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So I have a little problem. Brewing on thursday and wanted to get a nice heavy starter ready but realized im fresh out of malt extract but more corn sugar then I will ever know what to do with. Is there a commandment written somewhere that says not to use corn sugar for a starter? I thought I...

OK this is a two part question: 1) Brewing a lemongrass wheat beer from AHS this thursday. The bittering hops it came with were Spalt (5% aa) but I have a spare ounce of Cascade (5.6% aa) in my fridge. I was thinking of using the Cascade because I know it has a citrusy aroma profile which...

Just wanted to know if 1/2 lb. light LME would be enough for a 1L starter. Thanks. Joe

Just found out I cant brew tonight, I have to wait until next thursday but I have a Wyeast Activator ready to pop. Is it OK to stick it in the fridge then warm it up to room temp next thursday and use it? Thanks Joe

OK I'm really looking forward to brewing a porter this thursday may 18 but the only yeast I have handy is a 7g packet of Cooper's dry yeast. I just wanted to know what you guys think, if I should wait till I can get to the LHBS and get my hands on some Safale 56 (on Monday the soonest) or if I...

Hey so I was searching for a good porter recipe on recipator.com and I came across this one, it intrigued me with all the grains and adjuncts, just wanted to know if you guys think I if this sounds good as a first attempt at a porter. The guy makes it sound delicious. Anyway here is the link...

Street Car Named Desire style. I searched this forum and couldnt find any info on a stella artois clone. I really love this beer and just wanted to know if there was an extract/steep grains recipe out there for it. We are going to fool with my buddy's thermostat on his fridge in the basement...

I made about a 1L starter with WLP005 British Ale Yeast (for Harpoon IPA clone) and I am looking to brew tomorrow. I pitched the yeast into the starter at about 7 pm tonight (Wed.) and I just wanted to know if it would be ready to be pitched into my brew tomm night at about 12 midnight (roughly...

I have a recipe for a harpoon IPA clone that calls for 4 oz "toasted" 2 row barley. I got the 4 oz two row barley but how long at 350*F in the oven will qualify it as "toasted?" Thanks in advance fellas, cant wait to brew this beer... Joe

Brewing a Vanilla Weizen tomorrow afternoon and it only came with one vanilla bean to add to the secondary. I was looking for a fairly strong but not overpowering vanilla flavor to the brew. A bit more than the aroma/aftertaste the kit advertises. Should I just use another vanilla bean or...

Hey guys, I was just wondering something. On my second brew I used a Wyeast 1056 smack pack and I had a nice long fermentation. Bubbled strong for about a day or two (about 44 bpm) then slowly tapered off down to about 1 bpm over 8 days. My third brew however, I used WLP004 and made a starter...

I love me a good quality brew...but I also love me a nice cold 40 oz. malt iquor now and again to remind me of my days gettin boozed up in 9th grade behind Red Lobster. I dont know if these are lager recipes or not but I would be interested in trying to brew an Old E clone, haha. For shizzle...

This time I have quite a different situation. I used WLP004 with a 1000 mL 1.040 O.G. starter which I gave two days to multiply. I brewed and pitched yeast last wednesday afternoon (4/12). Here are the bpm readings from my log (all at 70*F): Day 1 - 64 bpm Day 2 - 16 bpm Day 3 - 2 bpm...

Ahhh the perils of bottling. I got a six of Rogue Red Ale and a six of Magic Hat IPA and I plan on using them to bottle. Last time I removed labels I just soaked the bottles in real hot water and scraped them off with my fingernails (not fun). I just wanted to know if anyone has a relatively...

I have used no rinse sanitizers like Easy Clean and B Brite since I started brewing (active ingredient is sodium carbonateperoxyhydrate in both I think). Its all fine that they are no rinse but they say to let air dry for 30 mins as most of the sanitizing happens during drying. But I also have...

Just wanted to know if there were any fellow, or former, rugby players on the board. Just seemed like a natural progression to go from rugby --> beer drinking --> beer brewing haha. Take it easy! Joe P.S. I played for Saint Joe's University Rugby Football Club and thats Saint Joe's in...

I will be brewing my Red Ale tomorrow and I had a quick question. I am a partial boil extract brewer and I usually do 2 -2.5 gallon boils. After I am done with the boil what temperature do I have to let the wort cool to before I add the wort to my primary on top of 3 cold gallons of spring...

Hey guys, my first summer brewing and, as it is my favorite season to enjoy beer (winter is 2nd), I was looking for some good recipes. I'm brewing the Vanilla Weizen from homebrewheaven soon but looking for some other good suggestions. Just wanted to know of some summer recipes everyone has...

This is the first time I will be using White Labs yeast (WLP004 Irish Red Ale Yeast) and I read that a starter is recommended. I'm making a starter using a pinch of yeast nutrient mix, 1/2 cup light DME, and 900 mL water. My question was whether I will need a blowoff tube. I have a 6.5 gallon...

So the GF goes to grad school up here in Boston and, being a New Yorker and bleeding Yankee pinstripes, I am sad to say that I have fallen in love with Harpoon IPA. Got nice and twisted on it tonight and couyldnt stop drinking it after the first. I am not particularly a hop head but the...