (Minibrew 8 gal fermeter) and the gravity had dropped from an O.G. of 1.046 to 1.030. Today i decided to check the progress and...

I'm brewing with a conical for the first time. After transfering the wort I let it sit for 45 minutes, dumped what little trub there was and then pitched. Fermentation started within 24 hours and was very active for 4 days. I decided to open the dump valve again (after sanitizing it) and dump...

Hello all, new to the forum. I will be brewing an all extract kit this weekend. I plan on using my new minibrew conical for the first time. The kit instructions call for fermetation temos of 60-65 but my basement is only 72. Is this to high to ferment my brew properly? any ideas on how to...