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White Labs has a chart of yeast strains that says WLP351 (Bavarian Weizen Ale) is good for a Belgian Wit. Has anyone actually made a wit with this strain? Any suggestions on using it?

I brewed a porter for St. Patrick's Day. This was the first beer to go in my new kegerator, and SWMBO and I were well excited. She's always after me to brew lower-ABV beers, even though I like them stronger, so this one was about 4%. We kegged the beer, and pulled a few pints for St...

So I have this project in mind to put together a beer tasting menu. The idea would be to highlight distinctive aspects of beer--i.e., malty vs. bitter, strong hop aroma, estery, etc. I want to use it as an educational tool to introduce less-refined beer palates to some of the beer basics. I...

I know this has been discussed before, and I apologize for re-opening the topic. That being said... I'm still a long way from going AG, but of course I'm looking at systems and thinking ahead. I'm planning to (someday) convert a Rubbermaid cooler into a MLT--all well and good. Here's the...

Everything I've ever seen about starters says to use DME. Why is that? Is there anything wrong with using MES?

Hey all, Brand new brewer in Queens, NY. Don't seem to be a lot of us around here, for some reason... I'm on my second batch, a Scotch ale sitting in the primary right now.