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I wanted to make a Pumpkin Ale. This is the all-grain recipe I wanted to try. Let me know if you see anything fundamentally wrong with it. Comments/Criticism welcome. Batch size: 5.0 gallons General Info Original Gravity 1.068 (1.061 to 1.071) Final Gravity 1.023 (1.020 to 1.024)...

So I took a little hiatus from brewing and am excited to finally be getting back into it. I used to just brew mini-mash in my kitchen on the stovetop in a 5 gal pot but want to expand my horizons. I will be brewing 5 gal AG batches, and would be interested to know if the following would be a...

I made apfelwein the other day, and without thinking used a packet of dry yeast that had been sitting in my Arizona (very hot) garage for a month. After 24 hours I didn't notice any activity...and assumed I'd just killed it. Then I wake up this morning and notice something unusual. The...

I just got back from a month-long vacation and I found a packet of dry Montrachet Wine YEast that had been sitting in a brewing bucket in the garage (1 month old). I live in AZ and temps get up to 110 degrees so the garage could have been 120 or so. Would that kill the dry yeast? I just...

Im excited to do the following recipe, which according to the brewer is meant to produce 4.25 gallons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Grains 4.00 lbs. 2-Row Pale Malt 1.75 lb. Wheat Malt 1.00 lb. Flaked Wheat 1.00 lb. 6-Row Pale Malt 6.00 oz...

I have a batch of Edwort's Haus Ale in the primary. I am planning on kegging and then brewing another identical batch on the same day. Can I just pour the new batch right into the carboy that I just emptied in a keg? Somewhere I read to use a quart jar and not to pour directly onto the whole...

I was going to brew Edwort's Haus Pale Ale and have all of the ingredients, but somehow had a brainfart and got Willamette hops instead of Cascade. I know Cascade are the thing to use for American Pale Ales...but... Should I make another trip to the HBS? What will the flavor differences be?

Hey there, summer is approaching quickly here in AZ (it was upwards of 90 today). Please post your recipes for the lightest, most drinkable, most refreshing summer beer you've made. I'm looking for something that I can get in the glass relatively quickly and hopefully 5.0+ Abv. Cheers! :mug:

I have the option to get a hold of a sixth barrel keg (the person also called it a torpedo keg?). It looks kinda like the traditional 5 gal soda keg, and is supposed to hold 5.16 gallons. (See link) http://www.micromatic.com/images/articles/11/Kegs-new.jpg Will it be easy to fill for...

It has been in the primary for 14 days. There is still a layer of foam/bubbles at the top. I just took a gravity reading and in these 14 days it has dropped from 1.060 to 1.010. I was planning on bottling today but do not want bottle bombs :) Should I give it another day and take another...

The "Son of Fermentation Cooler" plans by Ken Schwartz are often talked about, but the PDF for those plans is no longer available on his website (his website appears to be gone). All the old discussions about the plans have links that are now broken. Anyone know of a good step by step or new...

CBBaron posted the following recipe which got some great feedback. Could anyone help me with a partial mash version? Thanks! "Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: S-04 Yeast Starter: no Batch Size (Gallons): 5.25 Original Gravity: 1.055 Final Gravity: 1.018 IBU: 36...

I have heard of Cranberry Wheat beers, and I have heard a good deal about pairing Cranberry with Witbiers for the purpose of making sauces...but can you make a Cranberry Witbier? I would like to atleast flavor part of my batch, but I didn't want ruin good beer if this will come out like garbage...