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I've been brewing for a few years and haven't had an infected batch yet. I did a low gravity (1.040 or so) mead which was fermented in a covered bucket with SA-05 and WLP720. It is down to 1.004. I'm seeing a pellicle of some kind on the mead's surface. Does anyone recognize what this might be?

A friend of mine brewed an agave Belgian dark strong that he wasn't able to get to ferment out. Rather than dump it, he gave about three gallons of it to me. I'd like to sour it, but I'm not sure which yeast would be best. I've tried searching and I swear I've seen information on the flavors the...

I don't think this is the best way to crush grain but I know I want my brewery to look like this:

I've been wanting to brew a second batch of berliner weisse, to compare to my first batch which used sour malt to produce the sour character. I picked up a packet of Wyeast 3191 from September of 2010 (didn't notice the date until I got home). Once I noticed how old it was I decided to make a...

Stats: OG: 1.057 Expected FG: 1.012 Expected ABV: 6% IBUs (Tinseth): 20.3 SRM: 14.5 Yeast: SafAle S-05 Grain bill: Marris Otter 10lb 8oz Caramunich 80 Acidulated Malt 4.00 oz Caramel 20L Malt 4.00 oz Caramel 40L Malt 4.00 oz Caramunich 120 3.00 oz Chocolate Malt (350L)...

So I found a local Craigslist post where a local homebrewer says he loves brewing, but doesn't love the cleanup (not that I blame him, but…). He's offering $15 an hour to do his cleanup. I'm considering it (two hours of cleaning == one batch of beer). So if someone was paying you to clean up...

So I finally hit up Russian River for the first time and had a sampler. Excellent beers, but my favorite was Sanctification. It's a 100% Brett version of Redemption (or so says the bartender). I'd love to make something similar; can anyone recommend where to start?

Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: WLP002 English Ale Yeast Starter: 1L Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 Original Gravity: 1.050 Final Gravity: 1.011 ABV: 5% IBU: 26 Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color: 38 SRM Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 35 days at 70°F Tasting Notes: This stout has a...

I'm wondering if anyone has tried something like this before: I'm looking at building a temperature-controlled water bath for homebrewing and cooking. I'd like to have a large capacity (mostly for homebrewing) and would like to keep my costs reasonably low. My goals will be to be able to...

So I recently switched to kegging from bottling and overall I love it. However, I've been noticing a reasonable amount of flavor variance as I go through kegs; it's a bit odd. On my ginger stout there would be days when the ginger was quite tasty and others where you wouldn't notice it at...

Ginger/Oatmeal Stout Type: All Grain Date: 3/7/2010 Batch Size: 5.5 gal Brewer: Duncan Boil Size: 6.5 gal Boil Time: 60 min Ingredients: Amount Item Type % or IBU 9.66 lb 2-row malt 70.7% 1 lb Flaked oats 7.3% 1 lb Pale Chocolate malt (350L) 7.3% .75 lb Victory malt 5.5% .75 lb Roasted...

I've been reading up on fast, low-gravity beers, and I've seen that the keys to a healthy fermentation are pitching a good starter and good temperature control. I've got a stout I started on Saturday; it's a 1.044 beer that I pitched a good starter to. Picked up right away, bubbled like mad...

Brewing up a batch of Ó Flannagáin Standard's stout. Mash tun is an Igloo Ice Cube cooler, using a turkey fryer burner + pot. Mash started about 4°F hot (158 rather than 154) but I was able to drop it pretty quickly with some cool water. Temp seems to be holding well. I think I mashed in...

I recently was given an all grain recipe for an interesting-sounding AG scotch ale. Since I don't have the gear for all-grain yet, I read up on converting recipes and thought I had a handle on it. The recommendations I saw were .6 lbs DME to each pound of base malt. To be sure I didn't mess...

So I was looking over kegorator/keezer setups, and was getting into the idea of force carbonation. So I decided to have a go at force carbonating soda; in a burst of insufficient thought, I grabbed a 20 lb CO2 canister, some tubing, a regulator, a carbonation cap, some hose clamps, and a...

Figured I'd stop by and introduce myself; I've been brewing for about eight months and I've done three batches so far; an IPA (Wasn't bitter enough since I forgot to dry hop), a Red Tail Ale clone (deemed "Unremarkable, like the beer it's based on" by tasters), and a honey porter (well-recieved...