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Hello everyone! Hoping to get a little feedback on a batch of Brown Ale I'm about to brew. This is only my second batch that I've put together from scratch and I'm still kind of learning as I go. I've already purchased everything, so I don't think I'll be changing anything from an ingredient...

So I'm planning to brew up a batch of cherry wheat in the next couple of weeks. It'll be an extract brew with and American Wheat base, and I'm still working on the recipe a bit. But I'd like to use real cherries instead of extract (at least for the most part, I may add a dash of extract at...

OK, so I've done about 2-3 dozen brews now. All pre-packaged extract kits, but a few hiccups aside, everything has gone very well and I'm comfortable with the brewing process. So it's time to make the leap. I want to start putting together some of my own creations. Problem is, I really don't...

My friend and I have been brewing for about a year and a half now. We've got about 20 batches under out belt so far and all have turned out great. We've tried quite a few different styles. Nothing but extract brews so far, and it's all been pre-assembled kits. We have 'tweaked' the kits from...

Ok, so I've got a little trouble with one of my glass carboys. I filled a few of my carboys with B-bright and left it soak to clean it. Didn't get around to emptying it for a while due to a hectic work schedule. When I finally did one of them ended up with a cloudy white film stuck to the glass...

Hello everyone. I'm a fairly new brewer and think I may have encoutered my first infection. I have a double batch of Irish Red that's been transfered to secondary (about a week ago). It's in two seperate carboys. One is nice and clean looking. The other has a thin white film that's developed in...

So I'm in the middle of my first batch, and I'm still learning as I go. Through my travels here I've noticed that it seems many of you are using StarSan for sanitizing your equipment, and it seems many are using a batch 'long term', rather than mixing a batch each time you need it. So my...

Hello everyone. My friend and I have our first batch sitting in primary right now, about ready for secondary. I haven't checked the gravity yet, but active fermentation has slowed to a crawl. So far though everything seems to be going well. I do have one question though. When we poured our...

Hello everyone. First time brewer here, and I'm planning to do my first brew with a friend of mine (also a noob) tomorrow using an LME. I have a couple of questions though. 1. The recipe calls for a 2.5 gallon boil for the wart, and top off to 5 gallons in the fermenter. Would it be...