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Howdy folks, I'm looking to make a cap'n crunch stout this weekend for an upcoming competition. I have a really solid milk stout recipe, and my plan is to basically add 2 boxes of peanut butter crunch about 3 days into fermentation. Either that, or I might do count chocula and frankenberries if...

Hey guys, I'm heading to Belgium with my wife and son (8 year old) next month for a week or so, and and starting to make plans for the trip. Our basic plan is to fly in to Brussels and make that home base for the week, and either rent a car (is driving difficult there?) or hire a driver (I've...

This beer started as a clone of Hoponious union from Jacks abbey, with some mandarina thrown in, and a keg hop in addition to the dry hop. I used mixed category in a recent comp, and they thought it was the wrong category, and suggested experimental beer. I'm also leaning towards...

Hey guys, been brewing a while and tried my hand at some cider this year. Had a few questions on my ferment. Used nottingham yeast, fermented around 58, at lager pitch rates. Dosed with Fermaid k and DAP. 1. I forgot to add pectic enzyme. Can I add post ferment? 2. There is some...

49.5% Castle Pils - 6 lb 30.9% Spelt - 3.75 lb 4.1% Flaked oats - 8 0z 3.1% caramunich III - 6 oz 1 lb clear candi sugar (boil 10 min) 4.2% rice hulls - 8 oz mash at 148 for 90 minutes Ca/Mg/Na/SO4/Cl-/HCO3 41/5/15/94/43/0 3.2 mL lactic acid to mash mash pH = 5.16 2 oz...

Hey all, I just heard about the new White Labs vault program. Long story short: they're offering about 20 new, mostly unreleased strains of yeast/brett/bacteria. When they get 250 orders for a new strain, they'll produce and ship the strain. https://www.whitelabs.com/yeast-vault New bugs...

http://jezebel.com/happy-thanksgiving-this-woman-just-ate-the-bread-she-m-1744814662 "Earlier this week, a brave woman made headlines when she took her vagina into her own hands and decided to see if she could make bread out of the yeast she found within. Good news: she could! Better news...

Howdy Everybody.... I'm helping my wife organize a homebrew tasting/festival/fundraiser scheduled for Saturday, Sept 19, and we're looking for brewers willing to donate some homebrew as well as judges! Here's the situation: This is a homebrew festival and competition. We're asking...

So I just racked an 18 month old lambic to secondary. Half went onto sour cherries and the other half onto fresh peaches . I was expecting Fermentation to start again, but have yet to see any action. I used bug farm, and have been adding dregs the past 18 months. Is it possible the bugs...

So I've tried my hand at a couple lagers now, after spending the first 3-4 years of my brewing career just getting the hang of things. I've read up a bunch on lager brewing and am really dying to make some really clean, crisp lagers. Say what you will, but I love a good american lager, not to...

Howdy folks. .. so a friend of mine runs a local non profit here in Denver that focuses on mental health support in war zones, particularly in Myanmar. She's putting on a fundraiser and asked me to find home brewers willing to pour their beer for a homebrew tasting event. Details: Friday...

I've been doing some searches on the forum and can't find quite what I'm looking for. My problem: the first 2/3rds of my kegs pour really foamy, like 3/4 of a glass of foam. The last third pours perfect. My setup: 10-12' beer lines, I believe 3/16". My fridge is set at 40-41 degrees...

So i got a Milwaukee 102 pH meter, and have been using it for about 6 months. It works great, but I wish the temp reading was in farenheight. After getting the hang of it, I have a question. Is there a way to calculate acid or alkalinity additions if I miss my desired pH? The first...

Who all has brewed the pumpkin spice porter from brewing classic styles? How heavy is the spice? I believe it's a total of 1tsp of spices. Did anyone use real pumpkin? I'm planning on making it this weekend, with a touch of cocoa and vanilla. I'd love to hear your opinions.

Hi Guys, quick question for the experts out there..... I'm trying to figure out what size of starter I need for my lacto. Will a lacto starter result in the same growth factor as sacch? For instance, if my yeast calculator says that (for instance), a 2L starter will yield 200 billion...

Hi Folks, I'm just getting ready to enter my first sour beer into a contest - the Colorado State Fair. I have a clone of Jester King's Noble King, which is a 35 IBU sour beer. It's basically pils malt with EKG hops. I know their yeast blend contains 3711 and a bunch of wild bugs. What...

Hi guys, I've got 6 gallons of the following wort, intended to be a saison: 4.25 lb german pils 2.5 lb german wheat 1 lb oats .75 lb caramunich .5 flaked rye Mashed at about 150, hopped with fuggle and EKG to about 20 ibu. I pitched it onto a cake of jester king yeast, and it has yet...

Howdy folks, I searched the forum on this one but didn't quite find what I was looking for. I've got a clone of Noble King from Jester King that's about ready to bottle. It's been sitting in primary for about 2.5 months, and has developed a pretty decent little pellicle. My first, in fact -...

2 cases of empty wine bottles. Will trade for a good bomber of beer. Preferably full. Wait. Definitely full. Any sour, ipa, or belgian preferred. central denver.

Hey guys, I'm getting ready to brew my first berliner weisse this weekend and need a little moral support. This is my first time using lacto, and I'm a little concerned about my starter. Two days ago, I boiled up enough DME for a 2L starter. Got it going at 98 degrees on a stir plate. Added...