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...Temp control during bottle conditioning? Would a beer that has fermented for about 3 weeks at a steady 65 degrees be much affected by spending a few weeks in a 65-75 degree environment to carb up? The temps are really only the ambient air temp so the bottles should change even less than...

So.. I have an idea but not too much experience. I want to brew a session style Black IPA (I would call it a /CDA but that would eliminate half the folks that might help!) but I want to put Rye in the mix. The goal is northwest hop-tastic with some roast notes but also some rye spice in...

I have some Isinglass. Can someone who uses it give me the down and dirty on how to best utilize it. I read what I could find about this wonderful sounding fish byproduct but I still don't feel like I know exactly how to use it. Any help would be appreciated. 3rd post in a row! Yeah it is a...

Can improper or incomplete sanitation impart weird or bad flavors? Or is it more of an, infected or not kinda thing? Just trying to clean up my beers that all seem to have a slightly raw flavor in them. THis is my second post of the day and I still have one more question! Dan

Whoah, Am I supposed to be crushing my caramel and or roasted malts in my extract brews? Cause I haven't been...

Hello brewers, So I am steadily plugging along brewing away and getting better and better with every batch. I am also acquiring more and more "essential" equipment. Two new improvements I am going to make on my next brew day are, whirlpooling and then siphoning the wort instead of just...

Hello and thanks for all the help so far fellas, I seem to be basically making one improvement to my brewing technique per batch it seems. I am now going to start cold crashing my brew but I have a few quick questions: Is cold crashing more for clarity or does it make for a "cleaner"...

The first thing I thought of this morning was, "Brew Day!" So I posted a quick out line of my recipe for any last minute critiques and feedback before I started as this is my second time putting one together. Too bad I posted it under Sanitation! Not too many hits there as you can imagine...

So, here is what I am going to put in the pot today: 3LBs Wheat DME and 3Lbs of Pilsen DME. and steep 1/2 Lb Crystal 40L I am going to use Cascade hops and maybe some N. Brewer to hop to the low end of the APA style. This is supposed to be a summer brew. Now, I searched and couldn't...

So, I am brewing a stout right now and I have an English pale ale bottle conditioning too. That is beside the point though-I made my first good beer! It was an Irish red that Forrest from Austin Homebrew gave me the recipe for. I accidentally doubled the 120 but it tastes good. In no way...

So... I went to buy supplies to make a dry stout. They did not have the grains I was looking for so I bought some stuff and I was wondering if someone could suggest a recipe I could make from what I have. Even a starting point would be greatly appreciated as this is going to be my first time...

Hello, I there any way to make an all extract dry Irish stout? I looked around in the recipes and I am actually looking for something dirt-simple. This will be my 1st stout and my second beer (discounting the two utter failures early on). Any never-fail recommendations out there? First post...

Hello, I am new here (obviously) and I just wanted to say hi and that I like this site already. I have made beer successfully-ish one time and failed twice. I have also made some pretty foul wine. But, I have been drinking my first beer for a few weeks now and I am encouraged. It was an ale I...