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Went to lhbs to pick up an ounce of hops. I asked the owner for something "different". First thing he suggested were Ahtanum. I have never brewed with these before, nor do I think I have had a commercial brew where they were dominant flavor. Now I only have an ounce, and I was binding of...

I am having a party at our lake tomorrow. I will have beer on draft via a Beermuncher style rolling kegerator. My question is this. I keep my tank/regulator in my fridge normally. I don't know if I will be able to fit it in the insulated area with 3 kegs. Will I have to readjust my...

Is it possible to show signs of oxidation in a batch after 3 weeks? I brewed an English special bitter for a party about 4 weeks ago. After a week on the gas it tasted great. Took a sample now, and it seems the color is a tiny bit darker, and the flavor is a little "different". I understand...

Just got the go ahead to brew the beer for my son's first birthday party. We are having the party lakeside, and I am making a low country boil for the food. There will be a mix of people there that drink the typical BMC and that drink good craft beer. I am slated to brewing two kegs. The...

I have a starter going of WLP007. I was planning on brewing a brown ale, but now am concerned that this yeast may attenuate too much for a brown. Would this yeast work well in a brown? If not, what would it be good for? I want a malt forward beer, but nothing big. if this is not good for a...

I just doughed in on a Terrapin Rye Pale Ale clone. My target temp was 154. I came in at 152.8. I just couldn't get any higher than that without making the mash too thin. The mash is scheduled for 90 min. Should I cut that down to prevent the beer from drying out too much, or do you think I...

I would like to transfer to a keg before fermentation is complete to carb naturally, instead of adding corn sugar or force carbing. I have never tried this before and am not sure when to transfer. Any ideas as to what the gravity should be when I transfer? This is a wit OG at 1.051, FG is...

Anyone ever heard of/used extra pale MO? I'm getting a sack of grain from a local brewery, and the head brewer recommended this as a sub for MO if looking for a little bit less malty profile than the MO provides. Anyone have any feedback?

I am looking to do a Pale Ale. This is one style I haven't gotten quite right yet. I am a little tired of drinking big malty beers, that's all I had this fall/winter. I want something with a decent malt backbone, but somewhat dry and a decent hop profile, but on the lighter side alcohol wise...

OK, I know this general question has been asked and covered already. I know the basic differences between American 2-Row and Maris Otter. My question is this though. I can get Munton's Maris Otter for $40 a sack and Briess 2-row for $35 a sack. The question .... is it worth the $5 savings??

I want to make an IPA, but I want it to be malty too. I haven't quite hit a recipe right where I've gotten a good IPA with a really nice malt backbone. I came up with this recipe ... think this will work well? Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 5.00 gal...

I have a corona style mill. I made the milling station in a bucket. My issue is that my cordless drill doesn't quite have enough juice to grind all the grains. Usually gives up on me with a pound or two left (this is using both batteries). I have an old corded black and decker drill, but...

I decided to brew BM's OktoberFAST ale. I know its late, but I just want it for the cold months, not necessarily October. So I went to the lhbs to get the ingredients I needed for this. All I needed was yeast and Aromatic malt. The guy I talked to talked me out of a lb of aromatic saying it...

I made a batch of cider the other day. 5 gallons of apple juice/cider, a lb of turbinado and about a half lb of honey. I pitched some notty (the "bad" lot). Fermentation took off in a few hours. It has been chugging along at 66 for 4 days now. Gravity is down from 1.059 to 1.026 last time I...

So I brewed a basic tripel a few months back, kegged half and bottled half in flip top bottles. I did both at the same time. The kegged batch I primed with corn sugar, the bottles I used coopers carb drops. I have drank a few bottles and it is really good. Started out a little cidery form...

I am looking in to purchasing a lb of hops. I was looking in to EKG and Fuggles, but couldn't decide between the two, because I had nothing to compare the flavors of each to. I ended up buying 1 ounce of each. My idea is to brew 2 small batches. Probably a mild, bitter with an american hop...

Ok, so my wife is 9 months pregnant. We have a 2 year old girl already, and she is carrying my first son. I brewed a triple to commemorate the occasion. Last week all I could think was ... Brewing will be tough for awhile. So last week I brewed a wit (my wife likes Belgian brews). Tonight...

How does this look for an American Brown?? BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com Recipe: American Brown Brewer: Lee Yacovett Asst Brewer: Style: American Brown Ale TYPE: All Grain Taste: (35.0) Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 5.00 gal...

I needed to get some yeast the other day, and wanted to try something I hadn't used before. After some discussion with the lhbs guys, I settled on WLP041 Pacific Ale Yeast. I searched on here for some recipes and critiques on the strain, but didn't find too much. What style should I make...

A few weeks ago I brewed up A batch of EdWort's Haus Pale Ale. Fermentation got too hot (80'ish) ... I couldn't get the temps under control. I ended up with a fruity ale. I will let it age for awhile and see what time does. So I figured time to get some control over my fermentation temps and...