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Hey guys. I'm brewing a recipe that calls for 0.8 oz black barley and the lhbs told me black patent was the same thing. After doing some research it looks like this may have been a bad mistake. The recipe calls for 11 pounds of grain total (yoopers oatmeal stout). I'm half way through the...

Not sure what the cause of this is but I added priming sugar to a keg two weeks ago and it tastes a little fruity/sweet? I am unsure if this is the yeast that caused these flavors or if I am picking up on some of the priming sugar? I have not put this keg in the fridge yet but have been...

I've read that this can happen and I actually prefer the hops spread. How do I encourage these roots to throw out bines? I planted my hops in huge pots because my yards is like a swamp in the spring. Pictured root is growing out of the bottom of a 2 foot tall pot and is as thick as my thumb.

Anyone have any idea on a recipe for this beer? Here's a description from their Facebook page (that's the most info I can find) In honor of our adventurous friends at Sky Dive Inc., in Hastings, Michigan, we crafted a truly adventurous brew in SKY HIGH RYE. A west-coast-style pale ale...

This is probably a dumb question but is it possible to overuse insecticidal soap? I have a horrible problem with japanese beetles and have been spraying my hops (they are flowering currently) daily to try and get some handle over the situation. The bottle of Garden Safe says to spray weekly or...

Looking for something that uses both cascade and centennial hops since that's the majority of what's in my freezer. For grains I have 2 row, vienna, munich, crystal 60 and crystal 20. I'm leaning towards a IPA with an OG around 1.060-1.065. I have Yoopers house pale ale fermenting and a Two...

Last week I cultured some yeast from 3 bottles of Bell's, 2 were Oberon and 1 bottle was Two Hearted. The culture was small and it was stepped up one time before I refrigerated and stored in a jar. This past weekend I decided I would use this yeast on a Two Hearted clone I was making. I made...

I've run across a few different threads where it's been suggested to keep your hop rhizome from freezing if it's planted in a container and not directly in the ground. The usual suggestions I've read are to either plant the hop rhizome in the ground or move the planter inside the garage or...

I did not come up with this recipe but combined two I came across online and I'll be brewing this tomorrow........opinions, changes? Grain: 7 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. American Munich 8 oz. American crystal 120L 4 oz. Belgian CaraMunich 2 oz. Belgian Special B 1.5 lb. Flaked rye 1 lb...

not good either. It's STRONG, I suppose you could drink it if you don't mind drinking things like melted plastic or gasoline. The problem is I may have done more than one thing wrong and I'm not sure which resulted in the problem, though I have my suspicions. I did the BIAB in a cooler and...

Please help me make the best it can be. Two Hearted Ale is my favorite and I've found nothing that comes close...JMO. The kit instructions say to do the following (I have no reason to doubt these....IBU seems low?) Type: Extract Date: 3/26/2010 Batch Size: 5.00 gal Brewer: Ryan Boil...

So, for my first kit I brewed a brewers best IPA kit, here are the ingredients from a 2006 post.....I doubt they've changed? one lb. Crystal malt 60L 1/2 lb. Victory 2 oz N. Brewer(bittering) 1oz Cascade(finish) This stuff is BITTER, holy ****.....we're talking bitter, Hopslam is smooth...

Two Hearted Ale is by FAR my favorite beer. Clearly the next best thing for me would be a clone (IMO), the AHS clone has a White Labs California Ale yeast but lists Safale US-05 as a option. I have the Safale in the fridge, is there any benefit to the White Labs? I've read the comments on...

I'm not sure if this beer is finished or not and can't find a clear cut calculator to tell me. Here's the recipe: 7 lbs golden light liquid extract 2 lbs breiss golden light dry extract 12 ounces 60L crystal malt grain Hops, all Centennial, 1.75 ounces added at boil (60 min) 1.25...

Hey all, first post here but I've been doing plenty of reading on this site. I made a really bad mistake tonight after brewing my beer and I'd like some opinions. I'm not sure if the recipe in this case would make any difference or not but I'll provide that at the end of the post. While...