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Well I had to dump out a lager (my second batch) that tasted like poo. :( But I'm bottling a strong ale AND a stout- and both of them are good! :rockin: ...I just had to share with somebody. :tank:

Well my brewdays are now going to be outdoors or in the garage after ruining a Stainless Steel Stovetop with my 2009 IPA last night. The pot must have gotten too hot and now there is brown/black discoloration on the stove. Doesn't the name Stainless Steel imply that it's STAINLESS?? :(

This is the first recipe I've built from scratch. I did it in BeerAlchemy and it hits all the correct points for a 8B-English Pale Ale-Special/Best/Premium Bitter but the expect ABV @ 4.6. Let me know what you think- Fermentables US Caramel 60L Malt 1.00 lb In Mash/Steeped UK Caramalt...

Someone asked me this yesterday and I thought it was an interesting question. Nearly everything you buy has nutritional info on the packaging. But not beer or other alcoholic drinks. Anyone know why this is? My guess was that beer and wine are biologically alive and constantly changing...

I'm still pretty new to brewing but I would really like to get my hands on a high level brewscience text book. Something like you would find in a college class. Any suggestions? (I'm a Nerd- I know)

I bought a brewers best Ipa kit but want to make some changes since I want a MUCH hoppier beer than they were offering. I have some left over hops from other brews and started fooling around with the brewing calculator on beercalculus.com... here's what I was thinking. 6.6 Muntons LME 1lb...

How sensitive is fermenting beer to light? The cabinet where I'm keeping my fermenting beer has a band of indirect sunlight that shoots through a window in the garage door. Is that level of light going to skunk my brew?? I don't open it but for a minute or two at a time. What about garage...

Alright so I'm completely new to this. I brewed an amber kit last week for my first batch and I racked it today to keep it fermenting for a few more days. I've been reading everything I can get my hands on and ended up with a copy of Papazian's Complete Joys of Homebrewing. Having a...

Hello everyone. I'm a brewing novice... brewing my 2nd batch tonight. I like beer.