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I'm about to bottle a beer, and I stopped by a local co-op today to pick up some caps. The container had bags of "Oxygen absorbing" caps and "regular crown caps"...I've never seen bottlecaps with distinctions before, so I bought a bag of both to be safe. Can someone tell me what the difference...

Hi all- Haven't been on this site in forever! Had to take a hiatus from brewing for a while (college, what a drag right?). Anyways, I've always brewed pale ales and a couple brown ales, but I want to try Ed Wort's Bee Cave Hefe. I've never needed a blowoff tube, but I here hefe's can be a...

The other day I brewed an IPA up, and after sparging I achieved my desired pre-boil volume of 6.5 gal. I boiled for 60 minutes as usual, but unexpectedly came out wayyy below my usual 5.5 gal post-boil volume. I was all the way to just above 3 gallons! I added enough water to bring it up to...

Hi everyone. A while ago I posted an original IPA recipe which turned out to be pretty tasty, but I am looking to brew a revised version. Just looking for comments, ideas, opinions, etc. It may be a newbie question, but I'm particularly interested in getting some feedback about what temp I...

I recently brewed an IPA recipe that used Magnum hops for bittering, and Centennial and Cascade hops for flavor/aroma. However, I want to experiment a little bit with the recipe. I was considering bittering with Centennial. What flavors would this impart on the beer? Does anyone else have...

I've been on this site for about 7 months and haven't ever done my introduction. My name is Andrew and I live in the Albany area. I'm new to brewing, but have fallen in love with it. So far I've brewed three recipes, 1 extract Sam Adams Boston Ale clone, a partial mash Winter Ale, and an...

I am brewed my first AG batch a couple weeks ago, and a day or two ago added dry hops. I used pellets, and just tossed them in and let the wort have at them. However, I didn't bother to transfer to a secondary fermentation vessel, just threw them in the primary. Is this okay? I'll be sure to...

I have a beer lined up to brew next week. It dawned on me that I could ferment inside my house at 67 degrees (farenheit) for the first 10-14 days, and then move my fermenter out to my back porch which is cold because of winter, and finish fermenting at a temp closer to 36F. My thinking is that...

Alright, so I'm sampling Fuller's London Pride for the first time tonight as I relax in my dorm. I've heard great things about this beer. However, it is very different than I anticipated. Is it just me or are there hints of like prunes or currants or something "woody" in this beer? What...

Just about to brew this original recipe. Can't wait. Fleming’s Finest I.P.A. Batch Size: 5 Gallons Type: All Grain Target OG: 1.060 Boil Time: 60 Mins Anticipated Efficiency: 75% grains: 10.0 lbs Pale Ale Malt 1.0 lbs Vienna Malt 0.75 lbs Caramel 60 0.5 lbs Victory Malt...

This is a newbie question, but with my last two brews I have been very disappointed with the carbonation levels. My priming method simply consists of heating up water, mixing in my sugar, and pitching it directly into my bottling bucket with my fermented beer. I got this method out of a brief...

Alright so I just finished calculating an original IPA recipe that I will be brewing soon. In my head, I pictured myself using whole hops, but after poking around at my local hbs, I realized that they stock pellets way more than whole hops. I was wondering what the differences between pellets...

I am going to brew a new original IPA recipe soon, and I planned on using White Labs Nottingham Yeast, but my HBS is out. Now I think I am going to use California Ale Yeast. Thoughts? Any other suggestions?

I've come up with my own IPA recipe and I'm going to go purchase the ingredients Thursday. For the past week, I've been set on using American 2-Row pale malt as my base, but then tonight I've started to consider switching to Maris Otter. If I do that, should I change my quantities? This is my...

I was curious if any you guys had heard of any new interesting/crazy beers out there? It's always cool to see what brewers will come up with for fun. Just a thread for fun.

Just looking for some feedback on a recipe that I have developed and will try in about a month. Specifically, should I bitter with more Magnum hops than I have listed? Thanks! Batch Size: 5 Gallons Type: All Grain Target OG: 1.060 Boil Time: 60 Mins Anticipated Efficiency: 70%...

Hi All, In the past year or so I have fallen in love with the products from Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, NY, just 20 mins from my house. I was just wondering what other Belgian-American breweries there are that are worth trying. Thanks, and cheers!

Hey guys, so I am going to be attempting my frist AG batch in about a month. I have developed my own IPA recipe. I need some advice/affirmation as far as my mashing is concerned, but any and all advice is welcome for all parts of the recipe. And hey, if you think of a cool name, let me know...

Hey guys, So I am going to attempt my first All Grain batch in a about a month when I get home from college. I just ordered a Blichmann mash tun, can't wait to put it to good use! I just have one newbie question: If I want to mash about 13 lbs. of grain at 152F, what temp should I bring...

Hey guys, I am going to be brewing my first AG IPA in about a month. Naturally, I'm going for a sweet hop bill with this baby. However, I personally love IPA's that have noticeable malt character, and I wanted mine to have that as well, so that this thing doesnt really turn into a hop...