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All: This is not a post generated by fear. Rather, I'm interested in your opinions regarding what I might have made by doing the following on brew day yesterday... I'd had a Belgian Strong Golden Ale (NB Kit) in the primary for a hair over four weeks that had a pretty good yeast cake of...

I'd been constantly wondering what the big deal was with Belgian beers. I'd brewed the Phat Tyre kit from Northern Brewer and enjoyed it, but I knew that wasn't a true Dubbel-type ale. So, I went ahead and ordered the Belgian Dubbel kit from NB, fully expecting it to be like many other Belgian...

HBT Gods: I'm brewing the recipe below for an approximate clone of SA Winter Lager, which my Dad really digs, likely using Safale 05. My question is this: When do I add the cinnamon, orange peel, and ginger called for in the recipe. This is from a pretty old thread in the recipe section...

Hi, guys & gals. I did a quick search and couldn't find this question, so I thought I'd ask it. Just tried Whirlfloc for the first time and you can reallllly see how it coagulates the break material and drags it down. My question: does Whirlfloc affect your OG reading? I'm brewing a...

Just opened my first brew ever over the weekend. I didn't wait the whole three weeks, but I now know that after those 3 weeks are up this brew will be great. RDWHAHB, indeed! Good carbonation, a little green but I expected that after only waiting eight days to open it. Got a little chill...

...And so giddy/nervous. I really don't want to screw this up. I've read Palmer over and over. I've invested in an autosiphon and a bottling bucket with a spigot. I've scrubbed the bottles 'til doomsday. I've watched videos on YouTube. I swear, I think my first day in the Army was the...

I'd already posted a few times in other threads before I saw this one and realized I'd been rude, sooo.... I'm the latest in a long line of brewing addicts. Can't believe I never started before. Now that I've started I can't stop boring the pi$$ out of friends and family, not to mention...

A fledgling needs your help, fellow brewers! I began fermenting my English Brown Ale eight days ago, swearing to do everything John Palmer says to do in his book/site. Unable to resist a peek, I took a look/sniff through the airlock hole and it looks and smells amazing! Johnny Boy says to...