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I'm coming to the end of my second kegged brew and have noticed that both times the beer doesn't retain its head when I get down to the last third to quarter of the keg. The carbonation is fine, though the beer seems a little more watery and "listless" if that makes any sense. This current...

I'm putting together a 10 gallon all grain system. I have two kegs and a cooler I will use as the mash tun. The keg that will become the HLT has a sight glass and thermometer. I'm about to buy the fittings for the BK and wondering why I'd need a thermometer on that vessel since it's just for...

2 days ago I brewed a batch of pale ale using Wyeast 1056. The place I usually ferment in is being worked on, so I have my carboy in the basement wrapped in a towel to keep any light out. What I didn't realize is that the towel insulated the carboy, so the heat from the fermentation caused the...

Last night I made a starter with Wyeast 1028 London Ale. I did it as have had done the last two times, so no difference in technique. With the previous starters, which were both for Wyeast 3944 Belgian, the fermentation was quite active 18-24 hours later, with a thick layer of krausen...

i'm attempting jamil's wittebrew recipe with a full boil. how do i calculate how much volume the 7lbs of extract take up of the total 7 gallons?

i'll be bottling my second brew (a PM wit) later today, and i'm trying to decide what recipe to do next. being new to this, i don't have enough knowledge to look at a recipe and know whether i'd like it, or even be able to accomplish it. so i was wondering if any of you all might have some...

hey homebrewers! i've been lurking on the forum for a little while, gleaning what i can. i'm only on my second batch, but thanks to some really helpful threads here on HBT i went straight to a partial grain after my initial all extract brew. i have a carboy of what i hope will be a decent...