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So I've been brewing off and on for a few years. A batch here and there basically. Yesterday I brewed a batch of Irish Stout. I got an extract kit from northern brewer. I had an extra 6lbs of LME kicking around and wanted to bump up the ABV a little. The kit estimated OG 1.042 so I added...

Okay so from what I have read on here.... 1. If you go straight from fermentation chamber to keg (refrigerated) and you like it a little dry, you don't need to pasteurize. 2. If you go from fermentation to keg (refrigerated) and add some juice to sweeten you don't need to pasteurize. 3. If...

I like the idea of fermenting apple cider with nothing but sugar or honey added and then back sweeten or add other fruit juices to taste. How often do you mix some juice with other juices before fermentation? Does the other juice change flavor during fermentation?

So I am doing my second cider. 2 gallons of honey crisp from trader joes. I added some sugar and mixed it in really well. Pitched my yeast and the next day things were happily bubbling. It's been bubbling for about 10 days or so. I get a bubble about every minute so I get the idea that I...

So I'm doing a gallon batch for fun, I used a half a packet of yeast. So theoretically 2.5 times what's required. The fermentation kicked off very quickly and then died off the next day. It's been 3 days. Do you think the fermentation is done? The recipe said ferment for 2 weeks. I...

So waaaaaaaaay back in Dec. of last year I purchased this kit from my LHBS and unfortunately was not able to brew it until recently. I know waiting 9 months is bad. But everything was sealed and stored properly (wyeast packet stored in fridge, hops in vacuum packs in freezer and grains and...

I am currently on my 7th 5gallon batch of brew. It is an Orange Hefe made with real oranges. Recipe: 6 lb light LME 1 lb light DME 1 oz cascade 1 oz willamet 4 oranges cut into chunks. zest from 2 of said oranges Ok here is the deal, I put all this in my carboy and let it ferment...

So it is hot as hell outside, i have a fridge that is full of homebrew, and i am probably taking a break on brewing until it gets a little cooler out. right now it is between 90-105 and I dont like cooking in those temps. I want to make a beer that will sit and develop over a longer period...

I just bought a couple of these from my Liquor Store just to see what all the hype was about. After they were cooled in my fridge (liquor stores are not allowed to keep anything in the fridge around here) I popped one open and poured it into a glass. Had a very strong skunky smell and tasted...

So this is my 8th batch. I decided to make an Orange Hefe with real oranges instead of extract. I have read that hefes age differently than other styles of beer. Mine has been in primary for about 2 months because I have not had the motivation to bottle. So how long is too long in...

Okay after many suggestions from you good people i decided to brew a blood orange hefe. I am using the extreme homebrew recipe. It calls for: 6.6lb Light LME 1oz hallertau hops .5oz of Saaz hops 4 oranges peeled and zested. white labs WPL300 or WPL380. My LHBS only sells LME in 6lb...

So my father in-law really likes my beer. He especially likes fruit beers. He love my Raspberry Wheat that i got from midwest and he really enjoys Tundra Berry from Tommyknockers. What would be another good fruit beer that I can brew easily? I thought of using that blood orange hefe...

so i went to bottle my oktoberfest that has been sitting in primary for 6-7 weeks and when i was soaking my bottles I dumped some 1-step in with them. When i ran them through my dishwasher to steralize, they all came out white with residue from the 1-step. I am sure this will just wash off if...

So I have my 5th batch in primary. Been there for a month or so. Just a quick question. For my first couple batches I took gravity readings and used that to tell me when they were ready for bottles but when I did bottle them, They still had kind of that "green" flavor to them. This batch...

So I bought an American Pale Ale kit from my LHBS and was wondering if anyone out there has added coffee to a Pale Ale. I am thinking that out of my 5 gallon batch i got brewed up yesterday, that I would take 1 gallon of it and experiment with it. I was reading on here that a few of you...

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Would straining my brew through a coffee filter right before bottling filter out too much yeast or any at all? I am trying for a clear beer but want enough yeasties in there for carbing

I just saw this on a local blog and was wondering if anyone has tried it. It is called Jack Mormon Coffee Stout. I am holding off on my next brew because it is either going to be an oatmeal stout or a coffee stout. Thanks for any feedback

1. I sanitized my kettle with 1 step before the boil. Only did this the first time I brewed (read something about oxidizer sanitation is bad for aluminum) 2. I have never sanitized since, I just clean it out really well with clean water and a clean rag. 3. There is a darker oxidization layer on...