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I am going to submit a beer for the first time to a competition and I have no idea what category, per the 2008 BJCP Style guidelines, to submit it in. I think it should go into the category 23A Specialty, but before I do that broad category, I want to make sure it does not fit somewhere else...

I made a 10 cup starter of American ale yeast 24 hours ago for I brew I was planning for tomorrow. Plans have changed and I can no longer brew as planned. I don't want to dump the yeast as that's a waste. If I want to save it, can I decant off the wort and save the yeast on the bottom of the...

2 gallon batch - 2 gallons cider from the store 3/4 pound light brown sugar 1 pound fresh blackberries primary Camden and pectic enzyme in primary for 24 hours Pitch rehydrated yeast (EC-1118) Fully ferment than transfer to secondary (i figure about 2-3 weeks) Add potassium sorbate to...

I have been reading up on yeast starters and cell counts, and I have found some great info, but not exactly what I am looking for. My question is this : I have one pack of Wyeast Ringwood Ale yeast on one pack Wyeast American Ale yeast. I am making 10 gallons of chocolate porter and would...

I have been kegging for about a year now. I want to bring a keg of ipa with me on a weekend get away for memorial weekend. I plan on carbing the keg at room temp then transporting it and cooling the keg on sight. I have never legged at room temp before. I think 28 psi is right but if anyone has...

I would like some feed back on a reciepe idea. Last year I made a honey wheat with dry wheat yeast. This year I was thinking about using sorachi ace hops in stead of the fuggle and saaz from last year. The recipe was as follows : 5 gallon batch 8 pounds dry wheat extract 5 pounds honey. 2...

Here is the situation. I just finished building the collar on my keezer last Friday. I was using picnic taps on the inside of the chest freezer before. I had one keg ready to go, so I hooked up the beer line to the tap right after installing the collar. The tap is perlick 525. The tap is...

I kegged my first batch last night, 10 gal of hefeweizen! I cleaned and then sanitized my kegs with Star San. After using the cleaner, I filled the keg with 2.5 gal of water and 1/2 oz Star San. I shook for like 30 seconds, let it sit of a min, then shook again. I then pressurized and using...

I will be kegging my first batch of homebrew over the weekend. There is tons of great information on this forum regarding the kegging process. One suggestion I have seen pop up several times is to chill the keg prior to filling it with homebrew. My question is this: when do you sanitize the...

After 7 years of bottling my homebrew, I got the okay from SWMBO to build my kegerator. I have been researching all things to do with kegging now for a few weeks, but I have been unable to locate information on storing a keg. I brew 10 gallon batches, so I will get 2 kegs out of each brew. I...

For the upcoming Memorial weekend, my friend and I want to brew a beer that complement a BBQ of burgers, brats, and smoked meat (pork shoulder and ribs). Just looking for people's opinions here. Do you think a smoked porter (which I have made before), IPA, hefeweizen, or do you have another...

I transferred my x-mas wheat to the secondary fermentor on Saturday. In the primary, the fermentation was normal; it started after about 24 hours, when for 5 or 6 days, then I let it sit for 7 days with no activity. I don’t usually use a secondary, but I used several ounces of spices in the...

I thought it would be interesting to find out why and when people on HBT started brewing. I am sure there have got to be many good stories out there. I started brewing 7 years ago when I was 20 after losing my doctored ID in college. My friend and I flipped on the TV when I got home from...

I am looking for some direction. I am brewing a Winter Wheat Ale tomorrow and would like some feedback on the recipe. I will be using 6 pounds wheat DME, and 1 pound 2 row malt (steeped for 30 min at 150). On hand, I have 2oz hallerau, 0.5 oz Cascade, and 1 oz fuggle hops. Any advice on a...

I have been reading this site for some time picking up great information. I started brewing 7 years ago while in college, stopped for a few years and started again about 3 years ago. In the last 3 years, I have brewed about 2 dozen times. I was really bitten by the bug about 6 months ago when...