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AHA membership is only $38. gets him a subscription to Zymurgy and pub discounts. http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/membership/gift-membership

start simple first. 1. are you smelling anything coming out of the primary? 2. Is there enough water in the airlock? if no to either of these questions, then probably time to re-pitch.

those are reasonable substitutions. the dark brown sugar will add more color to the wort and the yeasts should have really similar results. It's their recipe, but it's going to be your beer. ;) you might not ever really exactly match a recipe. especially if the recipe calls out the alpha...

did you adjust your hydrometer reading for temperature?

can't beat a near frozen Lone Star when the temp is above 100 around here, but as someone said, that for mass consumption. Shiner Bock is my go to beer otherwise.

welcome, and good to see another Austinite on the board.

make sure you calibrate your thermometers as well. I made the mistake of being off by 4 degrees. Really made a difference in the amount of fermentables I was getting out the mash.

hrmm, I always used white labs, but I would think that if you go ahead and smack the pack and wait for it to swell up, then don't you know you have active yeast? you can always smack it now and if it swells up, pitch it into a starter. that starter can sit in the fridge until you're ready to brew.

here is an interesting article about the difference. what there is of one.. http://zythophile.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/so-what-is-the-difference-between-porter-and-stout/

the cacao nibs would count as a late addition, but the secondary is rarely 'required'. If I were you though, I'd try to follow the recipe as close as possible, but be very careful with the tranfer with regards to sanitation.

I think it's just important to have fluidity and free flow. you're really just trying to prevent the compacting of the grainbed. the 2" guideline is probably to make sure that you can balance the flow rates out with the flow in. I have a rubbermaid cooler as my mash tun and If I even touch...

here's an all grain we made about two weeks ago. Recipe is from AHS. real simple recipe, but it is spot on in comparison.:) Recipe: AHS Real Ale Fireman's #4 Style: Blonde Ale Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 6.57 gal Post Boil Volume: 5.98 gal Batch Size...

I just finished up the Weed Puller Cream Ale from the last issue of BYO. It was Jamil's recipe. He changed it up from when he published it in his book, but same basic recipe. he left off the Dextrose. only problem was AHS is not stocking Liberty hops, so had to go with Hallertauer. I was...

I'd ask for internal dimensions. How many homebrew kegs could you fit in the freezer and how big of a collar would you need to add? Also, ask for a picture of the insides to see how much rust is there.

I'm a fan of the Full Moon Rye Ale from Real Ale, but it's not everywhere yet. here is a nice starting list: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/12

the CO2 is only going to exit the other grey connector if it's connected to something. if it's not attached to anything, no gas flows through it.

AG. not that I wouldn't consider doing this as an extract, I just don't think I'll get the near white color needed for the beer. I'm favoring the WLP400 as I generally prefer WL over WY. Just a preference I've developed over the years. I'm thinking 0.75 ounce of each of coriander and...

it's summertime, so that means I need a wit in the pipeline. I started trying to make a Celis White clone, but got stuck on the yeast. any suggestions between Wyeast Belgian Witbier 3944 or White Labs Belgian Wit Ale WLP400? for anyone who has done one before, how much coriander and...

I get by with a small two-tap kegerator in my home-office, and a freezer with external temperature control for fermentation in my garage. my beer was okay when I was fermenting at room temp; it is much better with the temperature controlled. my cooling bill is also seeing the benefit as I...

Got this from my brother-in-law for my birthday. he had it framed nicely and it is now sitting on the wall right above my kegerator. http://popchartlab.com/index.php/poster_detail/the_very_many_varieties_of_beer/ BTW, not selling these, just sharing :)