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Last night, in my dream, I was bottling my 5gal IPA that is currently fermenting and somehow it only yielded about 8 bottles of beer. This forum is for drunken ramblings so I thought I would share. Has anybody else had similar scary dreams? This one seems mild, but it did make me wake up around...

I know this has been answered a million times, but I can't get the right results when searching. I've been force carbing (no shaking) at 36-38F with 12psi for 1 1/2 weeks now and have no real carbonation to speak of. I know this isn't long enough for a finished product but is long enough to show...

I just got back from Bass Pro Shops. They have a good setup for sale at $39.95. I used a gift certificate I had and ended up walking out with this beginner all-grain size pot for just $17! The pot alone, without burner, thermometer, and turkey holder thing was $50 (yes, sold at the same store...

Well, almost mine. I based it off of Volition (Partial) IPA in the recipes section, altering the carapils and some of the other specialty grains. I also reduced the 8.5lbs of DME to something affordable, 5lbs. Reduced hops down to 5oz of many varieties, etc. This is all irrelevant, I'm just...

The best deal ever! 2 pin lock Cornies, 10# CO2 tank with a regulator, and I guess what would be called a "Jockey" cooler. I dunno, it's a cooler with coiled copper and a tap that you fill with ice. I'm probably not going to use that unless there is some type of odd occasion where I need to have...

I bottled a Fat Tire clone (partial mash) from AHS last week and tried one last night. The flavor was disappointing and had some strong banana tastes. I did a search here and noticed it happens to wheat beers all the time, but I was wondering what my problem is? I have two things that I think...

My friend and I bottled some California Common a few weeks ago and didn't notice that some of the bottles we were using were twist offs. It was with a wing capper, not a bench capper. We were trying a few bottles tonight and it was the first time we noticed. The beers were both twist off with...

I have some local bars that I know the bartenders/proprietors fairly well. Two of them actually sell some good crafts! Every time I am at one of these establishments I see the bottles being thrown away, and I say to myself, "Self, you could do good things with those bottles, give them better...

So my 3rd batch is under way now, some probably lovely (never tried it) EdWort's Haus Pale Ale. My 5 gallon carboy is betraying me once again. My krausen is blowing off so hardcore that I am already down to 4.2ish gallons. This is my 2nd batch this has happened to. My question is, what should...

I have a good buddy of mine that has diabetes and I would like to brew something for him (he just had a kid, I'm sure he could use a few by now). Whenever we go out for beers he can only have one or two because of the sugars in them. So the question is, can I make a GOOD beer that wouldn't...

To start, I am a noob. I also want to try this beer that is supposed to be great for hop-heads. That aside, I put "Dude's" Pliny clone into BeerSmith (which I am really new at using) and converted it from AG to PG. I only have a mini-cooler that can do about 1.5gallons of water in it to do my...

A friend and I have just cracked open two of my first brews, Oktoberfests. Tasted them, and wouldn't ya know... they tasted pretty good! I had it in primary for about 10 days, and bottled for 10 days (impatience on both steps), but the FG was done when bottled. These taste maybe a little sweeter...

I am brewing AHS Fat Tire clone and am at 5 days since pitching. I had the volume pretty much to my stopper (5G better bottle) after pitching a 1L starter. The fermentation went nuts in about 12 hours after pitch, and after subsiding has left me with about 4.2 gallons (the rest was expelled into...

Hey all, first time brewer here! Looks like I have found the wealth of knowledge I will need in the coming years to step my brewing game up. Just one brew going right now, an Oktoberfest from my local store's recipe. Look for my noob questions everywhere on this board! :mug...