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As many of my posts have indicated clarity is a really big issue for me! I love the taste of my homebrews but I'm really looking to get commercial quality clarity. One thing I just tried produce super clear beer at bottling time, but now I'm a bit concerned. after primary was complete and I...

Here's what it has done, I had it in a new plastic clear carboy so I had good vision... It was moving like crazy, I had a huge head of krauesen form and a layer of sediment emerge on the bottom. There was very limited airlock activity.

Should I pitch additional yeast or just leave it be?

biodarwin...hence my idiocy. I have had good luck with both whirloc and gelatin, I had a complete brainfart. I'm using a new plastic see through carboy for primary and there is a great deal of activity in there, that's for sure. I had some activity in the airlock after 6 hours, it's slowed...

Hi, I've done a number of dumb things when brewing--here's another. I brewed the now famous Centennial Blonde from the recipe section (AG) it was going superbly, chilled it down and realized that I didn't use Irish Moss or Whirfloc to clarify. I pitched my yeast and added a small amount...

My wife would probably indicate that number is too small... I was brewing a very light ale from grain. I forgot to use whirfloc, I added a small amount of gelatin in with the yeast as I placed in primary--how dumb is this? Can it be saved? I knew after I did it it was dumb... Thanks

Hi, a quick question...I have been reading (Palmer, I think...) that straining the wort after it has cooled and before I pitch the yeast h is a good strategy. My question is will I retain enough grain, etc...to obtain full flavor? Having brewed about 17 batches, I have no problem with the...

Thanks everyone, a quick reply to all replies... I have done a couple of "unique" things, they were fine...clarity is still an issue with such hop forward beers especially when dry hopping. I'm to try the heat break idea, that was the one thing listed here i haven't tried. I have used both...

Off the shelf: Bells Two Hearted Ale O'so Hopdinger, Goose Island IPA, and Sierra Torpedo Mine: I usually have some of my homemade Pliny sitting around, that's usually a crowd pleaser.

I've kind of hit a wall in my brewing. I have about 17 batches under my belt...all ales! I've done Pliny the Elder, Sierra Green, Sierra Celebration, Bells Two Hearted, Three Floyds Alpha King, Zombie King, etc... I'm an alehead, I only brew ales, as I only drink ales. My...

Wow an 84 page thread! Epic, good reading...

Thanks, my apologies on the redundant post.

Well, after a petition circulated under the Freedom of Information Act, the White House has released it's Honey Ale recipe--it looks pretty good on video and frankly this would be a conversation starter when served! My wife is a big fan of Honey Ale's so I thought I would try it, but the cost...

those malts and as usual a whole host of hops courtesy of Brew Magazine and Ken Grossman. The usuals, cascades/chinook/centennial.

I am brewing a Celebration Ale with extract and I accidentally used 1.5 lb of wheat extract instead of malt extract--I used 6.6 of syrup. Dang it...

I'm looking to forward all of my brewing processes to the basement where I have a fridge, sink, couple tables, etc... I don't have a stove down there and am very leary of doing anything using propane in this area that is not ventilated. I was working out and saw this on the TV at the Y...

How do you do this in terms of hop additions, do you do 5 gallon in one, 3 in another and adjust the hops by percent?

Thanks Jbay when you boil the second pot simultaneously do you end up merging the two together? I have had great success in brewing pliny as well, it wasn't as close as yours indicated but a big success. Thanks

Hi guys, I am interested in brewing this recipe for Pliny which comes straight from Vinny C. at RR. I have brewed Pliny before but I have used alternative recipes, most of which come from Vinny...but I am interested in trying this one. This recipe calls for clearing 8 gallons from the...

The malt is not milled it is whole grain and in an air tight manufacturers bag.