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I really like the rye pale ale Terrapin puts out. I have made this twice, and I think it fits the bill as an excellent RPA, but have yet to get that sharp bite Terrapin achieves. Fermentation can obviously be shortened to what you feel best, but I often find patience is important when brewing...

I have two kegs that I carbed at the same time but believe I over carbed the beer. The beer certainly looks over carbed when I pour it, but it also has a metallic taste to it, and isnt that good. Both kegs have the same flavor and did not have the flavor before kegging, they tasted just fine...

My friend came over and made some really good sangria while I was smoking jerky. There was a bunch left over, and being a brewer I slapped a couple of 22s full of it and figured I would let it sit around and age and see how the flavors changes. got me thinking... What are you favorite...

I fermented some apple cider about 6 months ago and everyone who drinks this stuff gets DRUNK. 16oz of it and you're toasted. Two different people have put the stuff down and gone back for more because of how easy it is to drink only to get sick later in the night because they underestimated...

Being the great home brew planner that I know WE ALL ARE I already have my pumpkin/October/fall beers in secondary for a month now. So its time to get the Christmas recipes rolling out for those winter seasonal beers that we all want to brew only to realize that they are terrible... come on...

I am planning on making ten gallons of cider, want to throw out a couple of questions. I have 1 liquid pack of yeast for cider. I was planning on making a two liter yeast starter and when done proceeding to dumping the yeast starter and all ten gallons of apple juice in my brew pot (only...

Fall is approaching, though over here in Virginia you really wouldn't know it. I am still deciding what to brew in the coming days so that it is nice and ready for the fall. What are you brewing?

I primary fermented a rye IPA for 4 weeks and then transferred it to secondary for 5 weeks (secondary was just until I killed a keg). It seemed stable but ive noted a few air bubbles in the air lock the past couple days. I am done waiting and put it in the fridge for a cold crash tonight and...

Used it for the first time. Had a 1L yeast starter, seems as though there isnt much going on in the primary. Anyone have any experience with this yeast?

My first 2L yeast starter resulted in a fermentation explosion. Sludge coming out of my air lock and the lid had burped itself 1/4 open. Kind of wish I was there to see it, I bet it looked pretty cool.

My basement is the only place I can store beer. Tonight is chilly and the basement is running at 58 degrees. I have the primary wrapped in a blanket at 64 degrees. Anyone think this could be a prob? Nothing I can really do, had a healthy yeast starter so the yeast are at full blast. About 7...

Ok, I have been researching yeast starters and am thoroughly confused. I see people say 1L yeast starter, I have also seen directions to boil 2 cups of water and add 1/2 DME. Whats the deal here... which do I do? And if 1L is better, what is the ratio for DME? I know there are...

This will be interesting as to how this beer comes out. Made an Irish Red Ale, was going to transfer it from primary to my keg when SNAP I destroyed my auto siphon. Alright, not that big a deal... I can start the siphon by mouth... Yeah, not a good idea. Since the auto siphon snapped I had to...

I made a possible disastrous move... I got a 12 gallon aluminum brew pot a few months ago and decided to install a nice thermometer. I have all the right tools, made the hole, etc. To make the drilled area nice and smooth I sanded the hole... but now I have a nice SANDED 1 inch ring around my...

I've been keeping track of my beers and how much the flavor changes over time. Now keep in mind that this is just my opinion and is really far from scientific but this is what I've been finding. Also keep in mind this is just a general gauage, as different beers and yeasts will surely be...

Before I go and ship tap water to be tested does anyone have a profile already done for Alexandria va? Thanks!

I have all the ingredients for two batches of beer but the yeast. Id like to brew tomorrow since I have free time, the yeast should be arriving on Monday in the mail. Can I brew the beer and pitch the yeast at a later date? Probably will sit in the primary for two days since I will do a yeast...

I have brewed many malty beers and many hoppy beers. Pale ales, scotch ales, IPAs, black IPAs, porters, on and on. I seem to get consistently good results with hoppy ales but tend to get consistently mediocre results with malty beers. What is the deal... I more or less do the same thing...

All I hear on the forums and my beer friends is sn ruthless rye. Did this beer just release? Everyone's talkin' about it. Did I miss something? I will def grab some this weekend. ...Bells two hearted seems like a runner up...

I think its time to do a super sanitize. It's been a year since I bought my equipment and I really want to completely clean out my tubing and buckets. Can I use bleach? I want it CLEAN.