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Thanks. One specific example - homebrew.com's High Sierra Pale Ale recipe includes - or at least used to inlcude - Cascade and Perle hops. That kit is still available on their site. But if you buy hops individually, they only have Crystal, Fuggle, and Hallertauer available. I guess I'll...

Greetings. I'm looking to make an ingredients purchase, and was going to try to brew a recipe from Papazian's Microbrewed Adventures. Looking at sources like homebrew.com, austinbrewer.com, or even morebeer.com, it looks like many of the hop varieties are not currently available (at...

Is it silly to brew two half batches at the same time to simulate a full boil? This is what I did on my last batch. I have two 5 gallon pots and an electric stove. I steeped the grains in the first pot, then when that was done I brought it up to a boil and added half of the malt extracts and...

I am a very inexperienced homebrewer (see my other posts), but I just picked up a copy of Microbrewed Adventures by Charlie Papazian. He has a recipe in there for Sam Adams Triple Bock, and it is very complicated. I can summarize some of the details later, but for instance I think it has you...

Very cool!

Probably going to Target and/or Home Depot today, and on the advice of some folks here, am going to look for a cheaper way than the Fermentation Jackets I found on morebeer.com to keep my carboys cool during primary fermentation. I know this may be obvious to everyone, but a simple picture or...

Thanks. I was actually using a "fermometer" to see the temp of the beer.

I just went through this a few threads ago. I did an American Pale Ale in my apt in Central NJ which just so happens to get ridiculously hot all year (my heat has never been on in the 1.5 years I've lived here...). Anyway, I went 2 days with the beer close to 80 degrees, then when I realized...

I'm down to 72 (from like 82) the last 24 hours or so with this method. And it was really freaking easy. My problem is I didn't realize 82 was a problem until I asked....almost 2 days later. Whoops! Hope this batch is OK (I LOVE beer, so almost may be good enough....), and at least I know...

Thanks, I'm still poking around. I'm actually scared to see what temps I'm at when I get home today. I was down around 72 this morning when I added ice to the tub, but it's fargin' hot and sunny out here today (it's beautiful for everything but the beer in my tub :) ) I'm going to make a...

What do you folks think of something like this: http://morebeer.com/view_product/16587/102269 Or this? http://morebeer.com/view_product/16589/102269 I like them since they're compact. I don't like that it would be another $50 for me to get one each for my 5 and 6.5 gallon carboys...

Homebrewtalk.com has become my favorite web forum, and the Homebrew Wiki is my favorite wiki to browse. Here's a relevant article: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/Fermentation_cabinet I'm going to poke around the web and see if there's something cheap I can buy for this...

It appears I'm now down to 72 degrees, though it's going to be 80 outside today where I live which means my apt will get a little above 80. Will add more ice to the tub when I get home, I guess, and will also shop this weekend for some kind of cooler or tub I can use for the next batch (which I...

So now I have the glass carboy in my unused bathtub (I think there's been 3 showers in there in the last 1 year and 4 months since I moved in, so it's clean. And I couldn't find any other containers in my apartment large enough for the carboy). I filled it at least partly with cold water and...

Shoot. I somehow missed this detail by a bunch. For some reason I thought room temps were pretty much OK (70s) and that my apartment is just on the high side of that due to the pesky Earth's Sun. My ignoring of this detail is perhaps why I've had such inconsistent results in the past. But I...

Greetings. I've done some searching on this in the archives, so I'm partly just asking for some folks to reassure me, and partly asking if my temps are OK. I brewed an extract American Pale Ale kit on Monday night. The wort was about 76 degrees when I pitched the yeast at around 11pm. By...

Thanks, and that's some good perspective. Meanwhile, this Universal Stopper will be part of my next homebrew purchase. $0.99 to ensure I don't repeat this blunder - http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?products_id=954&osCsid=25d23ac482454acf6528ebf409643d81

Finally got around to brewing that American Pale Ale last night. Extract with specialty grains from a local homebrew supply store. Things were going along fine, and I was being extremely careful about sanitizing everything coming near the beer until literally the very last step. I...

I'm trying to maximize my current equipment, and am thinking of generally skipping secondary fermentation for the ales I'm going to brew (as I've read that many think it's not needed and to minize the chance of me screwing something up). So, I'm thinking of alternating between special 5 gallon...

Nice! I think you're a bit further along the skill curve than me. I'd like to someday try all grain, reusing yeast, and growing hops, but it's not in my immediate future at least (I need to master extracts first :) Also, good work on the site. Looks like a great start. Come to think of...