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Question for those of you out there that bottle your sours. Normally I just keg the sour and then clean and sanitize the auto-siphon, tubing, fermenter, etc. I do have a specific siphon & set of tubing that I use only for sours because I don't want to risk infecting the other beers I brew. I...

I keep reading about "White IPA" in the industry rags but have been given conflicting info. as to exactly what it is (hopped up witbier is what I hear the most). Has anyone has a chance to taste one and if so, what did you think. Also, if it is worth brewing, does anyone happen to have a...

From The Wall Street Journal: "The craft beer industry continues to enjoy considerable growth and U.S. mega-brewers are devoting more attention to a segment that still only owns just 7 percent of the entire beer market. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, MillerCoors President...

Man Survives on Frozen Beer after Getting Truck Stuck in Alaska Snowdrift for Three Days Updated: Monday, 05 Dec 2011, 11:20 AM CST Published : Monday, 05 Dec 2011, 11:20 AM CST (NewsCore) - A man was recovering Sunday after surviving nearly three days stuck in his pickup truck in an Alaskan...

I just kegged a Saison using Wyeast PC 3726 Farmhouse and have to say that this is an impressive strain. I am a Saison fanatic and have used the difficult Wyeast 3724 for the most part and the user friendly Wyeast 3711 on occasion also. I find that 3726 has the ease of use of 3711 combined...

I am a glutton for punishment - I am attempting to use 3724 once again and once again I am running into the SOS that I always do when using this yeast. If the end product was not as great as it is I would have ditched this yeast long ago. I had some washed yeast that worked much better but...

I brewed a Saison last Fri. with Wyeast 3724 Belgian Saison. Took off like a rocket Fri./Sat. but slowed to a crawl after that. I have the carboy in a water bath that is about 83' which is as high as the aquarium heater will go. I have tried to rouse the yeast a few times each day but there...

I used to use a hand crank on my Crankenstein mill to mill my grains but the ease of use/speed of using a drill was simply too appealing and I switched over to a DeWalt to assist in milling my grains prior to brewing. Everything else remained the same - mill gap setting, grains that I normally...

Looking for up to 6 Perlick faucets (the older ones). Montanaandy

I have a fair amount of Citra and Sorachi Ace that I want/need to use in a batch that will be an IPA/IIPA. Have the hop schedule/amount down as per other recipes that have used this combo. The recipes that I have come across normally use 2 Row and some low L Crystal but I am wondering/open to...

I am interested in those who have used this yeast (Wyeast Ringwold) before and how the yeast works compared to other strains. I used a smack pack that was manufactured at the end of Oct. 09 so it was about 3 months old but within the 6 month period that is the max recommended. For the...

I have a pack of Wyeast Ringwood Ale that I need to use and I am aiming to brew an oatmeal stout. Anyone used this to brew an oatmeal stout and what were your impressions (good, bad, indifferent). Wyeast mentions performing a diacetyl rest which I have never done before with an ale or stout...

Normally when brewing I just use a gravity feed to strike/sparge from my Rubbermaid HLT to MLT. I pre-heat both the HLT and the MLT with boiling water so that they will hold temp better. Today while I was brewing I decided to use the March Pump to move the strike/sparge water into the MLT...

I had a recipe that I brewed that called for 1 lb of Biscuit. I cranked off the 10 lbs of Marris without any trouble but when I went to mill the Biscuit I could hardly turn the crank. Is Biscuit supposed to be this difficult to mill? Are there any others (Victory, Munich) that are this tough...

I recently purchased a Crankandstein 320D 3 roller mill along with a Hitachi DS 18DFL 18V cordless with Lithium Ion batteries to power the mill. Tried them out this weekend and it was a disaster. The drill did not seem to have enough torque/power to turn the mill rollers. To make matters...

I have a new mill and I am going to brew my first AG batch with it later this week. I am wondering when those of you with a mill crush the grains? Do you take care of this the night before so that there is one less step on brew day or do you mill the grain just prior to brewing for purposes of...

I have a friend that is living in New Zealand and he can get NZ hops for me. What types would you all recommend and with what styles? Thanks, Montanaandy

I am going to brew Yooper's Cal. Common and it has an OG of 1.056 as per the recipe. So not a particularly high gravity beer. Using Wyeast 2112 lager yeast. I made a starter from 2 qts water and 1 cup of LME instead of 2 cups of LME (work related phone call when I was doing this messed things...

Just returned from Cabellas. Went to get vacuume seal bags and somehow also ended up with a 30 qt Bayou Classic Turkey Fryer reduced from $139 to $59 + a 30 qt SS pot reduced to $45 from $90. They have a number of different turkey fryers and pots (aluminum & SS) that are on sale. Don't know...

Looking for insight from anyone who has used Wyeast PacMan. I used PacMan to brew the Dead Guy Clone this weekend. I ordered this yeast since I cannot get it locally and it arrived partially frozen (wicked cold last week and this week in MT). I warmed it up in the fridge and pitched it to a...