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I'm brewing my first barley wine this weekend - I'll be dry hopping as well as adding some oak chips to the secondary. I plan on leaving it on the oak for around 4 weeks and the dry hop for the last two weeks of that time prior to bottling. I have a couple of options, I'm not sure what's best...

I'm brewing up an IPA in the next couple of days and I have a couple of questions. I've made a few small starters in the past just to get the yeast active and ready to ferment. Today I went onto the calc on Mr Malty (http://www.mrmalty.com/calc/calc.html) and it's saying for my OG of 1.061, I...

So I'm headed out to the in-laws for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and my father-in-law and I are going to build a wort chiller. I've been weighing my options - and all seem to have their pros and cons. I thought I'd throw out my ideas and see what y'all thoguht. So....... without further...

Just opened my first IPA recipe and I'm really liking it. There are a couple of things I'd like to fine tune for my next crack at this recipe. I've been reading about FWH - the problem is, all the info I've seen on this so far is for AG brewers. I'm still doing extract brewing - but hope to...

I'm brewin' up a chrismas beer this weekend that calls for Safale S-04. This is the first time I've used dry yeast - I've always used a Wyeast smack pack to this point. Expected OG: 1.063 Expected FG: 1.016 I've got two questions: 1) do I need (or should I) prepare a starter? and 2) do I...

I'm brewing an IPA tomorrow... my second recipe I've put together by myself. I'd appreciate any feedback anyone wants to throw at me. Below is the recipe I'm going with: Fermentables Ingredient Amount % MCU When Carapils 0.50 lb 5.4 % 0.1 Steeped US Caramel 40L Malt 0.25 lb 2.7 % 2.0...

I just received my shipment of 5 lbs of hops. The question now is, where is the best place to keep these long term? They're vacuum sealed in standard hop packaging - should they go in the freezer? Fridge? Cool closet?

So I'm new to homebrewing - I've brewed about 4 or 5 extract recipes and I'm having a great time. The first 3 that I've bottled and started drinking have given me mixed results. The first (a steam beer) turned out cloud. Unfortunately, people (including me) don't like the taste of it. It...

I'm big into REALLY hoppy beers right now... so what better to brew than an imperial ipa. I'm new to homebrewing... and having a great time doing so. I thought I'd try my very own first recipe with this one and was hoping for a little feedback/critique. Below is the print out from Beer...