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I've seen a few posts about fermenting in heat resistant food grade buckets by pitching the day after, but I thought I'd take my poor planning and laziness to the next level in my last two brews. I'd love to hear of others doing the same... I planned a Munich Helles and Oktoberfest lager for...

I had a party at work last Saturday that included a battle of the bands and a brew competition. My team (band/work) wanted to go over the top, so a coworker and I planned out a portable kegerator to dispense beer for our band's grand beer garden/RV setup. Everyone else brought bottled beer...

I spent a lot of time reading posts here and other places, the Wiki and texts, to get up to speed on water chemistry for my brews. I'm trying to brew some Bavarian lagers and honed in on trying to replicate the Munich water profile from my LA water supply. I still need to get it formally...

Hey All - This is my first all custom recipe, and was shooting for a Bavarian Lager somewhere between a true Helles and a Marzen/Oktoberfest. My LHBS didn't have the exact items in my bill, so some subs were made as shown below. I'd love to hear any feedback or comments, especially on...

In the Homebrewer's Answer Book he mentions that lagers could be carbed in the keg as a secondary without any sugar, by racking and sealing the keg (about 15 PSI I assume from another thread) and then follow the rest of the process time (secondary conditioning, D-rest, lagering, etc.) by never...

This is my third AG brew, and my first lager. (a Munich Helles) I'm wondering if this looks good so far - the krausen took a day to get going and then built up nicely. But I was expecting it to drop down after 6-7 days. I'm used to Ale fermentation which is very easy to see when it is done...

One of the kegs my LHBS sold me was a really old John Wood keg, with a blue plastic lid - handle screwed in with two screws. It says Los Angeles Syrup Co. and "B00TH Marathon" on its sides. I think I can get the Firestone tall plugs to fit (from Williams) like I used for my other two...

There are a lot of recipes for Paulaner Wheats out there, so I am hoping some wise brewmasters here know of this divine beer. It's the cloudy golden lager (Unfiltered Helles) only available in their restaurant in Munich (am Nockherberg). It's more than a simple unfiltered Helles - I've...

I have a 8 gallon SS brewpot with a custom false bottom (not sure of brand I think "Megapot"), and it is well made and fits well, but I still get hops in the ball valve. Would it be feasible to get high temp silicone ring to "seal" it around the edges for a tighter fit and ensure only the...

Is there any real difference between having the CO2 inside or outside the keezer? Does it make a difference for force carbing at all? I saw the pressure dip overnight when kept in the 40 degree keezer and was wondering if it made any difference at all. TIA

First, Apologies to the mods if this was posted before - could not find good results on searching this phrase... Has anyone thought of building or converting a large stirplate that you could set the kettle on post boil while cooling to get a whirlpool going (to deal with pellet hop and...

I had breakfast duties again for the SWMBO and LOWMBO (not sure what you'd call the 2 year old daughter...) and made oatmeal. As I was adding the oats to the hot milk, I noticed this brand had a very grainy look to it just like crushed/milled grains for AG brewing - or pretty close. This is...

So I was force carbing my first keg - my Irish Red Ale - and we tapped it after a day or so of burst pressure at 35 PSI. It tasted great - not very carbed but great. SWMBO said it was like silk. Then I kegged my stout and moved the CO2 to that keg. Not a huge problem, except that I left...

Here's my little tale of a first time kegger.... Well, it was late Sunday night in the middle of a double header first time AG brew session and I suddenly realized I was one stopper/bubbler short... I had planned on racking my Irish Ale to my first keg to begin my kegging experience, and had...

I did my first AG brew yesterday and ended up pulling an all-nighter doing two brews. I probably tempted fate with the many variables (DYI MLT, water filter system, new false bottom kettle, venturi air tube, and BM's Hybrid Sparge) and two recipes back to back. I started around 5 PM - I was...

I love Munich Helles - and am obsessed with brewing my own to match what I had on tap when living there a few years back. Some questions for other Helles lovers: - In general have your brews turned out to taste as good or better than the big names (Augustiner/Paulaner are my targets)? -...

Hello from normally sunny & warm LA! I'm just getting back into Home brewing after 13 years away and am excited to be back. I've been itching for years now, but thought it would be too much trouble in an apartment. Have a new house now and liberty to brew from the wife - now known as SWMBO...

I perused the recipe locator but am in need of some advice. I'm planning a St. Paddy's shindig next month and was wondering if anyone had some pairing suggestions to go with what I've already got in the works. I've got a Red Ale in the secondary ready to bottle next week and Toad Spit...