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Hey guys! A gotta beer, a pale ale using S-05, that's done fermenting but i won't have time to keg for a couple of weeks because i'm going out of town. As an experiment, what would happen if I "lager" this ale? I'm planning of lowering the temp to 35-40 and leave it there while I'm out. What...

Hi brewers! I need some help with kegging. I've kegged 4 beers so far and none have come out carbed right. Due to equipment limitations, once i keg a beer, i can only keep the keg at room temp (the only fridge i have, i use for fermentation temp control). With the keg at room temp (75 F...

Hey brewers! Last wedsnday I kegged for the third time (House Pale Ale v 3.0). The first 2 times everything went well and the beer was very drinkable. this time I poured the beer from the carboy to the Keg using my autosiphon; for some reason i didn't get the full 5 gallons, maybe i got...

.....and all I can say is that I didn't miss bottling at all! Began cleaning/ sanitizing at 8:30 PM and I was done by 9:15!!!! And I was able to play with my son during that time! If I had bottled, not even all the bottles would've been sanitized in 45 minutes!! This time, I "primed" the keg...

I'm gettin gready to keg for the first time and I'm thinking about force carbing. The problem is that I cannot have the keg in the minifridge and have it connected to my CO2 tank. My 2 options are to connecto the CO2 tank to the keg apply some pressure and leave it warm, or connect the CO2...

Hi all! I just received a jockey box win 2 taps installed in a cooler, 2 kegs, co2 tank, regulator and cold plate. I tested it puting some water in the kegs applying some pressure and didn't find leaks. I'm gettin ready to keg a pale ale that i brewed 3 weeks ago but i'm still unsure of...

i know this must have been asked before, but to be sincere i was lazy to use the search :o I just racked a pale ale that i had in primary for 2 weeks at about 65 F (60 F on my johnson control on a mini fridge). It finished with an FG of 1.012 as expected. Now my question is at what temp...

Hello Master Brewers! I'm planning on brewing an oatmeal stout tomorrow evening. I got the recipe form somewhere I don't remember :o and I need your help to determine if it is actually a good recipe or to see if i should adjust it. How about the hops? It only calls for 2 oz of bittering, no...

I undersand the need to keep the temperature beteween a certain range during primary fermentation and for the first time after 5 batches, I've managed to control the temp (62 to 68). How important is the temp during secondary (clearing) and after bottling? I ask this because i only have one...

Hello brewers! After 5 batches done with kits from AHS I'm ready to try a recipe for a pale ale. I found a recipe on the net and adjusted it just a bit. This is also going to be my first time using only DME and also the first time using dry yeast Here is the recipe that I'm going to try...

Well, after 4 somewhat succesful batches (the 4th was specially good) the 5th will have to be sent to the drain. It's been in the bottle for 3 weeks, and I opened the first one last night, it had a good color and a medium head but the taste was awful. I've heard some of you guys talk about a...

Hello brewers! I'm ready to purchase the ingredients necessary for my next 5 batches. I did a comparison of prices between some of the online vendors and the cheapest was morebeer.com (and I understand they have free shipping over $xx amount). I've never purchased from them before. What are...

Hey Brewers! I've been wanting to brew a Chocolate Orange Stout for a while (I love a dark chocolate with orage candy bar) but have been unable to find a recipe for this. I'm willing to experiment and I came up with the folowing recipe: Amount Item 7.00 lb Light Dry...

Has any of you fellow Homebrewers seen Rush on the Snake and Arrows tour? Or are you going to see them soon? I'll be at the Augusts 12th concert at San Antonio!!!!!! Can't hardly wait! Mawa

Hey Guys! I few years back (on my honeymoon actually) I went on a cruise and one of the stops was in Tallin, Estonia. In a restaurant there, I ask for a beer and the waiter tells me that they only have three beers: cinnamon, honey and herbs; all of the beers were brewed in the restaurant...

Hi Guys! I'm new to this wonderful hobby (5 batches so far) and still have many questions but the one that stands out right now is about bittering hops. Do bittering hops only give bitterness to the beer, or do they give some flavor or aroma? For example, this weekend I'm brewing an...

Finally my 4th batch is done! Bottled, and I'm drinking it! I made this batch (sam adams boston ale clone - AHS) way back in december and because of several trips this half year and a newborn I left the beer in primary for 5 weeks and in secondary for several months! I thought that because...

Hello homebewers! For one reason or another, mainly from being out of town and because of my 10 months old boy who keeps on going and going, I have not been able to bottle a Sameul Adams Boston Ale Clone (from AHS) that i brewed all the way back in december! I left it in primary for 4 long...

Hello Brewers! It's already spring and it's begining to get warm. Where I live (Monterrey, Mexico) we are already in the 80's and it will only get warmer/hotter until it hits the 90's-110's for the next 5 months. I would say that where I place my beer for the fermentation It should get to...

Hi guys! 4 weeks ago I bottled a Blonde Ale that i bought at Austin Homebrew. The brew day went along fine and I did't have any problems. I put it in primary and after 2 weeks transfered it to secondary. For one reason or another, the brew sat in secondary for 5 weeks when i finally had...