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I just brewed 10 gallons of an Irish Stout. In one carboy, I put WLP02 (English) and in the other, I put WLP04 (Irish). This is the first time I have used WLP04 and it has a poor aroma. I can't put my finger on the exact smell, but I don't really like it. The weird thing is that I like the...

I have looked around on the web and done some searches but cannot find information out on symphony hops. My cousin from Prosser, WA gave me about 4lbs of hops form the drying plant and said that they are symphony hops. Does anyone know anything about these? Estimated alpha?

All of my plants are first year plants. I have one chinook, one Wilamette, one Horizon, and one Cascade. All are doing better than I expected except for the Horizon. The three good ones are about 15 feet tall. The Horizon is about 4 feet and slightly yellow. It took quite a bit longer for...

I am sure that I am not the first person to come up with this, but I was digging through our cuppboard this last weekend and found the round vacuum canisters that came with our FoodSaver. I have never found a use for them until now. They work great for storing specialty grains. I only had...

I am trying to convert an extract recipe to all grain. The trick is that in the extract recipe is that it calls to steep some grains for 20 minutes. When I put this into beersmith, I think it assumes that I am mashing these grains. Am I making this too complicated? Can you guys help me out...

I am new to all grain and have a lot of US 2-Row Pale. The recipe that I would like to try calls for UK 2-Row Pale (Mac N Jack clone). How much of a flavor difference will there be if I use the US 2-Row?

at work and typing from a phone. don't have time to do a search, sorry. My hefe has been in the primary for 6 days and is still fermenting a little. I need the carboy that it is in (6.5 g). Am I going to hurt the beer by transferring to the secondary after only 6 days?

I have done a couple of all grain batches now, and would like to get more hydrometer readings throughout the sparge. How do you guys sool your hydrometer samples in a timely manner to get a reading. I realize there are temperature adjustment tables, but I would still like to get the sample to...

OK, so I am not going to go into details, but I have a connection to get lots of hops for a GREAT deal (almost free). (it is all legal, I promise). My question is, what type should I get? I am kinda new to brewing and don't have a lot of experience with different hops. I am looking for a...

I am getting really tired of my LHBS (we'll call it Freds). Everytime I go in there, I end up talking to the guy that owns the place and hear about how his way is the only way to brew beer. He is really old school and usually goes on to tell me that all of the techniques that I learn on this...

I need some help concerning sparge water temperature. I am new to AG, and the learning curve is really steep right now. I understand that if my sparge water is too high, I will extract tanins and other things that I don't want. I also understand that it is ideal to get the mash to 168F to...

First, thanks to all of you who have posted information and tips on how to brew, especially BierMuncher and Bobby_M. My two brewing friends and I brewed our first AG beer today. I think it is going to come out between an amber and a pale (8lbs pale and 2 lbs crystal 60L, 3 oz cascade)...

I have done a search on honey and found that it is better to add honey after the fermentation has started. I am in the process of making a honey hefe, and already added the honey before the boil. This is the second time I have tried this recipe, and would like to get more of a honey flavor. I...

Hey guys (and gals), my name is John, and this is my first post. I have been lurking for a while and just started brewing (5 batches). At this point, I am still brewing extracts, but may make the jump to all grain soon. I am afraid by LHBS may be leading me astray. This is the situation...