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Just a basic ale base, I figure most pale ale's are similar with the difference mostly being in the hopping. I'm planning 8 lbs of LME and 1 lb of crystal 60, fermenting with american ale yeast.

There is, but it's a little bit involved. Brew software or calculators are the lazy mans way out: http://www.tastybrew.com/calculators/

Depends on how warm. A little too warm you'd probably get some estery (banana) flavors. Way too warm (80 +) and you could get powerful alcohol flavors, oxidation (cardboard), and solvent flavor. Phenols are usually found from chlorine bleach interactions from what I've read.

I might, the magnum are pretty potent though so maybe a few pellets for flavor :) Another consideration as I'm trying to get my IBU's figured out, my beer software (BeerAlchemy) says that 1 oz of magnum hops with give me an IBU of 82 if I add all the extract at the end of the boil, but an IBU...

I figured cascade, I have magnum in the freezer now so I was thinking of those for bittering, I've never used them before but several references mention them as being citrusy and floral. Three floyds says they use centennial, cascade and warrior. I don't have any centennial and warrior on hand...

Well I took the plunge and ordered some stuff from brewbyyou.com. Their prices were fantastic, almost too good to be true, but I figured I'd give them a shot. Overall I'm pleased. I placed my order on a friday, and it arrived the next thursday. That's pretty quick for a small web shop. In...

I hear ya, I find the Sam's Club 5 gallon pump top to be the most economical. I used 2%. I suspect any kind would work, it's the proteins in the milk that bind so fat content shouldn't make a difference. It only takes a few tbsp to do 50 bottles so I just use what's on hand. A spray bottle...

Ok this weekend I need to do a pale ale. Ingredient wise they are all pretty similar, except the hops. Can anyone offer some tips on hops? What I'm looking for is something like Three Floyds Alpha King or our local micro brew, Columbus Pale Ale. Basically these beers are nicely balance, not...

Hmmm, I work for a university and we have netlibrary access, but a search for brewing turned up nothing of interest. Those you mentioned don't seem to be available to us... Maybe each member organization chooses what they have access to? Ok I checked more and I can find the books if I set my...

How warm is your basement? We have a prog. thermostat too but our basement tends to stay in the upper 60's year round. Another option would be to cover them with a heating pad on low.

Give it some time. My wife did a cider recently and after a few weeks it made me pucker, very tart and dry. After a few months however, it's much more mellow and I can drink it :) Not sweet, but not overly dry either. I wouldn't mess with adding anything until it's at least a few months old...

Maybe I'm missing something, but um, store them indoors in a heated space?

Taste it and see. I doubt it would be tasty... Your juice should be preservative free, so if it wasn't, that may cause problems. Bread yeast, uh, well it will ferment, but it may not taste so great... Only way to find out is to try it. Next time make sure you use preservative free juice, and...

I'm short on homebrew and keep buying beer :( Currently have: AB Vanilla Bourbon Cask Ale SN Pale Ale New Holland The Poet Three Floyds Alpha King pale ale Avery Hog Heaven Barleywine Dominion Lager Anchor Steam Small Beer (no idea why I bought this...)

I'd have to disagree with that. While most of the yeast are dormant, some are still kicking and working on small amounts of residual sugars left in the beer. This is the reason beer tastes different after aging, and why malty beers such as barleywine change so drastically after years of aging...

My 3/16" tubing finally arrive and I hooked up my beverage stuff to dispense a beer. On the plus side, 5' of 3/16 tubing definately works a lot better than 2' of siphon hose :) On the down side, when I hook up the disconnect beer leaks out from the post. I managed to get a quick pour as it...

I have, but not on my labels :)

Label paper either comes off too easily or too hard... Milk or glue sticks both rinse off easily with warm water. For me, the advantage of milk over glue sticks is that it's quicker and less mess. It takes a second to dunk a label in milk and slap it on, vs 5 seconds to trace around the edges...

Ok, well that is what I'm planning on doing, but then I've read someone on here saying that without CO2 it won't really age. I haven't found any reliable source that backs that up though, so I guess I won't worry about it... Much more convenient to get some kegs and give them a shot of gas and...

Anyone have tips on aging beer along with force carbonating in kegs? When I stick them in the keg, they still need to age with co2 present right? Do you chill it, hook it up to co2 to carbonate, then warm it back up and stick it in the basement? Or just hook it up to 30 PSI and shake it like...