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Quick question: I want to do a 5.5 gallon batch. I have made this before and like it. Looking at the ingredients I have I only have 4.75lbs 2 row and I have just over a lb of pilsner and I have the corn and rice I need. I know these are both base malts and have different flavors. Anyone...

I have brewed this several times...and just brewed again. This is a great easy drinking brew that is fun to make. Thanks for the recipe!!

I tried to read through this and didn't see this long of time. I am fairly new to all grain. I have an igloo 10gallon mash tun. My kid has a ball game this morning and I was thinking of starting mash right before we leave and hen going on to brew when I get home. If I do this it could be...

Finally had time to keg. Enjoying a glass on the back deck by a fire!:beer:

Brewed 5 gallon batch this morning. After watching the post for a couple months I had to try. If it is as good as it sounds I will probably make it for our 4th if July party later this year. Can't wait to try it!

Just brewed today. Can't wait to see how it turns out. Hope that it will be ready in time to have one for my Christmas morning beer.

Wow and I thought I liked hops. Again I appreciate your guidance and I will give it a whirl...then probably tweak a few times until I get it just right:cool:

Thanks for all the info. That is a huge amount of hops. Are you doing 10 gallon batches at that? I guess I forgot to mention this was a 5 gallon batch. I will certainly take your advice on what hops to use at different times and move the Citra towards the end. If it doesn't seem hoppy...

So just for my learning, what would I have to do to make this a full out IPA instead of a hoppy pale ale? Would I need to add more grains? Also if I added more hops to the schedule could I keep the crystal in? Just for some darker color and a little more body to it.

I am not sure if this is the right place to post this. But I have been doing all grain brews for a while now, but always went by a recipe, whether it was a kit or a recipe I found on here. But I have been playing around with Beer Smith and trying to come up with an IPA recipe just using some...

So campden tablets don't stop it? Guess I read that wrong. The gravity reading was 1.002 before transfer down from 1.052. I went ahead and started a cold crash. That should stop the yeast for now. So what are the campden tablets for? Done lots of beer so I understand the process a bit, just...

So campden tablets don't stop it? Guess I read that wrong. The gravity reading was 1.002 before transfer down from 1.052. I went ahead and started a cold crash. That should stop the yeast for now.

I just transfered to secondary. Racked onto apple juice concentrate to back sweeten. All of the sudden it is bubbling. I used Campden Tablets in primary to stop fermentation and waited a week before transfer. Should I add more to secondary to make sure it doesn't eat up the concentrate? Or...

Well it turned out to be a HUGE hit at the 4th of July celebration! I got all kinds of compliments on the brew. We had 5 different beers on tap at the party (we have several home brewers in the family and we all bring some) so it was a great time. :tank: I will have to brew again so that I can...

Just got done brewing this today. Plan on serving it at my 4th of July celebration. If the final product is anything like the intial taste and aroma, this will be a hit at the party. I am very excited to see how this turns out!! :D

Usually condensation comes from air getting through the seal. You can try wiping it down real good with rubbing alcohol or some kind of cleaner and then putting a little oil, like vegetable oil, around where the seal meets.

Just an update to all. I let it sit and ferment for a while to let it try to clear itself as best I could. It's been almost 3 months and I tasted it yesterday. I would say it was a bit stale. It looked okay when I poured the glass. Smelled a good bit sour. But it tasted like tomato juice...

I should win because I have craft brew tastes and PBR budget...I need all the help I can get.

Thanks MalFet. I figured it was nothing, but it is better to have an answer than to guess. I appreciate it.:rockin:

I was helping my father get into kegging instead of bottling last night. We transferred the beer from carboy to keg and one of his carboys had condensation in the top on the glass above the beer. Neither of us had ever seen that before. Does it mean there is something wrong? Or what could...