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So this week end, I am brewing a UK old ale and expecting an OG of 1.070. I know that I always leave a lot of unused sugars behind on these larger beers so I was thinking about doing a session beer with the left overs. I use a batch sparge with a cooler BTW. The plan would be to brew the...

My first recipe on the forum but my best brew after 12 years of home brewing. Grain bill: 4# Dark ME 9.5# Vienna 2# de-bittered Black 2# Chocolate malt 2# Crystal 120 OG 1.072 Hops: 2 Oz Mt hood (60 min ) 1.5 Oz Saaz @ (12 min) Yeast WLP833 German Bock Lager ( starter for 4...

I overfilled the primary and now I have Kräusen in the airlock. I have been filling it to this level lately with no problems, but the high Kräusen in this brew is a little bit meatier. I am thinking about waiting until the Kräusen tames down and then putting another airlock on it. I don't...

I am brewing a Scotch ale on Black Friday and I am considering smoking my own malt. My plan is to use indirect heat in my grill and take about a pound of the pale malt and use either hickory chips or ceder chips to smoke it. I suppose the best thing would be to get some peat, but I have no...