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Sorry if my response seemed rude hombrewer+99...it was not intended that way at all. I was just trying to give info to answer your questions so that I can get this thing figured out. There's nothing worse than putting a ton of effort intoa batch of beer and having it turn out so bad that you...

Thanks for the input. Here's some info in response: Fermentation is done in my basement either on the floor or on a shelf that is 3' high. Fermentation temps have never been above 72 deg F on any of my brews. I check daily (multiple times) and the thermometers are always in the proper range...

Here's something else interesting. Both the Winter Warmer and the Orange-Cranberry ale are well carbonated but have absolutely no head. The Winter Warmer was bottled and primed and it pours nicely with a good head at first, but it dissipates very quickly and leaves absoultely no head on top of...

The only recipe that used corn sugar to boost abv was the Winter Warmer. All of the others were just extract and specialty grains. My main fermentation never gets above ~72 deg F. Now that it's cooler out, it's ranging from 66-69 deg F. WRT to the extract, it does seem that all of the...

Forgot to mention that I racked my caramel cream ale to secondary last week and, while it did not have the cidery taste yet, it did have a VERY strong alcohol taste to it. Not sure if that is a result of the 2oz vanilla extract in primary or what. I think I may have racked too soon, as it...

Ok, my brewing buddy and I have made 9 batches now. These batches were a combination of pre-packaged kits and individual ingredients (All extract w/specialty grains). The batches thus far: Listerman's Kits: ESB, Gomez American Lager, Winter Warmer, & Altbier Brewer's Best Kits: Irish...

I'll be serving up my Orange-Cranberry Ale, and Ed's Apfelwein on tap, as well as Cheesefood's Caramel Cream Ale in bottles. The CCA may not be completed conditioned by then (bottling tonight) but I know I'll want to dig into one early to go along with my dessert. :)

I need to make a yeast starter from some WP011 that I saved and washed from a previous batch. I don't have an elrenmeyer flask or any other container with a stopper/airlock. The best I can do is a mason jar but I'm afraid if I seal it, I may get too much pressure inside and I don't want the...

I don't care who he completes it to...I just hope he does it on 12/21 when my buddy and I are at Lambeau field for our annual pilgramage to the Pack's final home game of the year. Seeing him break the passing record in his last game at Lambeau would be unreal. GO PACK GO!!! :mug:

Brewing a Maibock tonight with my brewing partner and the grainbag broke during the steep. I know we do not want to boil the grains and we still have about 20 minutes left in the steep to figure out what to do. My initial thought: Pour the wort through a large strainer into another...

Czechvar Smithwick's Boddington's Pub Ale Red Hook ESB Stoney Creek Vanilla Porter Abita Purple Haze Stoudt's APA Pete's Wicked Ale Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome I'm getting thirsy now! :rockin:

I was afraid that would happen but it is no big deal. I definitely think that trying to take legal action against them to get them to honr the order is completely inappropriate. So, they had some in stock that they had made previously and, once those were gone, they realized that their cost to...

Did anyone who ordered this get an order or shipping confirmation email? I ordered 3 2 days ago and did get an order confirmation page at the end of the order process, but have seen nothin in email from them. Just wondering.:D

I must be missing something. I just read through all 20 pages of this post again, and I can't find any reference to Cheese using Maker’s Mark in either of the original recipe’s yet, above, he stated that he’s never made it without the bourbon. Did I miss something obvious here? I mean, I love...

Depending on where you are in Ohio, you could head down to Listermann's (www.listermann.com), in Cincinnati. They are a great place to start and will have everything you need to get started. IF you are not close to Cincinnati, you can order from them and get the shipment in 1 day, and shipping...

Ok, so since most of these responses weren't in prior to my brewing yesterday, I went ahead and followed the recipe and boiled the cranberries (in muslin bags) in the wort for 30 minutes of the boil. The wort looked and smelled very nice....nice deep red color. I cooled the wort, added to cold...

Kegged a brown ale yesterday and brewed up an Orange-Cranberry Ale and 5 gallons of Apfelwein. Finished them both later yesterday afternoon and am not seeing any airlock activity yet. Used Dry Montrachet yeast for the Apfelwein and WLP011 European Ale Yeast for the Orange-Cranberry Ale...

Getting ready to make a an Orange Cranberry Ale for Thanksgiving/Xmas time and I'm confused as to how to utilize the fruit. I am using a recipe I found in The Brewmaster's Bible (Thanksgiving Cranberry Ale, p.349) as the basis for my beer and making some changes (Sweet Orange peel, 1lb of...

Oh...I forgot to mention that, prior to racking into the corny, I had cleaned it and then run a gallon of BLC solution out of it through my beer lines, followed by 3 gallons of water. Once that was finished, I opened the corny and filled it so, technically, it should have been filled with CO2...

Why not rack to secondary for a week or two? : 1) My secondary has a Winter Warmer in it and my other carboy has a Brown Ale I brewed last night, & 2) I just finished the last of my previous keg and I am thirsty and impatient! :) I was using the cap on the racking cane, but I still had some...