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Just got my first water report - can anybody chime in on this? It seems like hard water, and I wanted to brew a light Kolsch, so not sure I have the right stuff here. ANY advice is helpful, thanks!!! Calcium 59 Magnesium 15 Sodium 10 Chloride 24 Sulfate 24 Alkalinity (CaCO3...

Added some valencia orange peel, a bit of lemon peel, cracked black peppercorns, coriander seeds and 1 pod of star anise with the seeds for 20 mins at end of boil It's a Belgian wit recipe with wlp400 and OG of 1.050 so it should be ready to bottle in 2 weeks Kinda thinking that I went...

I did my first wine from the recipe forums here, the mango pulp wine. I multiplied the recipe by 4, except for the yeast My og was 1.210 and 6 weeks later its only at 1.050 after 1 packet of champagne yeast and a sprinkle of Montrachet. Its waaaaayyy too sweet Can I add another packet of...

I made a 1.3 liter starter 20 hours ago with wlp 500...absolutely no activity! Most of my starters get krausen and bubbling after 12 hours but the gravity hasn't moved at all so far Anybody else have trouble with 500 starting? I'm baffled here

I think I've finally stumbled upon an ideal instrument to control mash temps during BIAB with partial mash OR all grain recipes: The Bamboo Steamer By placing the cleaned steamer into the bottom of my 20 gallon pot, I created an excellent false bottom that keeps the grain bag off the bottom...

I've done about 40 batches in 1.5 years so far, since starting this hobby/obsession. I've tried MANY different set ups: extract only, partial mash, all grain, fruit additions, dry hopping, full boil, partial boil, brew kits, home made recipes, big yeast starters, light beer, dark beer and...

Making a Rye ale off a Denny Conn recipe, and I only found WB 06 at my LHBS...I was looking for SF 05 but they were out Using the grain bill below, do you think WB 06 will clash with this recipe? I've never used it before, and I know it has the standard Hefe banana/clove characteristics but...

I had a Hefe in the bucket for 3 weeks, and saw a little bit of pellicle + those small white bubbles on the top when I went to bottle. No big deal, I've seen that before and had no trouble. No, 2 days after bottling, I'm seeing the pellicle form IN the bottles on the surface. Little white...

Can I save this? It was a Saison, and I racked it onto 1 vanilla bean and 6# of canned peaches in the secondary...here's what I saw after 2 weeks in the secondary. Can I turn this into a lambic? It doesn't smell bad at all...but I'm scared to taste it

In Cleveland, we're used to very cold temps all the way through March, and into early April. It's looking like winter is over here now, which is great in general but not so great for my lager. I brewed a Marzen lager on 2.20.12 with WLP830 - and everything was great with fermentation in my...

If I decide to use cold steeped coffee for priming a vanilla stout... A) What is my ratio of coffee grounds to water? B) How long should it be steeped in cold water? C) After removing the grounds, should I then boil the coffee water with priming sugar? Or will the boiling turn the coffee...

Hey All, need an opinion I see that many people recommend moving a lager to 2ndary for the lager phase. I just did my first lager 3 weeks ago, and went from 1.050 to 1.008 with perfect lager fermentation temps for WLP 830. I strained the wort into the bucket, and the taste is SUPER clean...

So I did my first lager EVER - 11 days ago it began at 1.050 and never went over 57 degrees. I checked today, and 11 days later I'm at 1.009 and the sample tasted very good. I know what diacetyl is supposed to taste like, but I didn't pick up any oily/buttered pop cord flavor. Questions: 1...

I've determined that my tap water is no good for mashing dark grains. I'm going to try cold steeping the dark grains. So here's what I'm thinking...the original recipe calls for this grain bill: 8 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) 1.5 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) 1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal...

I've made many great light beers, wheat beers and/or pale ales. In my 3 attempts at dark beers (1 porter and 2 dark nut browns) I notice a really weird off taste. It's not undrinkable or foul, but the taste is unacceptable when I compare it with lighter beers I've made. The dark beer recipes...

I usually prime with 5oz corn sugar dissolved in 2 cups boiling water, and rack over that. Standard operating procedure. I was thinking when bottling my next batch, I was going to prime 2 bottles with Alka Seltzer tabs, 2 bottles with skittles and 2 bottles with Alka-Skittle combo. Maybe...

With all the talk of arsenic in Apple Juice these days - I'm wondering if anybody knows the possible effects of arsenic poisoning in Apfelwein. I'm not trying to be an alarmist, but more out of curiosity. Can the arsenic be killed during fermentation? Or maybe even intensified? Laymen...

My aunt just moved to Arizona and left a lot of stuff for us, including 10 big bottles of crappy gas station vodka - the 20% ABV vile potion. Both the wife and I hate good vodka (let alone the bad stuff) so I was wondering, can I just pour these 10 bottles into a bucket and let all my...

I've done almost 15 batches now, and this was the first time I've seen anything like this. I did a PM variation of BierMuncher's SWMBO slayer with the same grains. I used washed WLP 400 yeast, first time using washed yeast...and that, of course, added to my nerves. I made a 1L starter with...

Hi all - I just did a partial mash wit beer that comes close to Hoegaarden. After 2 weeks in the primary (gravity went down to 1.012) I racked onto 1 can of Oregon Blueberry Puree. Some people have been saying that Blueberry flavor is hard to get because it's very delicate or subtle...so the...