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So I have 6 batches under my belt now. All PM. My 4th, I recently bottled and had a sample of 4 days into bottle conditioning. Well, to my suprise, I tasted alcoholic bubblegum. Yup, it was nasty. Now I have read plenty of posts here about that off flavor, and I have already identified...

So today shall be a busy day indeed! Gotta rack SWMBO slayer to secondary, gotta bottle my Little Hoppy Monster IPA, then on to cooking another APA! Anyone else got some brewing planned for today?

Guess the title says it all. Just wanted to share my excitement with you guys. God what started as a hobby turned into a freaking obsession. What is a guy to do? Brew more beer, of course. Have a great weekend guys!

I was wondering if there was someone in the south atlanta area (fayetteville, newnan, peachtree city, etc) that is going to be making an all grain batch that I could sit in on as a tutorial, and get some hands on as well. I have been doing PM since I started, and feel I am ready to take it to...

OK...so I am going in the general direction of a PM recipe for Slayer...only I had to change it up a bit. 3lbs Wheat DME 3lbs Extra Light DME 8oz Crystal (German) 10L 8oz Flaked Wheat 4oz Caravienne 1oz Mt. Hood(aau - 5.2%) hops Wyeast 1762 Belgian Slap Pack So 2 questions: the...

I am actually in Newnan, about 20 minutes south of the airport...but I am often inside atl city limits. I would like to find out if there are any clubs in the area, hopefully close to me.

For getting me into this fine mess. SWMBO was really excited (note my sarcasm) when I mentioned purchasing the equipment necessary to get into AG brewing. She already gets pissy when I spent what free time we have brewing PM batches...I tried to explain to her that I was doing this for "us" :P...

OK, so I had my belgian ale in primary (og 1.065) in primary for a week. Transferred to secondary, been there for 3 weeks. In my impatience, every few days I take the stopper off the carboy and smell my progress. A few days ago, it smelled pretty damn good. Slight banana esters coming...

Due to my n00bishness, over just the couple batches I have done...I have learned one thing. The most important thing about brewing, from what I have gathered thus far. Patience is a virtue. No airlock action? Don't toss it...it is possibly fermenting. Too cloudy? It will settle. Still...

OK...I have only 3 batches under my belt...still very novice, I know. But every batch I have done has been partial mash, and they have all turned out pretty darn good. The process I feel I have a good grasp on, I just need to learn the patience aspect. Sanitation, I've got that down. I...

Ok, so I am on my second batch. If you guys read my 1st post, I had an issue with my 1st batch...ended up pitching baking yeast, but thankfully, it turned out fine. Now onto my latest issue... Cooked my dubbel, pitched yeast, threw it in primary. Initial gravity reading was 1.062...

Where to start....lets see, everything was going really well until I went to re-hydrate my yeast. It turns out that brewing while enjoying a few too many brews is not wise for one's first batch. Anyways, back to the story: So I am re-hydrating my yeast, and I go to add a little of the extract...