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I brewed my first lager on the 13th of Feb. this year (6 weeks ago today). It is a traditional bock, complete with double decoction mash. OG was 1.065. Estimated FG = 1.015. I did 14 days primary fermentation at 50F and then a 2 day d-rest at 58F before slowly lowering the temp down to ~37F...

Quick question. What would be the best way to dry-hop beer that is already kegged, without getting hops particles all in the beer? The Kolsch I brewed tastes way too malty/sweet and it could benifit from the hops. Thanks!

I haven't really seen many homebrew pictures on this forum, but I figured I'd post mine anyway. Beer can be a beautiful thing. This is my first AG brew; a hefeweizen. It turned out to be the best tasting hefe I have had. =) In many ways, it is thanks to this forum. I wish I could give...

I brewed my first hefeweizen on March 5th. I think the yeast's banana-like flavoring is a little overwhelming with this and was wondering if this will improve with time. Any advice from anyone? Recipe as follows: ************************************************************************ 5 lbs...

Hello, I'm sure this has already been covered, and I am sorry, I could not find it though... I am going to do my first kegging. I was wondering... With bottling, conditioning is used for carbonation and developing a better tasting beer. My brew has fermented in the primary for 1 week and 2...

Hello all, I am going to brew an Imperial Russian Stout this weekend and was wondering what the normal fermentation/conditioning cycle is for it. This is my 3rd brew and the darkest of them. Also, does "conditioning" mean it is still kept at fermentation temperatures...

Hi, I was wondering how important Ph is. I just checked and according to a 2004 water quality report (Still looking for a newer one) for my UD, the Ph in my tap water is about 7.2 to 7.4. I plan on brewing a hefeweizen soon. Does anyone buy bottles spring water for brewing? That seems like it...

Hi, For an AG hefeweizen, is the standard 155 F mash for 60 or 90 minutes good enough, or should there be a "protein" rest in there somewhere at a lower temp? I'm thinking about the protein in the wheat malt. Also, should I worry about the water mineral and Ph levels for hefeweizen mash...

Hello, I am planning on brewing an AG hefe-weizen within the next week. Since I have no experience doing so, I was wondering if I could get feedback on a recipe I found, or if any experienced brewers can recomend a good hefe-weizen recipe? This is the one I found that I am considering...

Hey all, I was wondering if anyone uses a special container for maintaining the exact (or rough) temperature you desire for fermentation? I keep my house at 75 F and didn't want to lower it, so I made a 2L x 2W x 3H feet fermentation chamber out of 3/4 inch insulated sheeting, doubled up to...

Hello, First time brewer here, in case you haven't seen my posts in the past week. I was just thinking of the procedures I did on brew day (last Sunday). I measured the OG in the fermenter after adding water (room temp water) to the wort. At this point, it was 87 degrees. According to my...

Hello, I haven't done an all-grain or even partial grain brew, yet. I am at the begining of planning it, though. My question is When you mash the grains, do you put all the grains together for the mash, or mash the grains seperately? Even if different grains are being used? ie: wheat and...

Newb question here... What does the number and the "L" mean in something like this: "2 pounds of Crystal 40L". Sry to ask, but I can't think of a good search term to find out myself. Thanks! - Bill

This is my frist brew, and I'm doing extract (syrup). I'm doing a bock style ale. I measured the OG of the wort before pitchign yeast and it was 1.040 SG. I understand that the higher this number, the more potential for alcohool volume. 1.040 seems a little low from what I have read and the...

Sorry for another noob question, but how high should a 12oz bottle be filled? Does there need to be room for CO2 to expand into while fermenting further? Will filling too full create too much pressure? Thanks. - Bill

Hello, This is my first post in thsi forum. I am new here as well as home brewing. I just started my first batch yesterday. 5 gallons of bock from malt extracts. The airlock was bubbling nicely this morning. =) My question is this: What is the easiest way to sterilize 52 bottles? I have a...

Hello, This is my first post. I am new to this forum as well as home brewing. I just started my first batch yesterday. 5 gallons of bock from malt extracts. The airlock was bubbling nicely this morning. =) My question is this: What is the easiest way to sterilize 52 bottles? I have a 21qt...