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Just brewed a Pliny clone and I have a question regarding the starting gravity. There are over 7 oz. of hops in this sucker and the wort was so thick with hop goobers how in the heck are you supposed to take this reading? It just seems like it will be screwed by all the hop crud floating around...

I have a porter that has been bottle for over 2 weeks and is flat as can be. I know they can take longer, I have as stout that took a month and a half to get there. Basic question is that this beer sat in the primary for over 4 months. I rarely use a secondary, and the main reason is we just...

I have a 4 oz. bag of corn sugar. For 5 gallon batch I typically use the norm of 1 oz. per gallon. Can I mix 1 oz. of table sugar with the corn sugar to give me the 5 oz I need? Will it really effect anything in a negative way?

Did my first all grain yesterday. Yooper Pale was chosen. The pre-boil gravity wasn't even in the neighborhood. According to Beersmith it should have been 1.056...well I got 1.036. This was straight out of the boil pot after I stopped the sparge. Not sure if I needed to cool it first, not sure...

Am in process right NOW with my first all grain batch. Desired mash temp was 254 (beersmith). I hit 153. Is that close enough?? If you lose a degree or 2 in the 60 minutes is that okay?? If it is dropping can you add a little hot water to bring it up?? Sorry for all the questions. All grain...

Have been brewing extract for a couple years and have decided to make the leap to all-grain. Now I feel like a lost puppy. When I start reading posts I get system overload. Checked out Beersmith...can't figure it out. I don't consider myself as a dummy, but am worried I am in over my head. AM...

My son and I (my brew partner) have decided it may be time to make the jump to all grain brewing. Obviously we will need a mash tun. From threads here I have decided a 10G igloo or rubber maid is the way to go. My question concerns the bottom of the unit. I see some that just have the mesh tube...

Brewed an Imperial Rye PA about a week ago. Bubbled for about three days and then...nothing. I didn't do gravity reading (I know..I know). Seems like there was enough stuff for the yeast to eat that it should keep going. It is in my basement (about 67 degrees). I know I should RDWHAHB, but the...

Brewed a Scotch Wee Heavy and bottled 17 days ago. Very little to no carbonation as yet (get a ever so light pffft when opening). Anyone ever had this happen? :confused:

Whether to secondary or not is an endless topic. How necessary is it for an Imperial Stout. I will be brewing my Morebeer extract kit in the next few days, and would like some opinions on the need for a secondary.

Brewed a batch of Black IPA yesterday. The primary is in my basement right now. Been about 24 hrs and nothing going on yet. This doesn't concern me since I know it is still early,but I am a little concerned about the basement temperature. Its been fairly cool here in Michigan and my basement...

Am curious to know what would happen if you fermented an ale at a lower temp than the usual 65-70? I have a Black IPA kit and my basement this time of year is much cooler than in the summer. Probably in the 55-57 degree range. Not looking to find ways to make it warmer. Am more curious exactly...

Are there any web sites out there that will have calculators allowing you to get the recipe for a smaller batch. Most recipes are for 5 gallons and I want to do a barleywine and would only like to do three gallons. I will be doing extract. Might it be as simple as taking the recipe and reducing...

Am in the process of reading through Palmers book, and I notice he reccommends adding some of the extract in an extract brew near the end of the boil rather that at the start per most directions. Has anyone in here done this? How did it make it different?

Am thinking about doing a little tweaking with my next extract recipe. It will be a Brewers Best English Pale Ale. I thought I may try dry hopping.The kit says the IBUs are 30-33, so I figure addingsome additional hops might give it a little more hop kick. This is how I figure on doing it...

I am thinking of doing a Imperial Stout extract kit next brew:drunk:. I would like to tweak by adding coffee and molasses. I think I know how I will do the coffee (cold brew and add when I bottle. I am not sure when the best time to add molasses would be. Anyone else added molasses before? If...

Well I am trying to plan ahead for the coming winter but I have a dilemna. My basement like many others is where I keep my fermenting beer. Not a problem in summer wher the temp down there will run 65-70 degrees. But in the winter seeing how it is an unfinished basement the temp is much cooler...

Not sure if it is just the nature of the beer, but the Superior Strong Ale (Midwest) is not very carbonated. Been in the bottle for 3 weeks +. Yes I DID pur the sugar/water mix in the bottling bucket. Really not sure what could have happened. It tastes fine, just seems flatter than it should be...

Wanted to throw this info concerning my earlier post about my Hefeweizen having a sour taste to it. When I sample the beer I pour it into small glasses for tasting. The first pour is extrememly clear, the pour clouds up as I get to the end of the bottle(expected).It is darker in color that a...

Memorial day weekend I brewed my Hanks Hefeweizen from MW. I let it go three weeks in the primary. It has been close to three weeks now in the bottle and it doesn't taste much different than my test bottle did after 5 days. Sort of a sour taste.:( I do get a little pop when I open it so there is...