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Hey, all: Here's my first recipe built-from-scratch, my attempt at a Pale Stout. Curious to get some feedback, I'm planning to brew this weekend! Grains: 6 lbs. Maris Otter Pale Malt 1 lb. Flaked Barley (dampened and roasted until golden-brown) 1 lb. Dark Brown Sugar 1 lb. Crystal Malt...

I'm looking to make a Green Clover Stout recipe this year (was hoping to do it for St. Pat's day, but not looking likely), and one of the key ingredients is some fresh red clover (both flowers and leaves). Problem is, I don't know where to find something like this in bulk quantities. I know...

Hey, all: One thing I've always been worried about when bottling is the fear that I'm setting myself up with bottle bombs. Not sure why I'm worried - my beer tends to end up really lightly carbed. BUT! I'm looking to improve on that, and that means adding more priming sugar in the next batch...

Not sure if this belongs here or in the Beginner's forum, but here goes: I made a batch of Oatmeal Stout yesterday, and while a lot of things went wrong with the process, I'm not sure if this is something I should be worried about. I pitched about 5:00 last night, and when i woke up this...

Did my first all-grain brew yesterday, an Oatmeal Milk Stout. Having done a few extract brews, I wasn't prepared for the sheer volume involved with a 9-pound grain bill! I wasn't sure my stovetop setup was going to be able to handle it, but it seems the weak link was actually me! I tried...

Is aging cider in the fermenter better than aging it in the bottle? Or is there a significant difference? I've been looking around a bit, and the consensus seems to be that cider needs to age for a long time (months, in some cases) before drinking. But how long should I keep it in the...

Hey, all: So, I'm planning to do my first all-grain batch this weekend, and frankly I was unprepared with how much grain is involved. This is going to be a much more voluminous batch than my 3-gallon kettle can handle. SO, I'm going to pick up a 5-gallon kettle this week so at least I can do...

Started a new batch of cider yesterday, my first brew in about a year. It's my third go at a cider, but it's the first time I've used fresh cider instead of just buying a bunch of bottles of cider from the grocery store. A local nursery here in town does an annual Apple Festival, and they had...

Hey, all: I bottled my second batch of cider yesterday (5th brew altogether), and for the first time I tried using some priming sugar to give it some carbonation. I did a batch-priming process, following a recipe I found on here somewhere for a 1.5c sugar/1c water solution, then adding 1.25c of...

Decided after my earlier failed attempt at a Stout, that the next thing I wanted to try was a cider. Seemed like a simpler process, and I thought I could learn from the mistakes I made the first time. I bought a few gallons of bottled cider and a bottle of cranberry juice to give it a bit more...

I'm in the middle of my second attempt at homebrew, and my first try at using a carboy. What I'm trying to figure out is the best way to pull a sample from the carboy to check the gravity and taste of the cider that's in there. I tried using a part of an Easy-Wand (just the interior part, didn't...

My first ever batch of homebrewed beer, a stout, is quietly percolating in a bucket in my kitchen. I'm really happy with it so far, the process wasn't as involved or troublesome as I was afraid it would be. I'm worried, though, that I might have made a few mistakes that will make this a really...