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Just tried one for the first time last night (as well as the 90 min IPA which was awesome). To me, it smelled like rum. It tasted like rum too at first but then the after taste was nice and smooth. Is this normal or could it have been because I noticed after that the bottling date was nearly a...

I've done 6 AG batches now, all were kits from AHS. I think I've figured out what styles I want to make. Mainly pale ales, red ales, and brown ales in the 40-60 IBU range. Where do I start? Should I just modify recipes that I've done already and experiment from there? What about for hops? There...

I was wondering if this would have any outcome on the final product, haven't tasted the beer yet so I'm not sure. My garage is getting cold these days so I've been using a brew belt to keep the temp at 70 deg. After a week in the primary, I transferred to the secondary and didn't use the...

I was wondering if anyone has any experience with a product like this http://www.clickabrew.com/shopexd.asp?id=619 I'm tired of my auto siphon. Are there any US online retailers that sell something like this?

On my 14th batch, I decided to go all grain. I'm using a 5g rubbermaid drink cooler with false bottom as my MLT. 3g Mash started at 153 and finished off around 150 or so after 60 mins. Double batched sparged with 2.5 gallons each time, temp of grain was between 168 and 170 during the sparge...

I am going to be making the AHS strong ale kit soon (will be my first or second all grain). When I ordered it, it suggested double pitching, so I ordered two things of wlp005. I also just started to make yeast starters so I wasn't sure what I sure do in this case. Should I just make a starter...

I plan to go to the homebrew shop tomorrow to buy 3 or so batches. They crush the grains at the store and bag the fresh hops. I plan on doing one batch a week. What is the optimal way to store the grains and hops? Can the grains just be left out in the bag? Do the hops have to be put in the...

I finally took the plunge and decided to do my first extract/grain brew. I've done 4 coopers kits so far, they turned out ok, but I wanted a bigger challenge and thought now was a good time. It took a little longer than expected - 10pm to 2am, but I had a lot of fun and I am happy with how...

For my 3rd batch, I decided to go with the famous Apfelwein, especially since I wouldn't be the only one drinking it as well. I guess amidst the excitement, I misread my new kitchen scale and only put half the amount of sugar. 3 days in, I boiled some water, dissolved the other half, and added...

The starter kit I bought came with a 10 gallon pail with a lid, not airtight, and no space for an airlock. I know many winemakers do not use an airlock during the primary stage. I wasn't able to find an answer on this but did find most people using an airlock in the primary stage for beer. Will...

Just wanted to do a quick intro here. I found this site after googleing "brewing beer bubbling over". I'm on my first batch right now and was surprised to see the tons of foam bubbling over the airlock. I think all is well with it so far and I'm looking forward to bottling tomorrow most likely...