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So I just finished my 3rd brew.. it was a wheat extract kit with specialty grains and LME. The OG was supposed to be 1.051 but when I took the reading it was 1.058.. almost 1.060. I have never (in my previous 2 brews) missed my OG by that much. That is alot. I followed instructions to a tee...

I have my Belgian Wit in primary right now and the FG has been 1.014 for two days in a row now )suggested FG is 1.012). It has been in primary for a total of 23 days so far. I leave tomorrow for an extended period of time and want to get this beer into bottles tonight. If I bottle tonight...

... If my beer reaches its FG (as per the instructions) do I still need to check it for 3 days as suggested? Im only guess that if it reaches its FG then its done and that the who "check it 3 days in a row to make sure its done" rule only applys to beer that has not quite reached its FG. Am I...

I plan on making an apple raspberry cider soon and wanted to know if it would be okay to add a pound or so of fresh raspberries to my carboy, add the ingredients and then pitch the yeast. I dont see a problem with this.. am I right?

So I have opened 2 bottles of my first ever brew (extract kit. Amber ale)..the first one a week in the bottles and yesterday was 2 weeks in bottles and I was disappointed with the head. The head was weird. It was frothy, if that makes an sense. The carbanation was fine, just the head was like...

I have a belgian white in primary right now. Its an extract kit with specialty grains and white labs begian white yeast WLP400 .. I posted a few days ago about some krausen thats still floating on top and has yet to fall completly.. everyone said it would fall, just give it time. So today I took...

I live in Santa Rosa, Ca and can get the elder at the store right by my house. I REALLLLLY want to try a carmel vanilla cream ale and am looking to trade someone a PTE for a CVCA... If you have a CVCA, let me know and we can set up a trade. Brian

I have a Belgian White in primary right now,its been 11 days and I just opened the lip to toss in some orange zest and noticed that there is still about a 1/2 inch layer our nasty, smelly krausen on top. I can see along the sides of the bucket that the krausen was about 3 inches higher and has...

I really want to try a Carmel Vanilla Cream Ale before I go ahead and brew up 5 gallons of it.. If anyone has some bottled out there and is willing to trade for Pliny The Elder let me know.. I live in the city where Russian River Brewing Co. is so I can get it at the store right down the street...

I have had a Belgian Wit in primary for ten days now... yesterday I zested an orange and added it to the primary bucket. There was alot of krausen still on top so the zest just rested on top of it, I figure the zest will fall when the krausen does. Will adding the zest at the time I did be...

SO I have a 22 oz Pliny The Elder in my fridge right now.. taking up space. I bought 2 of them the other day, tried one and didnt care for it so I wont be drinking the other. I have friends who drik beer but they are not fans of the elders either so it seems like I cant get rid of it. I was...

I had posted a few weeks ago about several questions I had on a raspberry wheat I plan on doing this weekend. After several great tips and advice from you guys I had made up my mind to use the Oregon Fruit Products in my secondary. I went to the store today and bought four 15 oz cans. I checked...

So my beer is ready to bottle but over the last few days when checking my FG I have noticed small white circle shaped things floating on top of the beer.There is not a TON of them but there is some.. the amount has not changed over the few days I checked it...? I did some research on infected...

So I am sitting in Northern California right now and its 65 deg... yea I know, it must be nice. It is. Anyways, this weather has made me think of something that, as a newbie, I need help answering. I understand that keeping fermentation tempatures on most beer is usually around 65-70 deg...

I have an Amber Ale kit in primary right now. Extract kit. Today is the 14th day in primary. Fermentation temp has been a steady 66-68 degrees. OG was right where it needed to be. So I have checked the FG 3 times in the last 4 days and all 3 readings have been the same.. 1.018, however, the...

So I had about 10 bottles that I wanted to get the labels off of.. I filled my sink with hot water and added a few drops of soap (dont ask why. I was not thinking). Anyways, I got the labels off just fine, but, do the bottles have a layer of soap film in them now that will ruin my beer when I...

So I have a Amber Ale in my primary right now. Pitched the yeast and took a hydo reading. Reading was right around 1.046 or so and it started fermentation as normal (so I read). Temp has been right around 66 degrees for the last several days. It has been 10 days since I pitched so I decided to...

I have two questions in regards to a raspberry ale I want to make for my girlfriend and her friends. First questions is- if I purchase a raspberry ale kit from AHB can I brew the kit as required except leave out the raspberry extract that comes with the kit and add fresh raspberries when I rack...

I just took off the lid to my fermenting bucket out of pure curiousity to see the progress. My beer has been fermenting for 7 days now. When I took off the lid I saw some stuff on the walls of the bucket but I also noticed a thin layer of stuff floating on the surface. Is this normal for the...

I have seen on several youtube videos that people need blow off tubes for there beer while its fermenting.. stuff coming out of the airlock, out of the sides of the lid, everywhere and even airlocks blowing off and hitting the ceiling. Can someone explain why this is happening? Are they...