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Running to the shop in a few hours to pick up ingredients for my next batch. This is the first recipe I have made on my own and I'm looking for some critiquing. 6lb 2 Row US 3lb Cherrywood Smoked Malt 3lb Malted Rye .5lb Caramel 60L .5lb Flaked Barley .25lb Black Patent Haven't...

Tried searching the forums, but couldn't come up with a definitive answer for this one. Hoping to get a batch of Oatmeal Brown Ale going either today or tomorrow, and thought the toasted oats would lend a nice flavor. After doing some research it seems that most people suggest letting the...

Anyone tried adding jalapenoes to apfelwein? Am I crazy for thinking this would be delicious? I tried searching the forum for some pointers, but came up empty. Preliminarily thinking of roasting a couple of peppers on the grill, slicing them lengthwise, and tossing them in the carboy after...

Hey all, Using a wing capper that only has only done one batch so far. Got about 3/4 through my second batch and it seems to have gotten messed up some how. The motions seem fluid enough, but whenever I try and cap a bottle i hear a slight grinding noise of metal on glass. No matter how...

I'm trying to brew up a lager in these last few weeks of chilly weather. In searching the boards I've found hypothetical talk of lager with a cold water bath, but no posts of anyone actually executing it. Has anyone here ever successfully lagered with a setup as simple as a cooler and frozen...

I'm trying to add some smoke flavor to a German Dark Extract kit that I will be brewing tomorrow. I was wondering if anyone has experience with either of these malts and how much would need to be steeped to achieve a noticeable smokey flavor.

Need some help making additions to a True Brew German Dark Lager kit. The included ingredients are: Munton’s Hopped Dark Malt Extract, 3.3lb Munton’s Dark Dried Malt Extract, 2lb Munton’s Crushed Crystal Malt, .38lb Hop Pellets, UK First Gold(7%),1oz Fermentis S-23 Lager Yeast, 11.5g...

I just transferred five gallons of oatmeal stout from primary to secondary over 30 oz of coffee. This displaced about 30 oz of beer that will not fit in to the secondary and honestly I'm having some trouble just tossing it down the drain. Any suggestions what to do with this? I thought about...

Brewed my first partial mash a few days ago, it was an Oatmeal Stout kit I received as a present. I might be getting ahead of myself, but I can't resist the thought of adding coffee and chocolate to make it even better. The recipe was as follows... 6.6 lb Muntons Light Malt Extract 1 lb...

hey all, first time poster, need some advice... just finished racking from a primary to a secondary after 10 days and my beer doesn't quite resemble the foamy/bubbly goodness i have seen posted all over the web. I used northwestern gold extract, with amarillo and cascade hops, and...