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10 pounds of sugar? what are you trying to make? also, what temp is it at? if the temp is high, the yeast really get going, leading to a lot of blow off... my guess is the amount of sugar coupled with high temps is the culprit.

It was much harder in my head than when I finally did an all grain. don't overthink it, and you'll be fine. it may take a couple batches to get everything completely dialed in, but even if your off a bit on your first tries, the beer still comes out good.

I have a question.... is it true that in Texas you have to have a license to buy alcohol? one of my friends went there a couple years ago, and that's what he told me. I've never heard of anywhere that had an alcohol buying license, just one if you were selling alcohol. In TN, the laws aren't...

it'll be fine. you'll get a little more bitterness, and maybe lose a bit of aroma that would still be there if you followed the recipe, but most likely the changes won't be drastic.

it will work just fine. pilsner malt is called that because it was originally made in Pilsn. it was used for making pilsner style beer, but it can be used in any beer.

I think the announcement of the White House recipes could have impacted the growth of homebrewing. People hear that the president is drinking home brew, they might want to try it. it would at least dispell the myth that all homebrew is something that only a hard core alcoholic would ever...

you could look in your spice rack for some other spices that could be used to bitter with. gruit was made with all kinds of things other than hops. theres' a book called Ancient Sacred and Healing Beers, or something like that which has lots of recipes and ideas for other bittering spices.

I've ordered a couple times from them. always got everything in a reasonable time frame, always shipped correctly. I did their anniversary wheat beer a couple years ago, when they were selling anniversary kits for $20. It came out decent, I would say good but I didn't get the clove taste I...

depends.. do you want an American amber, or Brittish Amber, or what.... myself, I'd probably use cascades. or maybe a cascade and another variety combo, but that's just me....

it should still be ok... the co2 coming out will push away the oxygen so the beer shouldn't get stale from the airlock popping off.

+1 being a rep, he most likely had an answer for anything, and he's probably heard everything already.

I've considered spending the money on a refractometer solely because of this. my other peeve is low efficiency. and not getting 5 gallons, no matter how much water I start with. I could top up, but with my low eff. I'm already below my og with less than 5, and I'd end up way short if I...

I think it was Hill Bros. it was back in college. and after drinking the rest of the PBR.

never try to make coffee out of Pabst Blue Ribbon. The results are worse than you'd expect, and you'd expect it to be horrible. also the coffee maker will be ruined and all your coffee from then on will taste horrible.

I don't see how the big conglomerates buying the smaller brewers and then selling their beer nationwide hurts craft beer. if they keep the recipes the same, at any rate. There have been some where they have bought them then changed the recipe and turned it into another mass market light lager...

what yeast did you use and what temp? a high temp will speed it along. And some yeasts burn through everything real fast. it could also just be a loose seal. at any rate, I'd leave it in the primary for 2 or 3 weeks, make sure the yeast can do everything they can for the beer.

there's lots of places that have flat rate shipping, at least for most things. usually carboys and such don't get included in that. Austin Homebrew supplies, Annapolis Homebrew, and brewmaster warehouse are places I've ordered from that had flat rate shipping.

I think the Black Crown is the amber lager from the Project 12 pack.... it is pretty good. I hate Budwieser, just never have liked it. But all 3 in the variety pack were drinkable. Not exceptional, for my tastes, but good. I think they really did put in some effort into them. And the Black...

you must have gotten a bad serving of it... that stuff is a great English IPA. The rest of thier beers are excellent as well. One of my favorite breweries. seems weird one person's thoughts on a beer is so far apart from another person's.

it sure as heck does.... I've tried it several times, and every time I tell myself I will like it. every time I am wrong. I don't get it, I love pale ales, I love cascade hops. SNPA is a pale ale, it has cascade hops. But it tastes absolutely horrible. no malt flavor at all, and the best...