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I made a wheat fermented with Voss. I think it turned out very nice, with the Voss giving some slight citrus/lemon notes. I entered it in a recent competition in the American Wheat category and it only scored a 27. The judges comments focused on the esters/phenols from the yeast...which is...

I have an IPA I made in January. The finished product had a banana flavor that was unwanted. I set this beer aside, meaning to eventually dump it while I moved on to other beers. I never dumped it. Now I'm wondering if I can add a Brett/lacto blend to it at this stage and see if it turns into a...

Does anyone else think that the quality of the Enjoy By series has gone down in recent iterations? The Enjoy By 4/20 was just ok, and the 5/29 is "meh" as well. Little hop aroma and flavor. I'm disappointed. Has the late 2016 layoff hurt them? Are they tweaking recipes to make them cheaper? Is...

I've heard someone state that their fermentation times are significantly shorter when they use German grains. In my experience only mash temp, yeast type, and fermentation temperatures can impact fermentation time. However, before I declare shenanigans I thought I'd ask here. So, what do you...

My neighbor is a pit master and we've made an arrangement where I give him homebrew and he gives me ribs and brisket! I do BIAB and with this great arrangement I took it as an opportunity to upgrade to a 15.5 gallon pot so I can do 10 gal batches (I'd hate to make just 5 gallons and give it all...

Long time lurker, now looking for some help! I'm planning to brew a black IPA (or whatever you prefer to call it) tomorrow. I start at 7 am so trying to finalize tonight. I've got all the grains, and thought I had all the hops....until I realized I don/'t have any magnum. I have nugget or...