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So me and my GF where at a beer tasting last year and had a wonderful sour(Not sure what it was) that tasted like Balsamic vinegar. It was awesome stuff. Anyways Looking over the different bugs I cant seem to find which one would produce that wonderful flavor. If someone could point me to...

End up with some tasty winecooler? I live alone and I'll admit I drink out of the juice container. Anyways this had happened several times(not on accident anymore) where I drank half the juice(welches) and forgot about it in the back of the fridge. Months later its bulging yummy slightly...

So I got a new Rubbermaid Mash tun prebuilt from Midwest(Yes I was Lazy) Washed it out good today and filled it up with 170F water to preheat befor my mash. I got a real plastic aroma and took a shot of the water and it tasted kinda plastic. Rinsed it out again and tryed some of the water and...

Looks Like their bringing back some goodies Wyeast 2352-PC Munich Lager II Yeast Beer Styles: Lager, Oktoberfest/Marzen, Munich Dunkel, Schwarzbier, Traditional Bock, Maibock/Hellesbock, Dopplebock, Eisbock Profile: From a famous brewery in Munich, this strain is a low diacetyl and low...

Hi Im making a Partial Mash Hefeweizen today and will be using 2lbs of Rahr White wheat 4lb of Global Kolsch malt and 3lb of Wheat DME. Question is do I need to do a protein rest on my 2lb of wheat malt? If I dont will it affect my Gravity readings at all? Thanks

So I have one Stovetop partial mash under my belt. It turned out really good(Kolsch) Anyways I was wondering What is a good overall Base malt for pretty much any style of beer. I was leaning twords Maris Otter(Crisp) or American 2row(Rahr) Any help in choosing a base would be welcomed. Thanks.

Hi their! I will be making a simple ale soon using Sorachi ace as a flavor hop. I want it in the high 20s to low30s IBU wise and use a different hop for my bittering. These are the hops I currently have. Do any of them play nice with sorachi? Tettnang(Ger) Nugget, and Perle. If none of...

For my next beer Im thinking of making a moderatly Hoppy Pale ale. I was toying with only doing one large hop addition of 2-3oz of Sorachi Ace at 20min left. I really want that Lemony flavor to shine and dont want the harsh bitterness people say they get from this hop at 60min. Anyways my...

This is pretty scary stuff. http://news.yahoo.com/deadly-alcohol-needs-global-regulation-health-expert-says-115803254.html

Thanks to one of those stupid wine whip drill degassers my 6 gal carboy and most likely my stout are ruined. Damn thing is stuck in the carboy and due to the way its designed wont come out. :mad:

Made this Mead(3gallons) back at the Beginning of May. I used 9lb of Orange Blossom honey and backsweetened it with another 1lb of honey when it was done fermenting. I must say this is some awsome tasting stuff! Its on par with Chaucer's Commercial Sweet mead. Ready to bottle and drink...

Hi All. I just got 5 lb of Global Malt Kolsch today from midwest. Planning on doing a Kolsch this weekend. Anyways I have no experience with this grain but it feels really "Soft" When I say that I mean you can take a handfull and chew it up without worrying about breaking a tooth.(Its...

I just wanted to throw a Thanks out their to everyone, this site and their great advice. Just cracked open my first brew, a hefeweizen bottled 2 weeks ago. I must say its damn tasty! Alittle on the banana side but really nice. As I sit here drinking it im cooling down a Deception cream stout...

So heres the Story. On 9/24 I brewed up a Stout with an SG of 1.057 and WL005 British Ale yeast. Right on the money with the SG. Fast forward to yesterday and the Hydro sample is 1.010 and Taste amazing. Thats 81% attenuation very nice! Todays hydro sample is also 1.010 and Im sure tomorrows...

Formulated this Stout with Beer calculus. The Dark LME and DME is what I have to work with. Please critque. Thanks 6lb Dark LME 1lb Dark DME 8oz Quaker Quick Oats 5oz Debittered Black Malt 4oz Simpsons Roasted Barley 4oz Simpsons Chocolate...

So everything with my first beer (Bavarian Hefeweissbier) Went really smooth except for the pellet hops. After a few minutes of the hops being in the kettle I knew I was going to regret it. My beer turned a sickly green. Finallly after the boil When I was Putting the wort in to carboy, Hops...

I would like to use a Chest Freezer as a ferment chamber and just had a question. So all I need to do is Plug the Temp Controller into the wall, Plug my Freezer into temp controler, put probe inside freezer and im good to go? I know its a stupid question but I dont want to have to do any...

Was in the Area for the Rennisance Fest and made a stop their. WOW place is friggen awsome! People their are really lucky they have such a fine place to get Home brew supplies. Its like entering Home brew Heaven! lol I also bought like $300 worth of Stuff!:rockin:

Ive read that Euro Bottles opeenings are alittle different so our size caps wont work. I capped acouple emptys to see how they were and they seem fine, but Id like to know for sure. I have abunch of the Pint and 11.2 oz Id like to reuse. Thanks!

Ok Bear with me as I seem to have lost my notes on this mead. Anyways its an Orange blossom honey mead I started in May. If I remeber correctly its about 13-14%ABV Anyways it fermented too warm I think and is Quite "Hot" Its been sitting in the carboy for some months backsweetened and fined...