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First time in a long time lol... I want to get back into making my own beer this fall. I've got a two year old now so I'm looking for ways to save time. I found an online shop called Great Fermentations that offers grain bills milled to order (Beer Brewing Grains) Does anyone have any...

I've got this recipe that I really enjoy and I would like to make a gluten-free version. I realize that a straight-up conversion may not be possible, but I would be satified with an approximation. I suppose that I need some more education on gluten-free brewing first. From what I've gathered...

Papazian's The Complete Joy of Home Brewing provides a formula for speise (gyle) that assumes a priming rate of 3/4 cup of corn sugar per 5 gallons. Snyder's The Brewmaster's Bible provides a table which assumes a five gallon batch. Neither source takes into account the residual carbonation from...

Beer Smith tells me that the potential for Maple Syrup is 1.030, and that its dry yield fine grain is 65.20%. However, I doubt these values because Beer Smith doesn't make any distinction between the different grades of maple syrup. I have some grade A dark amber that I'd like to add to a...

Man, it's been a while since I've posted anything about beer. It's good to be back. Anyway, I was unemployed for five months (not long by some measures, but long enough) and just started work at a new company. SWMBO and I want to brew something in celebration of my employment, but I'm having...

One of my co-workers just gave me a mini-fridge intended for an RV, camper, or truck. The previous owner of his house left it in the basement. We have no idea if it works, but with a little bit of modification, I was able to get my fermentation vessels to fit inside. Anyway, now I have a fridge...

I am looking for a mini-fridge that can hold my fermentation vessels without too much modification. I use large carboys and True-Brew buckets with air locks. I have no intention of doing a kegorator conversion. Will anyone provide a recommendation besides the Sanyo 4912? I'll update this post...

I am in search of an invitation to either or both of the sites mentioned in the title. I don't have much to offer in return except that I will be happy to share some of my next batch, which will probably be a pomegranate wheat, kind of like Saranac's. I will also take other reasonable...

My brewing capacity is currently limited to 5 gallon batches. How do I convert a recipe that calls for a larger batch? Do I just half the ingredient list? What about boil time?

Last night I went to my HBS to buy ingredients for a Haus Pale Ale. The HBS guy, Zok, suggested that I put the Vienna in the oven at about 270 degrees F until it crackles a little bit, then crack the grain and mash as normal. He says that he does this whenever he uses Vienna and it adds a nice...

I've got a two piece airlock on my primary fermenter which contains an American Pale Ale. I'm about eight days in. Fermentation is slow. There is krausen (I had to pull out the airlock and peek since I use plastic buckets), but what is really interesting me is that there seems to be negative...

I heard a few weeks ago that New Haven had a brewery which closed in 1977 know as The Hull Brewing Company. I thought that was pretty cool since I am from West Haven, but I am sad that it doesn't exist anymore. I am wondering if anyone has any records of the company; hopefully some that would...

I'd like to make a beer that tastes like steak. Yum.

This may seem like a nonsense question, so I am putting it in the Beginner Forum. Has anyone ever thought of or tried carbinating their beer with dry ice? My girlfriend works in a laboratory and has access to dry ice, and we've sucessfully carbinated pure water and iced tea. I noticed that as...

Hi everyone, I can't remember exactly how the idea got into my head, but I am very tempted to try homebrewing for the first time after the end of the semester. I hope everything goes well and I am sure that the forum will be a great help to me. Idealy, I'd like to have made something ok to...