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Howdy, I went to check on one of my pale ales I am brewing on my lunch break and I discovered a pellicle in one of the carboys (thank goodness it is only one of them) - rather than dump it I am going to cover it with a paper bag and put it along side of an intentional sour brown ale I am...

Greetings, I am trying to make a sort of hybrid of the two beers mentioned in the title: Carton Boat beer and Lagunitas Daytime IPA as a birthday gift for a friend. I am semi-new to brewing so I have a few questions here as far as hop scheduling and if any of you have had the above beers, I...

Greetings Home Brewers and DIYers! I had a few questions about what sort of brew stands everyone is using. I will post a few numbered pictures of different styles just to get a general idea of what is most popular. If you could when you reply to what you use, answer the following questions...

Got some strange infection in 2 of my beers (1 Rye Pale Ale and 1 Milk Stout) I threw some Campden tablets in to kill the infection. The film is gone, the yeast is dead. I have all the tools to carbonate artificially but I have 15 gallons of beer and only 1 five gallon soda keg. I am wondering...

I've got this Milk Stout base recipe but I want to make it taste like root beer. Ideally in my head I'd add sassafras root to the boil with about 5-10 minutes left, then probably put 2oz of root beer extract into the primary fermenters. This is a 5 gallon recipe, I plan on scaling it up to 10...

Hello everyone, I've got a ton of hops I will list quantities and types below. I am looking for some quality all-grain recipe ideas for the fall/winter months. Maybe even get started on an early spring beer. I've got: 2lbs Simcoe (fresh- equivalent to 6oz of pellets) 8oz Cascade...

Hello everyone, Looking for all-grain recipe ideas.. I just ordered 2lbs of fresh/wet Simcoe hops from the following link (today is the last day to order them if you are interested) http://brewmasterswarehouse.com/miscellaneous/fresh-hops I want to do a wet hopped IPA, not sure how 2lbs...

Does anyone have or know where I can find a diagram or photo of what sort of hardware goes where on 3 keggles for a single tier brew stand with pump and plate chiller? I have the 3 kegs, I have one of them already with a thermometer, false bottom, valve and pickup. The other 2 have no holes...

Hey everyone, I'm going to be building my own 1 tier brew stand. I have been studying blueprints and photos of other ones and I have a few questions. I'll # them so it is easier for people to respond because I might go overboard. 1. I am using 2 keggles for my MLT and BK, I have a 4 gallon...

Good evening everyone, I have a few priming sugar questions. I read that priming with DME makes tighter bubbles and better head retention. I was too hesitant to stray from the norm so when I tried it I did half DME and half priming sugar (corn sugar). The bubbles were still noticeably...

Good evening all, I brewed 10 gallons of a blonde ale 4 days ago (Thursday 4/19) - I created a yeast starter the day before in a 1/2 gallon growler. The starter doubled in size and bubbled over once which let me know the yeast was good to go. I put 5 gallons of the blonde ale into 2 buckets...

Hello there person reading this. I made this really amazing Spiced Pumpkin Ale for last fall but I was a newer brewer (not happy about that rhyming) then and did it too late for it to be fully enjoyable during the season. I also made an apple cider that was quite delicious as well. I have since...

I'm new to this whole thing, this is my fifth batch. First pumpkin ale. I'm in secondary fermentation- a little residue from the bottom of primary got into the carboy (first time using my new auto-siphon) There is pumpkin/yeast residue on the bottom, then there is this stuff floating on top. I...

I checked on my IPA today I'm bottling tomorrow and I am worried about this stuff floating on the top. Is it just hop pellet pieces? Or is it yeast floats? Or something worse? I attached two images to this post- any help is appreciated. Also should I be concerned about the bag floating on top? I...