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    Bear Republic Racer 5 Recipe???

    On their website they don't mention any wheat just "American pale and crystalmalts, and heavily hopped with Chinook, Cascade, Columbus and Centennial." are there any clones with just those ingredients? if not I'll just make one and post it later.
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    Changing Bottles for Homebrew Competition

    Thanks, for some reason I hadn't even thought about the oxygen problem, just carbonation. That's why I came to you guys. A little background, I was told by a group of certified beer judges that I had a prizewining bock on my hands. As winter just ended, it will be a while before the...
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    Changing Bottles for Homebrew Competition

    Has any ever had to move their beer into different bottles for a homebrew competition? I brewed a beer that I think is pretty solid, but I only put it in 22 oz bottles. The competition I want to enter it into only accepts 10-14 oz bottles. If I transfer my beer into smaller bottles...
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    Why Not to Pitch On Your Yeast Cake

    Understood, but we are talking science, and if pitching on a yeast cake yields an equal, maybe superior beer sometimes, there must be a reason. The trick is to understand it, and duplicate the results you want. That's how human innovation has always worked. That's why we don't use model T's...
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    Why Not to Pitch On Your Yeast Cake

    Actually it seems like the differences would be the most pronounced in a big belgian, because you have the combination of a lot of yeast activity and a yeast which produces a ton of flavors. If there was a difference it would show up most substantially in this case. If you couldn't taste...
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    Can something in chemistry cause headaches???

    Fusel alcohols have given me a headache in the past. sniff for a faint nail polisher remover smell.
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