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In the midst of transferring my 6.3% ABV porter into secondary..my Auto-Cyphen failed on me! :( So, in order to get the beer into the secondary carboy I ended up having to use the funnel and pour the beer from primary to secondary. This obviously introduced a ton of oxygen into the beer...

I would really like to try making a Prickly Pear flavored ale, but am running into some conflicts. I was thinking that I could just add the syrup (which has cane sugar) into secondary, but then I realized that that would be a fermentable sugar. So, then I was thinking that I could just...

I recently got the the ingrediants to make a Kolsch ale, including White Labs liquid Kolsch yeast. I just realized that you are supposed to lager this beer after a fairly cold fermentation. I think that the coldest that I can ferment this would be about 64 degrees. And I cannot lager it...

I have noticed that sometimes when i make strong ales (e.g. Imperial IPA) that comes to around 8% or 9% ABV, it seems that I get a much stronger taste of alcohol towards the bottom of the bottle. This is especially the case if it has been conditioning for longer than usual. Could it be that...

Hey guys, So, I am enjoying my favorite Winter warmer, Anderson Valley's Winter Solstice. I really enjoy the sweet (caramel or vanilla?) finish that i get with this ale. It is a different sweetness that simply a malty/ not hoppy beer. I would love to duplicate this smooth and sweet taste in...

Anyone know of any competitions in the Phoenix area for the summer time? They all seem to be around February - April.

I just made an IPA and used 9 lbs Malt Extract. I figured it would come out around 1.060 or higher. The O.G ended up being 1.052. That seems pretty low for 9lbs of extract. Anyone have any ideas why it would read so low? :confused:

I came home today (luckily at the time i did) to find my airlock full of wort and clogged. It was on a glass carboy. After switching it out and getting clogged again a couple times, I made a blow off tube. It looks like that is going to get clogged too. I have heard of people using foil. Is...

Every batch that i make (Partial mash) seems to have a strong bite to it. It's difficult to describe the taste, but it sort of over powers the beer. It is sharp (possible astringency), and it is the strongest down at the bottom were the yeast has settled in the bottle. Maybe it is the yeast...

I am going to be making a simple 5 gallon extract Pale Ale batch soon. I just got 6 lbs of malt extract. Now im thinking i went a little light and should have gotten 7 lbs or so. Would it work to just throw in a pound of light brown sugar with the malt during the boil in order to bring the...

So, Im thinking about doing the melted wax thing on my beer bottles for gifts for my family on the holidays. Is that just for corked bottles or can i use it on my capped bottles as well?? I just dont want to make them hard to open or something.

Looking to take some home with me for Thanksgiving to pass out to the fam. Anyone have any ideas? Pumpkin ales or otherwise?

Hey, I recently moved from San Diego to Phoenix. Trying to bring some of that San Diego Hoppiness out here. Going to school out here and brewin on the side. Any valley brewers in the house? PS- 'What Ale's Ya' is pretty sweet.

This is my Imperial IPA. It spent about 10 days in primary and now is dry hopping in secondary. I just started noticing these tiny white bubbles on the rings of the carboy. They also streak downward. They started appearing about two days into the dry hop. Any idea what this is? Infection...

So I sampled my first IPA today and it has distinct Belgian-style flavors. Kinda weird. I have an idea of why though... tell me what you think. I started off using a white labs English Ale yeast, but It was taking it's time to show any air lock action, so i re-pitched with a Safale (Dry)...

Having one bad batch, and the next possibly bad... i was trying to track down the source of my problem. I noticed on one of Revvy's blogs that he advised against using you bottling bucket for cleaning/sanitizing. I have done that a couple times now. How likely is it that i have scratched that...

I opened one of my beers early to test it out after one week in bottling. When i opened it, it foamed out the top. I only used a little over 3/4 cup of bottling sugar for a 5 gallon batch. Is there any other reason that this could happen?

I love IPA's and am going make my first one soon. The recipe that i will follow is: 9 pounds coopers light extract 1/2 lb. 40L Crystal 1/4 lb Carpils 1/2 lb. Victory 2oz. Centennial @60 min 2oz. Centennial @ 0 min 1 oz Centennial Dry hop I have 1 oz of Cascade in my fridge an i would...

I am dry hopping 2 oz. of Pellet hops in secondary. I have a nice layer on the top and bottom of the beer of fine hop material. What is the best way to avoid siphoning this when i go to bottle? Also..side question. Is it normal to get more airlock action once it has been in secondary for about...

I'm new to brewing and i love it. Got my second batch ever dry hopping as we speak. :tank: