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I'm making an IPA and all three of the hops I use are out of stock at my LHBS. What should I substitute? Here's the hop bill: Belma 2.5 oz FWH Cascade 1 oz 15 Belma 1 oz 10 Citra 1 oz 5 Belma 1 oz Dry Hop (4 days) Cascade 1 oz Dry Hop (4 days) Citra 1 oz...

I just finished fermenting an all-brett BPA with wlp650 brett b. Should I re-yeast at bottling? If so, will it make the brett superattenuate if i introduce sacch/

So we just switched over to all-grain and are having some issues with efficiency. I'm using Brew Pal for iOS (which is awesome) to do the math and have been using the default 75% efficiency setting. Both of our all-grain batches have come in well below what that 75% efficiency would predict...

I'm planning a batch of all-Brett beer for some time in the near future. I can't find any info on flavor profiles of different temperature ranges for all-Brett beers. I plan on using WLP650 Brett Brux. Anyone know where I might be able to find that kind of info? Do I even need to worry about...

I'm having consistent overcarbonation issues in bottles, and I'm wondering what the culprit might be. My process is as follows: - Calculate sugar needed to carbonate to desired volume (I've been using NB's calculator, though I have tried others and had similar results...

FYI y'all the Target house brand cider (market pantry) is on sale for like $1.75/half gallon. I bought a bunch last night; made one batch with candi sugar and the other with Brett - anyone tried these?

I've got a batch (or two... ugh) that got ruined by acetobacter. Given that what I have is mostly vinegar, is there any problem with substituting as such when cooking?

Did a search, and couldn't find anything. Planning on doing a sour mash berliner weiss, and I'm thinking about splitting off a gallon or two during the boil and hopping it to about 25-30 IBUs. My understanding is that, since the sourness is done before the boil, the hops won't matter re: the...

Just finally getting to where I think I have competition-worthy beers, and I see the Lone Star Circuit is done for the year. Any other competitions going on in Texas, or am I going to have to wait it out until March?

I had a Zombie Killer the other day and have been looking for a while for a good brew to make for the lady. It immediately struck me as something that could meet that need. Anyone have any success with a clone or something in that direction?

I'm in DC for the weekend and plan on grabbing some local brews not distributed back home in Texas (recommendations welcome). My plan is to put them in a checked bag, any advice on how I should pack it to make sure that I don't have bottles broken in transit?

I'm designing my second all-brett beer, which I'd like to be a dark malty beer (brown, stout, winter warmer, belgian dark strong) that has a mild funkiness and some fruity characteristics from the brett. I plan on using brett b. As I work on building this recipe, I have a few questions: 1) I...

I was recently gifted a 5gal bucket that used to hold soap. What's the best way to ensure that there's no soap in my beer if I use it for fermentation?

I was recently gifted a gift card to bevmo for the express purchase of buying some California beer. Unfortunately, they don't ship to Texas. If you live in California and would be willing to have the package shipped to you so that you can forward the package my way, I'd reimburse you for...

As a gift for a summer of apartment-watching, I've been given $50 to bevmo with the condition that the money be spent on california beers. http://www.bevmo.com/Beer.aspx (click inventory available for shipping to Texas) Anyone want to offer some help with this one? So much to choose from.

Made a starter this weekend and forgot to pitch before going to bed - it took too long to cool. I left it covered except a small hole near the thermometer I left in it. Woke up the next morning and pitched some 3711 I washed from another batch. I didn't look before I pitched it, but noticed some...

So, the last two batches I've done have been lost to acetobacter infections. I thought I had taken care of the problem, but ended up finding rice grain like things in some bottles while bottling the last batch - apparently fruit flies were breeding in my bottles. I'm pretty sure this happened...

I don't have the ability to do AG batches, but I'd still like to try FWH-ing my beers. So, my question is: how does this technique translate over to partial mash? Do I just put in the hops after the steep and while I'm bringing it up to a boil? And then keep the hops in for the whole boil?

So we just bottled a saison we'd pitched 3711 into. Our OG sample was off (we are topping off with a couple gallons per batch and OG readings seem to be impossible to get right - switching to full boils with the next batch), but we were shooting for a smaller beer - around 1.034. It was...

Be been doing partial mash for the year I've been brewing and was inspired by a visit to the Jester King brewery a couple weekends ago to try a lower-gravity sessionable beer like their Le Petit Prince. Right now the recipe I'm building is based on theirs and the grain bill is around 6#. I could...