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As the title says, has anyone fermented in the plastic Big Mouth Bubbler carboys? What are your thoughts? The following is from the bigmouthbubbler.com site: "The construction of The Bubbler® plastic carboy incorporates the highest quality plastic with purposeful design and the utmost...

I like IPAs and Saisons. For this next beer I decided to brew a hoppy pale ale, about 68 IBUs. Then, for a twist, I ordered the Belgian Ardennes yeast. I use reverse osmosis, then build my water chemistry back up. Do I use a Belgian beer profile or a Burton (Pale Ale/IPA) profile? Or something...

The style guidelines allow for some orange color in a Saison. I like the look of it. The thing is, I don't want to have to add 4 lbs of Munich malt (10 L) to get there. I'm considering adding 2 ounces of Chocolate Malt to my somewhat typical grain bill for a Saison (Pilsen, 1 lb Wheat Malt...

I bought a keg this last spring and I have been using that. But I also want to have a six pack bottled so that I can send the beer to competitions. What is a good method for doing this? Sure, a Blickmann Beer Gun would be great, but I would rather not spend that much at the moment. Do I...

Usually I buy 1 vial of yeast and make a starter. Jamil's book says use 2 vials or make appropriate starter. So I thought, well, to save time, I'll just buy 2 vials. This time I made a Belgian Pale Ale. I bought 2 vials of White Labs' WLP500 Belgian Ale Yeast. I pitched around 65 degrees...

I may have just learned a hard lesson in cold crashing beer... I had a blowoff tube going into a bucket of sanitized water. During the initial fermentation, some of the yeast blow off did go down the tube and discolor the tube and water in the bucket some. I just left everything as is, so as...

Hey all! I recently sent a water sample to Ward Laboratories and I got the results. I plan to spend time with the Bru'n Water worksheet (probably a lot of time), but I thought I would post the results here and see what your initial thoughts are. I know there are a lot of knowledgeable people on...

I brewed a Cream Ale 6 weeks ago. I followed Jamil's recipe in Brewing Classic Styles. I pitched a 2 liter starter with White Labs WLP001 California Ale yeast. I started fermentation at 60 F (ambient) in the basement for 24 hours, then moved it upstairs at 65 F (ambient) (...probably could...

Four months ago I put together my first mead. I screwed it up some and it ended up with some Lalvin 71-B and Montrachet (red) yeast in my 1 gallon batch. It has cleared up well. I haven't checked the gravity yet. ...I'm not sure what gravity I'm looking for. Anyway, my plan is to siphon to...

Hey all! This next batch of beer will be my second all-grain brew; my first was Jamil's American Pale Ale. This time, I would like to do a slightly simpler recipe with a little less grain. I would like to make a Czech Pilsener, but I don't have the means to lager. So instead, I've decided to...

Hey all! After brewing a few extract beers, I decided to invest in some more equipment and try some all-grain brewing. This last Sunday I brewed Jamil's American Pale Ale recipe from Brewing Classic Styles. I called it, "March Haters Ale." I *think* everything went alright. I'm a bit uncertain...

I made my first batch of mead tonight. For a 1 gallon batch I used a quart of Orange Blossom Honey, Lalvin 71B-1122 yeast, juice from 2 oranges, 1 cup of strong Darjeeling tea, and 1 teaspoon of DAP. I made a several mistakes: 1. I heated more than 1 gallon of water. I figured I might lose...

My father has a 10 gallon crock in his basement. It has been in the family a few generations. My father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all made wine in it. I don't know much about making wine, but obviously it is possible to make wine in something other than a carboy, bucket, or barrel...

Hey all! First post. : ) Recently I ordered two extract kits with Wyeast liquid yeast. As soon as they reached my house the yeast was put in the refrigerator. Yesterday, I texted my fiance to smack the Weihenstephan Wheat yeast for a hefeweizen (batch #2) I wanted to start brewing when I got...