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Hello - I'm kind of new to water additions and am looking for some input on the water profile for an IPA. The water profile reported by the city is as follows. Averages 12 Ca 18 Mg 24.3 Na 41 Cl 49.4 S04 55 CaCO3 Ph 9.6 I plan on adding .5ml Lactic Acid to get the PH down...

Hello I'll be kegging a batch of cider this weekend, and I want to add maple syrup to it. I'm not looking for it to be overly sweet, though I'd like a litle maple aroma and taste to it. I plan on force carbonating, so the maple syrup wont be consumed by the leftover yeast. How much...

Hello - I just moved from MT to Austin TX and am in a complex... talking to the HOA members, I got the OK to use my burner and brew some beer out in the courtyard. Unfortunatley, there are no hoses out there for me to use (I asked). My current thoughts are to wheel the hot kettle in...

I'm sure there are similar threads... but its getting cold outside here and Montana. If you're like me, you have no option for shelter when doing 5+ gallon all-grain batches. Here are some lessons I learned last year. 1. Do your mash inside. The obvious being you won't lose your...

Original Thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/kettlehouse-cold-smoke-scotch-ale-recipe-259668/ Thought I'd give this another go since my first attempt... all the details for the commercial version are in the link above, right from Paul Roy (Kettlehouse Brewer). My first batch lacked the...

Hi, I've been doing ales for about 35 batches now, did may first lager with WLP833 German Bock. Made a large starter and fermented at 50 degrees. After 9 days I did a d-rest at about 63 degrees for 2.5 days. Tonight I put it in a keg for lagering and it tasted pretty bad, like what a...

Hello. I finally got lucky and found a mini fridge on craigslist without a freezer. Using a box cutter, I hacked off the door frame leaving the part that has the screw holes in it. The fridge fits two 3-gallon carboys pretty well, and should fit a 6-gallon Better Bottle if I can find an...

Hello, This is probably a pretty basic question and has probably been asked lots of times... though I can't seem to find a straight answer. My question is, how long do I need to let a keg sit at room temperature before taking it off C02 for storage? I have put the pressure up to the...

Hello, Today was the first time I've used liquid yeast, and unfortunately when I opened the vial approx. 1/2 of it came spewing out. Apparently I didn't open slow enough or something; possibly the altitude change? (Went from CA to MT, 4700 ft change). I have 3 options and I'm wondering...

Hello, I'm looking into getting a chest freezer to be a fermentation chamber. Summers in MT are HOT and I would also like to get into some lagers. I'm wondering what size of freezer people generally use for holding 2 - 3 6 gallon better bottles? I mainly plan on using it for ales unless I...

I'm am currently in the works of moving on to all-grain brewing. I've got a keggle, but have not used it yet. Previously I had used a wort chiller while doing extract/pm batches, and recently I moved into a place where water is not paid for by the landlord. I am looking into the No-Chill...

I am planning on brewing a chocolate cherry stout following the recipe from Midwest Supplies. We recommend brewing this batch once a year to have around for special occasions. Even light beer drinkers can appreciate a mug of this stout. The smooth sweet flavor will put you to bed like a glass...

While this is probably posted around, I have only found "It's OK to leave it in the carboy for a month..." Well here's my question: I have 2 kegs, 1 tapped and 1 carbonating (naturally), and I have a 3rd brew in the carboy. This Friday will be the start of week 5. My question is, how...

I just got my first kegging system yesterday and filled up the keg with my first batch of beer. I understand that the pressure reduces when the CO2 tank is cold. My question is, when I first connected the tank, the regulator showed about 825 or 850 PSI(?). After work, approximatly 4 hours...

So I just got my first kegging system. I was pressed on time and I missed the part in the directions that said to rinse with hot water because of caustic cleaner. I sanitized with Iodophor, and I am wondering is my batch ruined? Will it have an odd taste, or have any harmful side effects if...

This is my pale ale recipe. In fact, this is my 2nd batch of beer ever. My first batch was a brown ale kit so I don't know exactly what was in it. It turned out a little too sweet for me. What does everyone think about this recipe I did for a pale ale: 7 lb Ultra Light LME 2 lb Crystal...

This is my first batch of beer, and I put the wort into the fermentation bucket on Sunday. Temps were at approximatly 74 at this time. Yesterday morning (Monday) I noticed they were then at 80 or above. What I did was went and bought a rubber bucket and put the fermentation bucket in there...