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Well, been brewing for 5 years now, this is my second mold infection. Guess i didnt clean good enough!! :cross: So whats the consensus here: It still smells and taste's fine. maybe scoop the mold off the top and keg it? (i usually keg my beer) Note: i dont know wtf the pic ended up sideways...

So i made an orange cream ale. Zested about a softball size amount and put it in at the end of the boil. All if fine at this point. Aroma was awesome, just what i wanted. Tasted it once it cooled down before transferred to the fermenter, it tasted awesome. Everything fermented fine. Sat in...

So i have a cider. Its been under cold storage for about three weeks now. With minimal clearing happening. Only one inch from the top is clear, everything else is cloudy. Question is, can i add Pectic Enzyme while its under cold storage and will the enzyme have the same effect under cold...

So i have my 8th lager Ive done, lagering in my kegerator. Every one ive done so far, i get the sulfur smell while its fermenting, just like usual, and then go away usually after i condition it. i have also done a diacytl rest for all of them too. this batch was no different, except this...

So I bought Muntons Gold Berry Fruit Cider for the hell of it on my way out of the beer store to give it a try. When making cider, are you supposed to let ferment out completely or stop it prematurely to give a sweeter taste such as ciders like red apple ale or angry orchard? I dont know...

Trying to mimic a bear thats made with two and six row barley malt. What would be the equivalent in dry or liquid malt extracts? Seems im limited to the usual like Golden, Light (Pilsen), Wheat, Amber Munich etc.

So i made a batch of beer the other week. i ran out fermenters so i had to use a plastic carboy. starting gravity was 1.080 which was .020 higher than what the beer was intended. i believe this is because the regular fermenters i have are 7 gallons which give a little more for room for me to...

Making a clone of a particular Lager lets just say it sounds like Ling Ling. The website of the beer states they use Cluster and Cascade. After about an hour looking at all attempted recipes, most of the hop additions were, for example, Cascade for 60 min and cluster @ 15 min. Some used...

I started a lager on Sunday with a stable temp of about 54 deg F. Tuesday and Wednesday were slightly warmer in the garage and my ferment temp went up to 64 deg. Am i going to have any off flavors in the beer? Im not sure how high the temp is considered for a diacetyl rest. My last lager i did...

Could anyone point me in the right direction for a basic brew filter? Preferably one I use with the kegging equipment using the co2 as the propellant. Also one that is sold as a whole kit. Not a bunch of separate pieces I have to get. Thanks everyone.

As my per my usual #2 routine in the bathroom, i enjoy reading, especially beer magazines. I stumbled upon a Rolling Rock clone in there. Very informative and very specific on how to get the old rolling rock taste. Note: The first one is extract, the all grain is labled "All Grain" Just a few...

So i made a thread a while back about it a portable kegerator i made myself that so many of us have taken the time to build. This October is my 3rd annual Harvest Barb BQ that i host at my house with friends and family. Like every micro brewer, i decided to get myself a pumpkin ale beer kit...

Before i knew anything about this hurricane hitting, i just kegged a 5 gallon batch of beer, a Honey Kolsch to be precise. I have been worrying about the power going out so for the last 4 hours, pint after pint, i have been happily trying to consume every last drop. I am a little ashamed to...

Living on the east coast in Delaware, we are expecting a Category 2 hurricane tomorrow evening. I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to brew some beer. Who is with me? I recently posted a thread about what to do for a one year brewing anniversary. At walmart, i found a "berry...

So Sept.15th will be my one year mark of brewing. Thank you, thank you everyone. I have a few things in mind, but wanted to get you fellow brewers involved to see what everyone has done to celebrate.

Like everyone else, i have a spark of imagination for a good brew. However, doing some moderate searching via google i cannot find a brewing site that offers chamomile and hibiscus herbs for brewing. Could anyone lend a hand?

I have a honey Kölsch. It comes with 1lb of clover honey. i happen to have raw clover honey, which is the honey comb and everything. Im curious if i put the whole thing in and let it ferment the honey, if the wax would have a negative effect on the beer. Its not a huge deal, but im not...

So i made a blackberry wheat beer. I soaked the blackberries in some vodka before i put them in the fermenter. three weeks later there is an unpleasant sour odor. there is a dollar sized almost transparent film on the top. i assuming that what the mold looks like or a by product of the...

My B-Day was a few weeks ago and i got some northern brewer gift cards totaling $150. last night i decided to make a mass purchase of various things from beer ingeredients to T-Shirts. Among them i decided to grab a wort chiller as im tired of the ice and sink meathod. I knew all along that i...

I have a question on liquid wheat malt extract vs dry wheat malt extract. Would the dry usually be lighter in color than the liquid extract? Thanks peeps!