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I've been brewing for just over a year now, so I'm getting a feel for the process and what I like and don't like. I've obviously still got lots of questions I come across and lots to learn, but one thing I've been curious about is this... We all know that bottle conditioning is very...

So I'm trying my first "fruit flavored" summer beer. I made a nice pale ale and am planning on adding about 2# of fresh raspberries. I'm wondering if there is a common practice for adding fresh fruit to beer. I'm considering blanching them for a couple of minutes first. I'm also tempted to...

Hello all, I've been home brewing for about a year now and have decided it's time to start kegging. I know virtually nothing about kegs and kegging, but I have several friends that can help me out on the back end. I've been looking around for some kegs and related equipment and am wondering...

Okay, so I'm hoping somone can help me figure out what is going on here... I've done a couple of partial mash brews and have used "tasty brews" recipe calculator to figure out what my OG, etc. should be. The first batch turned out almost exactly where the calculation said it should. The...

Can everyone look at this partial mash recipe and let me know what you think as far as flavor goes? I'm going to make this a Vanilla Bourbon in secondary... 6# Amber DME 1# British Crystal 0.5 # British Brown 0.5 # British Black Patent 0.25 # British Chocolate 1 oz Hallertaue for 60...

Okay so I guess this post is really two questions in one... #1. What exactly is "Stuck" Fermentation? #2. I'm wondering if my brew is "stuck"... I pitched my yeast about 2.5 you ago and I haven't seen any action in the airlock. The last 2 batches I made had lots of action in the airlock...

Anyone out there know a good Black Ale recipe? One of our local Breweries (10Barrel in Bend Oregon)has one that is AMAZING!! I'd like to use it as a base recipe for a spiced Christmas Beer.

Hey there all! I'm just starting the home brew hobby/addiction/passion and have brewed three batches so far... two kits and one partial extract. I'm wanting to brew a nice Christmas spiced beer using vanilla, bourbon, and spices (cinnamon, cloves, etc). I've seen a lot of porters along those...