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I'm looking to make a beer for the warmer weather coming up. I was thinking something along the lines of New Belgium Shift. The problem is I can't find a clone recipe anywhere online. Does anyone have a clone recipe for Shift or a recipe for something along the same line?

I'm going to give dry hopping a go for my next batch and have a few questions. 1. The recipe says "dry hop Centennial hops 7 days." Does that mean add at seven days or leave for seven days? 2. When you dry hop with pellet hops what do you do about sanitizing them before dumping in the...

I tried this in the regional boards but only recieved three views so I'm going to give it a shot in the higher traffic area. Does anyone have any recommendations on where to get 10 lb CO2 tanks filled in the Raleigh area? So far I've found $30 and up for 10 lb filling. I've also tried...

Does anyone know the best place to get 10 lb CO2 tanks filled in the Raleigh area? I'm looking somewhere with a good price that doesn't screw you over and not fill the tank correctly.

I'm considering buying a conical fermentor and using a heat stick to boil in the fermentor so I don't have to worry with any transfers. What I would like to know is if I go with regular fittings instead of tri clamps will they get hot enough to kill the nasties? Obviously everything would be...

I'm brewing an all grain Fat Tire clone today and can't find any info on carb levels. What is the recommended carb level for this beer? Also does anyone have any good references for beer style carb levels? I've heard their included in beersmith but I can't find anything. Thanks for the help.

Anyone used one of these? And how would they work for brewing? It mentions brewing and has is adjustable. Grinder

I've brewed a Belgian Golden Strong Ale a few months ago and I'm ready to bottle it. The recommended carb level for the recipe was 4 volumes. I'm currently using Sierra Nevada bottles to put all my beer in. I've only carbed up to about 2.5 volumes in these bottles. Will they hold the...

I'm planning on brewing a Belgian Golden Strong with Wyeast 1388. I'm currently working on my starter and have some questions. I made a normal 1L starter Tuesday. Since my OG target is 1.088 and Mr. Malty suggests a roughly 2L starter what should I go with for my second step? I have plenty...

I brewed my pumpkin ale about a month ago and I am in the process of cold crashing it now. My question is in Beersmith they have the function that lets you account for the amount of CO2 dissolved when you bottle. The beer was just sitting out after primary was completed at about 75 degrees...

Brewed my second all grain batch last night and overshot the OG a little. I was .002 under the target gravity and a gallon short pre-boil. When I finished the boil I had a gravity of 1.070 when I was shooting for 1.056. I was also 1/2 gallon below my target volume. My first all grain batch...

I'm currently using a wing capper and have had no problems. What are the advantages of using a bench capper over the wing style?

I have a honey cream ale in primary since 6/30. There was roughly one lb of honey added to the end of the boil. The OG was 1.053 and it is still bubbling away. I took a reading on 7/13 and it was 1.016. Today it was 1.011. The ferm temp was held to 64 degrees until this Sunday, I moved it...

How is everyone storing their bottles? Right now I'm putting the filled and capped bottles back in the cases I got them in. These cases are sitting in a back room that is used for storage. This method works really well for storage and keeping light from reaching the bottles but I'm still a...

I ordered all my grain bill and yeast from an online retailer earlier this week and it is scheduled to be delivered Friday. The yeast is a WYeast smack pack. The kicker is I will be out of town Thursday night until Sunday morning. The temps for Friday and Saturday are predicted to be 90-92...

I'm in the process of getting everything set up for my first AG batch in the next week or two. I plan on making the "Your WIT-ness" Belgian wit beer. I've been reading up on the process of mashing but want to ask a few questions to make sure I have the process down before I get started. For...

Before I do something I'm not supposed to and have all sorts of weird flavors in my beer, what kind of care and maintenance should I be doing on my copper IC?

I'm in the process of making my MLT so I can start AG brewing and had a question regarding the tubing. What grade tubing do I need? Will regular vinyl tubing from the store work or am I going to need high temp tubing?

Since I now have a temp controlled fermenter I was thinking of trying to cold crash my current batch. It is an ale that will have been in primary for a week on 6/20. I normally like to leave them in primary for about two weeks before I go to bottles. I will be checking the gravity to make...

I'm planning on brewing this beer soon and have a few questions for those who have done it before. I have only been doing extract brews so far and would like some help converting this. I am currently going through the 39 page pdf document I found on this site about converting all grain to...