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I left out my gravity sample overnight in the kitchen and it started to ferment, I'm going to wait for it to finish and maybe brew something with it.

So I made a boo boo. A few batches ago, I used some bleach to clean and sterilize one of my corny kegs and lines. I rinsed well, but was unaware of how bad and how sensitive I am to the phenols produced by this (not to mention how bad that must have been for my SS corny). The affected tap has...

Hi All, Just wanted to run this by you: I'd like to use up a few lb of grain, and I've got various hops, a few yeasts on hand and I'm trying to decide what to do with them. I have: 4 lb wheat 2 lb vienna 1 lb munich 4-8 oz of various darker grains/crystal malts from a couple Kate the Great...

I was looking for a little insight as I begin delving into making cider. I bought 4 gallons of a locally pressed, pasteurized (but without preservatives) cider at Whole Foods. I made a starter with wyeast 4184 (sweet mead yeast) with DME. I pitched my starter at full krausen to the 4 gallons of...

So we are going to be having a cookout in August. Thus far we have the following that will be ready by the time the party comes in August. Graff (bottles) Marzen (bottles) Munich Helles (bottles) IPA (kegged) Premium American Lager (kegged) Any other recommendations? There will be...

Hey All, So I've been thinking of changing up my usual oatmeal stout recipe with some munich to give it a little more breadiness. I'm thinking: GRAINS: 6 lb pale malt 4 lb munich 1 lb flaked barley 1 lb flaked oats .5 lb RB .5 lb chocolate malt HOPS: .75 oz CTZ YEAST...

Was wondering, to get a crazy fast brew day (for those days you really don't have enough time to brew but do it anyways), could you hop burst an extract IPA using a 15-30 minute boil or is this a no no?

MALTS 4 lb 2-row 4 lb 6-row 1 lb flaked corn/maize 1 lb flaked rice HOPS 1 oz Hallertauer Mittlefrueh YEAST S-23 MASH 10 mins at 130 with 12.5 quarts 60 mins at 149 (add boiling water and stir like crazy until you reach 149-it helps to have two people for this mash)...

I am in the middle of one long, bad, poorly efficient, worst brew days ever. I went to a different LHBS the other day and I had no time to crush my grains (corona mill in the store) as I was on my way to work. I figured, "no problem, I'll go old school with a rolling pin..." bad idea. My...

MALTS 10 lb 2-row 0.75 lb crystal 60 4 oz RB (I would do 1-2 oz next time but it tastes great as is, just a little darker than I wanted) HOPS 0.75 oz Northern Brewer 8.5% AA for 23.15 IBU's YEAST S-04 properly rehydrated MASH 60 mins at 154 with 13.75 quarts water Sparge...

MALTS: 13 lb Belgian Pilsner 1 lb Carapils 1 lb Corn Sugar (15 minutes in the boil) HOPS: 0.5 oz Tettnang 5.7% 60 min (9.11 IBU) 1 oz Hallertauer 60 2.6 % min (8.31 IBU) 0.25 oz Tettnang 30 min (3.5 IBU) 0.5 oz Hallertauer 30 min (3.19 IBU) 0.25 oz Tettnang 10 min (1.65 IBU) 0.5 oz...

I brewed this up last minute before the Superbowl just because I could. It came out awesome! It was a bit harsh at first, but after a few weeks aging its really smoothed out. A buddy of mine said that it was the best IPA he's ever tasted. His dad said that if he was going out to a restaurant...

Hey all, I wanted to make a small 2.5 gallon test batch using citra and cascade to see how they meld. I've never used either hop- I know, I'm ashamed. I bought 1 oz of citra that I thought about using 0.5 oz for the 60 min addition, and 0.5 oz for a 5 or 10 minute addition and 2 oz of...

So I made a Kate the Great Clone a week and a half ago and made a partigyle schwarzbier from the second runnings. The OG was only 1.029 (preboil) so I boosted it with DME to bring it up to 1.048 (post-boil OG). The batch was only 3.5 gallons but I made a 2.5 Liter starter of Munich Lager...

Hey all, I have some witbier, Apfelwein, and Curieux clone in the keg/ bottles. I have a Kate the great RIS in the primary and a Partigyled amber lager in primary too. When it's all said and done I would like to fill the pipeline out with something a bit hoppier. What should I brew, a hoppy...

So a woman at work found out I brew and she told me her husband has been growing hops for a while. She dehydrated some and she told me she would give them to me. She brought in 2 bags, one had been properly dehydrated, one had dehydrated on the vine. The latter has a VERY fragrant citrus...

Hey all, I'm brewing another Kate the great RIS clone and thought about partigyling a schwarzbier with 2308 Munich lager yeast. Is this 1) a good idea and 2) is that a good lager for harvesting yeast since its dark? Thanks in advance!

So I recently have been unable to brew for about 5 months due to finances. It's a serious bummer. So I was wondering what the longest amount of time you've had between brew days and how you dealt with it.

So I have read about the importance of pure O2 for good yeast health and vigorous fermentation. I have also been reading about fermentation under pressure in a keg and the perceivable benefits from that, in particular- ease of transfer in an oxygen free environment from the time you pitch your...

Hey all, I have a clone of Curieux that has been in the kegerator for a month now and has not been carbing up. I've checked for possible leaks several times, I've bumped up the gas to 20 psi for 2 weeks - with minimal carbonation noted. So I turned it up to 30 psi for another week and will...