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First the disclaimer: I'm not an electrician. So when it comes to DIY fermentation chambers there's a plethora of information on the STC-1000. But here's my (apparently) unique situation. I just upgraded the two thermostats in my house from non-programmable (Honeywell RTH111B) to...

Yes. I just tweaked the recipe I've been putting together and replaced the Vienna malt with equal proportions of carapils and Belgian wheat. I'm still going with a less modified German Pilsen and a 104°FF/20 min, 140°F/20 min and 155°F/40 min mash though.

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I'm interested in brewing Belgian Ales, (specifically tripels). I read that a thick head that stays is one of the marks of a true Belgian tripel and that they (Belgians) achieve this by multi-step mashing with a protein rest. I also read that some believe its not possible to get the true...

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Thank’s for the feedback guys. I appreciate the 90 minute boil tip for Pilsner malts kombat. A quick clarification: This is not “my first brew.” It’s my first A/G brew. I didn’t just wake up this morning having absolutely no knowledge whatsoever about brewing and decide to throw a bunch of...

This will be my first attempt at all grain and my first attempt at putting a recipe together from scratch. I used the recipe builder at Brewersfriend to calculate the amounts. I'm going to do a 2.25 gal test batch in case it doesn't work out. I've been obsessed with Belgian Tripels for the past...

I decided to try and learn about my tap water to see if I could adjust it to a decent brewing profile rather than buying RO. Step one, I sent for the city water report which is attached. Before I waste a lot of precious time trying to understand everything contained in this report I was hoping...

Yeah, The idea of being able to brew five times more often is appealing, and having a gallon of 5 different beers stored vs. 5 gallons of just one beer is also appealing too. Even when I buy commercial beer, I buy the variety 12 packs with 4 different styles or the mix and match 6 packs...

It seemed like a good idea at the time, BUT... Even as I was typing the question I realized the ridiculousness of it. Consistency from one batch to another would obviously have to be a huge concern for commercial brewers, and they just have to worry about making sure one 200 gallon batch is the...

I'm in the process of going from extract to all-grain. I had the great idea of doing 1 gallon test batches. I could brew a lot more often, tweak recipes, do a lot more experimentation, and in the end I'd have a lot more variety in the beer I'm drinking. Then when I hit on a recipe I was happy...

I've done a few of the Brewer's Best 5 gallon extract kits and now I'm ready to move on to all-grain. I bought a 32 qt aluminum tamale steamer at Target for $22 and that was my boil kettle. On the last batch I brewed I wasn't thinking and moved the pot straight from the burner to an ice bath...

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I agree. After looking into it further I decided to buy an 8 gallon kettle. I'm in the process of building a "Son of Fermentation Chiller." The actual construction seems easy enough. I remodeled my house one room at a time and I've built furniture in my spare time so gluing styrofoam board...

Which brings up another question. If I can boil 2.5 gallons of wort and then just top off the other 2.5 gallons with water, then what would be the advantage to having an 8 gallon boil kettle, boiling the entire 5 gallons all at once, and then have to invest in some kind of wort cooler to cool it...

Thanks guys. Good advice. My reasons for going with smaller batches are: (1) I already have a 3 gal stock pot, (or at least my wife does), so I wouldn't have to shell out the money for that right now. (2) I don't really drink a lot of beer so I would rather be able to brew lots of small batches...

I have never home brewed before. And to be perfectly honest, I don't (personally) know anyone who has home brewed before. Up until 3 or 4 weeks ago it wasn't even something I ever considered doing. Then I decided maybe it would be fun, so I started looking into it. I've spent the last month...

Hi, My name's Marc from the Phoenix Arizona area. I've been a beer drinker for 40+ years, however my appreciation for "good" beer has only developed within the last 5 or 6 years. I've never brewed my own beer and until recently never had much desire to. I've known too many people who thought it...