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I could use some advice. My son says this label is too plain. Plus he recommends replacing the ball with a hop cone and calling it "Hop Kick". Any opinions?

My traditional 6-gallon fermenting bucket broke when I was preparing it for my latest batch. Since I don't have local homebrew store I went down to Target and picked up one of these rubbermaid plastic 30 quart totes for $4...

I'm brewing a scotch ale with an OG of 1.075. At ten days it's 1.012 so I moved it to the secondary to clear for 2 more weeks before bottling. I had a taste, as is my custom, and there's way too little hop bitterness and flavor. I've dry hopped for more aroma plenty of times but I'm guessing...

Comments? Graphic too big? Lose the border? Not colorful enough?

I've been brewing for quite awhile and have only done all-grain for the last 15 years. My brother, who lives 500 miles away, just started with his first extract kit. He called me to go over the procedure and his liquid extract based kit says he should hold 3 gallons of the wort at 170F for 1...

I ditched my other Scotch Ale label for this one. Comments? Do the colors work? Font? Scroll? Be brutal.

I'm not real happy with this one. Kind of boring and dumb name. Any help?

I'm making a caramel cream ale that calls for lactose in the secondary for added sweetness. I pitched WLP002 into a 1.075 OG wort and waited. After a week I pulled a sample and measured a 1.008 FG. Almost too low. I didn't want to go overboard on the sweetness so I boiled a lactose solution with...

Comments? Background too dark? Font hard to read? Too much information?

I'm not real happy with the layout. The text on the right doesn't seem to match. Any suggestions? Color, size, text?

I need help with this one... Which is best: the solar flare or the sun medallion? Recommended improvements from this forum are always indispensable if you have any. Solar flare version: Sun Medallion version:

I'm going for an old school Soviet propaganda poster look here. Suggested improvements?

Once in awhile I pull a quick decoction when it looks like my mash temperature is declining too fast. I have a 12 quart pressure cooker whose vessel is about the right size for a quick 2 gallon boil. I know exactly squat about doing a real decoction mash. It's my understanding that it boosts the...

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Comments? My main issues are: 1) Font - too plain? 2) Ocean graphic - too much? 3) Window glass effect - too much?

I really dig the fruity english ale yeast profile. I heard that you get this flavor in spades with Burton Ale yeast WLP023 so I gave it a shot. When making my starter I stepped it up from 200ml to 1000ml over the course of four days. When I sampled the starter beer from the first step it was...

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I've been struggling with maintaining my mash temperatures. Unfortunately I'm a big fan of "cheap" (as in free) so I've been using the digital thermometer in my BBQ fork. That was my number one suspect. I've checked it with ice water (flutters between 32-33F) and with boiling water (rock solid...

So far, the only really good beers I've made come from slavishly following recipes. Now I want to start formulating my own but I'm stuck at the crystal malt additions. Many of the recipes I tried call for something like, say... 10 lbs - 2 row 0.50 lbs - Crystal Malt 40L 0.50 lbs -...

Here's an idea I've been pondering for a couple of days. I usually err on the side of caution and mash my batches with slightly more grain than necessary. So after collecting the wort for the current batch, I still have a gallon or so of 1.020 SG wort left over. Problem is, this is too weak...