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Brewers, I have a sealed factory package of carapils malt that I have not opened. I have had it for about 3 months--do you think it is still useful or does malt have a shelf life even when sealed? Thanks

Has anyone had any success in cloning either Snow Day (Fort Collins Brewing) or Winter Ale (Alaskan Brewery)? If so would you mind sharing? I really like the spruce tones in the winter ale, but am hesitant to try and tackle this brew.

Happy Holidays! Real quick question. I have traditionally done my sanitation in part outside due to a very shallow sink. Living in Wisconsin this isn't really an option for the next few months! I'm wondering if anyone has used the star-san sanitizer in a concentrated spray form that you...

Good afternoon, I am looking to brew the Oktoberfest from the most recent Zymurgy using California Lager Yeast . This yeast will maintain lagering characteristics up to 65 degrees. It is not recommended for cold fermentation. My basement is a pretty steady 67-8 degrees...does anyone have...

I am interested in brewing an Oktoberfest later this month. I've got a couple Zymurgy clone recipes to work with and each one suggests that the fermentation take place at 50 degrees for 4 weeks... I'm curious as to how this can be done...most refrigerators are colder than that and most...

Friends, It is nearing that time where fall brewing needs to begin. I've seen a few good recipes out there for some very high quality O(c)ktoberfests...but by far the best one I have ever had is the one produced the Bell's Brewery in Comstock, MI. This should come as no surprise as that...

Thanks...I'll wait impatiently until then!

I bottled my beer about 10 days ago...I'm very excited to see if it turns out! Is there any way other than opening one to tell if the brew is carbonating? I really want to wait three weeks, but I'm not the most patient sort. It looked great and smelled great, tasted great the night of the...

Hasn't completely conditioned...thoughts on using it in cooking?

Hi everyone, A new brewer here, just finished one batch and it went well. I'm looking towards my next batch, an IPA. I have continuously run into the same problem as I'm looking at my next selection (this month's Zymurgy is all IPA, so I'd like to do something in there, Ruination or Blind...

Any ideas on the amounts of water? There are no references anywhere to the amount of water used in the steep and the boil.

In this commonly distributed recipe from the brewer at Russian River, there are no mentions of water, how much to boil, sparge, etc... Any ideas?

How did the SNPA clone turn out? I'm quite excited to enjoy this brew.

I brewed a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale clone from grain on Monday, it was my first brewing attempt. I feel very good about the process. I have it fermenting in a 67-69 degree environment after being cooled to 70 degrees, it has a great color and odor and has been fermenting vigorously since Monday...

This comes from Russian River's Vinny Cilurzo as it appeared in the magazine Best of Brew 150 clones. Forgive me, I'm new so if this is a dumb question-fire away! In the recipe, which has been posted amidst these forums as well, they call for the use of 1 lb dextrose but don't articulate where...

Thanks to everyone, feel free to laugh. I laugh at myself! I really enjoyed doing this, it appealed to my meticulous side. It's interesting, because there wasn't one flaw, not one gaffe minus this one in the entire process. I read so much and watched several videos in preparation...I was...

it was water and it was still filled.

Do you think it will still turn out? The items were sanitized and I caught it fairly quickly--it was a Sierra Nevada Pale Clone brewed with extracts, not a kit.

I don't think we're on the same page, not surprising considering I don't really know what I'm doing! I put it in this, spigot wrong term in this case...the hole on top of the bucket. I had the lock in backwards per this illustration, instead of it going up as seen here it was inside the...

I'm easy to laugh at, I frequently do things bass ackwards... Do you think this will bring negative consequences to my first batch?