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Today I was bottling and I baked the bottles in the oven. When I went to bottle, the bottles had a terrible smell in them. I can't really describe it...just really bad...maybe a sulphery and burnt chemicals are good descriptors. The thing is I've done this many times before and never had this...

I made an order back in March for some milled specialty grains (~2lbs) and some LME (~5lbs) from AHBS. Well I never got around to making that particular batch because a couple other recipes jumped up to the top of the list. Now it's a bit too hot for me to ferment that style of beer, and...

I've done about 7 5-gal batched now and all have worked out with awesome results. But over two weeks ago I bottled my IIPA. It went from 1.082 to 1.016. At just over a week I racked to secondary. At about 2.5 weeks, I bottled. I did the same thing I always do when I bottled...3/4 cup corn...

Hi all, I'm a relative n00b with my 3rd batch dry-hopping in the 2ndary and many more ingredients somewhere in a UPS truck. In my first 3 batches (so far so good), I've learned an amazing amount with no shortage of great advice from this site. So thanks! In my short time as a brewer, there's a...

Hey all, so I brewed up this 1.090 DFH 90 minute clone yesterday. I had quite a time of doing it. After a couple hours this thing was already bubbling away. This morning before work, the airlock was pumping away and right before I left I noticed it was a touch brown. Well I get a call from the...

Hi all, I had some questions about my starter in a previous thread but now I have a new issue. I stepped up my starter with 1L of water and 2 cups DME (I'm going for a big beer so wanted to give them a close OG to propogate) and was getting a great fermentation in my half gallon...

Hey Folks. Made a starter on Sunday with Wyeast Brit Ale smackpack. Fermented beautifully (was bubbling within 30 mins) and leveled out by Tuesday. I had hoped to brew during the week, but alas it'll have to wait until this Saturday or Sunday - so up to a week from when the starter was made...

Hi all, first post ever. I started HB'n about 4 weeks ago. Got a big kit + extras from Midwest with the Irish Red Ale kit. Tried my best to be sanitary and put the Irish in the primary, then racked it to a carboy, then bottled it on Sunday. Tasted like warm, flat beer...which would seem to...