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I forgot to add some maltodextrin to my spiced ale! I know its normally added during the boil. Could I add it in my 2ndary ? How long to boil ? Since its an extract brew, I was some more body, also want to do this since I have abt a liter to top up on my 2ndary.

I need to know how much priming a beer, using the 1/2tsp sugar per bottle, bumps the SG by. Reason I ask is because I have mead that sorta stuck, I think. I racked 2x, not the smartest thing to do, I know. Anyway the gravity sits at 1.006, and its carbonated. ( Because I sealed the container...

It would be pretty neat, if someone could help me with a small easy project. Its simple really, RE-MAKE some of wychwood breweries labels so we can call them our own. Being as lazy as I am, currently I dont have the software to design one myself. Id like the label to be circular shaped...

I was getting ready to prepare myself for another small batch of hobgoblin, then It hit me, why not just make a full size 5gallon batch. My boil volume is around 2gallons, but since im not mashing any grains do I really need a large boil volume ? The main question here is about hop...

Hi guys, been awhile since ive been on here...... I KNOW!! I was searching for idea's to make a stout, or porter, problem is I only have limited ingredients on hand right now, and brewery is closed for holidays...kind of sucks since I need more hobgoblin ingredients!! Ive got a lot of...

Im not sure if the water is safe to drink, there is a noticeable difference when drinking water in Bolton which is not to far, but far enough that their water supply is separate. Ive come to wonder, if my beer would be ALOT better brewing with this new found water. Dont get me wrong, the...

Hi guys, was in a chatty mood, was wondering what you all are into!! What is your all time favorite beer recipe that you cloned/copied ? And why ? I was also wondering if any of you made adjunct lagers, to impress your lawnmower beer drinking friends ?

The instruction say to ferment on the low end of the reccomended temperatures (21 - 27c), It also mentions it can ferment as low as 13c. Would it be beneficial if I could keep the temperatures as low as posssible but within range of 13c ? Could it possibly result in a poor product/off...

I recently found a gold mine of glass 1 gallon jugs. There was about 20 of them, I grabbed at least 8. I noticed later on that some had a label containing some kind of "acid", another bunch had labels but ripped/decayed away. I notice on the bottom of each jug is an etching of the number...

I just finished bottling one grenache wine, and an apple concentrate with honey added. They were both great at 1.000 or 1.002 sg, I bottled the apple stuff at this reading and it is now slightly carbbed and has an "off" taste to it. Not as good as it was before bottling. As for the wine, it...

Im intrested in making 2 small batches of these types of ales, one problem is my yeast situation, im not gonna be able to get a choice in the yeast I use. Another one is my limited knowledge in the names of grains, this store I go to only sells a few specialty malts but they do not have Crystal...

I just got my two specialty yeasts, RC 212 and 1122. Ive decided to go with Alicante and Ruby cabernet, mixed 1-1. I was given advice on when buying grapes, not to let them separate the skins and seeds, and crush into juice. The wine gets tannins from the skins/seeds, its better if you ferment...

I was brewing a beer that was intended to be mixed with 25L of water, and used all the malt on just 19-20L, and ive waiting 2days and the gravity wont go below 1.010, it might be at 1.008 but I cant guarantee. I tried twiling bubbles away, and all those hydrometer tricks but it seems the...

I went to my first brewery that sold grain, and was dissapointed that I wasnt able to follow a sinlge recipe that ive found! Ontop of it all they only brew with one strain of yeast, and they use that one strain for over 20 beers that they use. I honestly dont know how the hell they succeed using...

Hi guys, im going to buy some freshly crushed grapes and I dont want to use Lalvlin-ec 1118 just because the fact every store sells it, and it seems that yeast is for noobs. I am specially ordering yeast, and im thinkin of sticking with Lalvin company, but trying a different yeast. Im...

I cant wait for the apples to start going on sale from the orchards. So im going to do a test run and make a cyser from frozen concentrate or from concentrate apple juice. Any difference? Opinions ? I have seen lots of recipes using 100% juice, with no added water, and im abit concerned...

I live in GTA, and the price of grain makes me not even want to start PM or AG. I get coopers cans for 15$ each, and at 3-4$ per pound of grain an avg recipe calls for 10lbs each 5 gals, were talkin a price increase of 2x! I really wanto make beer the proper way, and get off malt extracts...

Hi all, been awhile since ive been on here!! I have a question on my 3month old mead ferment! Its been sitting in a plastic water jug now and been fermenting very slowly, ive gotten it down to 1.010 now I really want to get it out of the plastic jug since their not very good for anyone. I...

Ive been making a few different cans of coopers hopped malt extract, and ive noticed it smells identical to molasses!! If molasses is made from sugar cane/beet, it got me wondering... is coopers sellling molasses ? ? or malt extract ?! This might be stupid, but hey the mollasse scent is...

I wanted to do an AG, but I don't have a big enough pot. I have a 2gal, and a 4gal. First question is what to use as a screen ? I have several plastic colanders. My main concerns is finding a recipe, and tweaking its tastes to a beer of my likings. Ive been to the recipe area of the...