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1 lbs. American Caramel 60°L info 6 lbs. Muntons Dry Light info 1 lbs. Muntons Dry Wheat info 1.5 oz. Cascade (Dry Leaf, 7.0 %AA) boiled 60 min. info 1 oz. Cascade (Dry Leaf, 7.0 %AA) boiled 15 min. info 1 oz. Cascade (Dry Leaf, 7.0 %AA) boiled 5 min. info 1 oz Cascade (not included...

I just thought I would share with ya'll that I have brewed my first truly successful beer. It is my fourth batch, and it is an English IPA...the others came out OK, but this one really reminds me of a Summit IPA, full of Cascade hops aroma and flavor. If anyone wants the recipe, let me know.

So I just recently bottled an IPA batch (which tastes awesome btw) but had a quick question. I boiled 3/4 cup corn sugar in 2 cups of water ( per john palmer) and let it cool...i siphoned my beer into my bottling carboy and totally forgot to put the cooled water/sugar mix into the bottling...

Is it normal for the beer to have a bit of a harsh carbonation after a week in bottles? It smells great, and tastes great too...but the carbonation seems to be at a 'peak' right now or something. It is a nut brown ale with an FG around 1.013 or so. I primed with 3/4 cup corn sugar in 1 cup of...

Ok, yesterday I just bottled my first batch of beer, a Nut Brown Ale. I boiled 3/4 cup of corn sugar in 2 cups of water, let it cool, added to my bottling bucket, siphoned beer into that, then bottled. I tasted one of em just to see how it was, it was flat, but it tasted pretty f'ing good for...

Ok, for my 2nd batch of beer, I want something light, crisp, but with a good body. Here's what I'm thinking, tell me what you think (Honey Ale) 6# Wheat LME 1/2 # Honey Malt 15-20 L 2# Minnesota Clover Honey 1 oz Hersbrucker Hops (45 min) 1 oz Tettnang Hops (10 min) Safeale Ale S-04...

Ok, for my 2nd batch of beer, I want something light, crisp, but with a good body. Here's what I'm thinking, tell me what you think (Honey Ale) 6# Wheat LME 1/2 # Honey Malt 15-20 L 2# Minnesota Clover Honey 1 oz Hersbrucker Hops (45 min) 1 oz Tettnang Hops (10 min) Safeale Ale S-04...

hey guys, ive been having a heck of a time with yeast on my first brew...i accidently killed the dry yeast doing a starter, so i didnt have yeast to put in the wort...so my wort is in the primary, and i bought more dry yeast today. i pitched it directly in the wort about 1 hour ago, and gently...

My wort is currently in the primary (not beer yet because my yeast was dead, and I have to wait till Saturday to pitch it in there), but it looks good, it's a nut brown ale so its nice and dark. The smell, however, is overwhelmingly hoppy, can't smell any malt at all. Is this normal? I...

hey everyone, im currently boiling my brew right now (dont worry, no boilovers will happen, have a person on it right now)...the only problem, i tried to do a starter yeast, and i think i did it at a too high temperature, let it sit for like 20 min, and it did jack ****, so i knew it was...

Well everyone, I'm going to start my first brew tomorrow. It's a smooth nut brown ale kit I bought from midwestsupplies, and I'm getting pretty pumped to start. My friend is going to help me, he's bringing his portable dvd player so we can have somethin to watch during the boil :) wish me...

Hey everyone, I'm about to start my first brew soon and am soaking my carboys in a water/bleach solution to get any possible gunk on the inside off. I know a lot of people use the one step sanitation stuff, but I have bleach and was wondering if that was ok. I'm doin the 1 tablespoon/gallon...

I'm just curious how old everyone was when they started brewing their own beer...I'm 21 and I'll be making my first brew next week. No one in my family has done this, so I will be a first. Hopefully I'll start a family legacy/tradition here.

Ok I'm just curious on what you guys think...but I just bought a Nut Brown Ale kit for my first brew. The estimated final gravity on this is 1.012, and it came with 1 pound of dark brown sugar, so that will, I'm guessing, be a fermentable sugar and boost the alcohol a little? My question is...

Ok, I will be fermenting in a 5 gallon carboy with a blow off tube. First off, since I'm using a 5 gallon carboy, should the blow off tube be big enough to fit in the carboy itself? Because right now I have a cork with 3/8" tube fit through that...which do you reccomend? Also, as far as when...

I'm about to brew my first batch soon, and my carboy is used. I've gotten it as clean as I can, there is still a very small amount of junk inside, very small though. My question is, is that a problem? Once I sanitize the carboy will it be fine? Any info will be great...Thanks!

Ok, so I wanna get started on this soon, and someone gave me three 5 gallon carboys, so I want to use those for fermentation. Would it be ok if I put half a batch in one, and the other half in another?...because I dont wanna tone down the recipe to 4 gallons, and I wanna make-due with what I...

Hey everyone, another newbie here to poke fun at for all you pros out there :) I'm still in college, with a small apartment, but I really want to get started on this. I've read countless forums, looked at a lot of illustrated homebrew steps, and am reading "How to Brew" by John Palmer right...

Hey everyone, I'm new to this home brewing scene. I'm still in college, but am very interested in brewing my own beer. I was able to get ahold of three 5 gallon glass carboys that I intend to use. However, everyone reccomends using a 6.5 gallon for primary fermentation. Is there any way to...