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Not even sure what to search for on this. But I was wondering if it is possible measure the amount of fermentation left in the primary so you can bottle in time for it to carb.. On a BH tour I took, they mentioned that they "naturally carb" by putting the beer in a container before the...

Hey guys and gals looking for a few answers and suggestions. Yesterday I attempted my first real all grain brew. It has a very large grain bill. For 3 gal I had almost 9lbs of grains. I don't have a mash ton so my LHBS owner told me to put a spigot on a 5 gal bucket and mash in that. He...

Watching the Masters trying my first Chimay Blue. :ban:

Long story short, I am brewing a IPA the recipe called for 1/2 once of 3 different hops to be added at 15 minute intervals. By a calulation mistake I dumped in the entire 1/2 once at the beginning of the 60 minute boil. It calls for another .25 at flameout and a 10 day dry hopping. Any advice...

I made a Pale Ale but due to a rookie mistake didn't get any bittering. So now I have a very sweet beer. Is there a named beer that is a basically a Pale Ale without the bitterness? Thanks, :fro:

I bottled up a gallon or so of a Pale Ale about 2 weeks ago. It still has no carbonation. I put a measured amount of sugar solution in each bottle then siphoned in the beer. I have read around the site and have come to the conclusion that the beer may have been too cold when I bottled. It...

I have a Pale Ale that has been in the primary for 5 weeks. I want to bottle some but not all this week. Is it possible to siphon a gallon or so off the 5 gallons and not have any ill effects to the remaining 4 gallons? It is being stored in the garage and i don't think it is getting above 40...

I'm just starting to drink the Munton's Nut Brown. It is carbonated but the bubbles seems very big, if that makes sense. The head is almost like soap suds. Is this over carbonation? It was bottle carbed using dextrose. Thanks, :fro:

Yesterday I brewed a simple Drifter clone. It is my second batch that called for hops. The first time I just dumped them in, this time I decided to use a sock (cheese cloth). Well not knowing that they swell like they do I put them in a small space. during clean up I opened the sock and...

I have this Muntons Nut Brown that has been fermenting for 4 weeks now but I have a few questions before bottling. With wine the longer it stays in one vessel the better it is in the end. Is this also true for beer? Is "conditioning" part of the carbing process, or can conditioning happen...

During my last bacth I accidently used some twist off bottles, and of course they are not holding the carbination. How can I rebottle and recarb these. Thanks,

I ran a batch of Munton's Nut Brown last week. It was fermenting fine in the garage but then we had a cold snap and the temp dropped. Not sure what the actual temp in the garage was but it seems that all activity stopped. I moved it inside but nothing. I just took a reading and it is at...

I just thought I would share a nice find. I have a salt water tank and remembered seeing the buckets that the salt comes in for sale at one of the aquarium stores. I recently went in to get water flipped one over and found that the buckets are food grade. They sell the 5 gal for $1.99 with...

I just tasted the first bottle from my first batch. It is only a Mr. Beer Hef. I ran to get a feel for the process. It was just bottled bottled last week so it still has the banana smell and taste pretty green, but if it get's no better then this it's drinkable. I'm sure iv'e paid $8.00 or...

Well I got my first batch in bottles (10 to be exact). Since it was only a gallon it was easy to do. But I have a few questions. For those of you that have gone to a single vessel do you rack into another container to bottle to get the cake off the bottom? If you dissolve your priming...

I made a batch of Mr. Beer Weizenbier with a Hef yeast 2 weeks ago. I racked it into a 1 gallon bottle last week. Being a Hef. and such a small amount should I still wait 2 weeks for conditioning or can it go into bottles this week? Thanks :fro:

Yesterday I did my first batch will a full boil, malt extract and hops. Wife and kids were out and football was on, which made for a quite relaxing afternoon. I was really intrigued by the Blood Orange Hef. so I decided to run a half batch. Since gluten free is not an issue for me I used wheat...

Just wanted to stop by and say hello before I start picking your brains. Iv'e been lurking around for a few days. There is lots of good knowledge here and must say the hospitality and camaraderie on this forum is very refreshing. I also a grow a few bonsais and the people on those forums can...