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1. A longer boil will give you better hop utilization so 60 minutes would better than 45. 2. I would do an ice bath and get it down to at least 70 degrees. Might be different for your yeast strain but 70 is a good start. After cooling, transfer to carboy and add top-off water. For aeration...

Did 2 pumpkin ales recently. I let them sit in primary for 3 or 4 weeks, did not do a secondary ferment, bottled and conditioned for 3 weeks, then let them sit in the fridge for another 2-3 weeks before a party. Turned out excellent and got great compliments on it. Good luck!

One thing I keep forgetting is that hydrometers read at 60 degrees, and my temps are always a bit higher when I take readings. I just started using an app called brew tools that lets you put in your gravity reading and what temp you read it at. Then it compensates for the difference between your...

Just moved into a new house with a workshop off the garage that I'm turning into a brewery. Only had one brewday in it so far but I love it.

I would enjoy winning this.

Nope. Wasn't necessary. Not a bad idea, but was not necessary in this case. I always seem to have entry of headroom in my fermenters. I will say though, I lost about a gallon in each bucket (brewed it twice) because of all the junk at the bottom. Couldn't find my strainer anywhere. I think ABV...

8 gallons of pumpkin beer. Don't ask why it was 8... Frustrating... 41795

I see it's too late now but I just did an extract pumpkin ale that turned out great. I added about 45 oz (one and a half cans) of 100% pure canned pumpkin. My wife suggested adding a stick of cinnamon and some clove as well so I tried it out and it tasted awesome when I tried it before bottling...

Any potential downside to bottling at the old house? It'll be a pain in the a$$ to have to move all those bottles is all I'm worried about I guess.

I just brewed 10 gallons of pumpkin ale for our housewarming party on October 19. We are moving to the new house the week of September 20. I am packing all my beer stuff up now but am debating whether I need to leave it out to bottle at the old house, or risk traveling with 2 fermenters full of...

"I SWEAR this time I won't drink the whole batch in 2 weeks." "But if I share it, that means less for me" "If I could make a lemonade stand with my beer, I'd make a killing!"

I've added hop tea before. It doesn't really do a whole lot. Just dry hop. The taste will come out better. And it will improve the smell as well.

Three Floyd's Evil Power. Drive 3 hours just to go to the brewpub and get somethin I can't get at home. Plus I found a liquor store nearby that had some FFF Toxic Revolution. So I scooped all 4 of those up too.

jpeebs my brewery is "BogHog Brewing" look me up!

For a simple brew, it's not necessary to move it into secondary. If you were to do it though, you would need to wait until you hit your final gravity before moving it. The only thing it will really do is clear it out a bit more, as far as I know. The way I've always done it, and I've only...

Thanks! I should've just let it sit before I said anything. It's fermenting we'll right now!

I brewed a Scotch ale extract kit from northern brewer last night. Got out the yeast pack about 12 hours before brew time, smacked it a few times and let it sit. This is the first time I'd ever used a smack pack and was unaware that there was a pouch that was supposed to break (not the best at...

+5 Vogon Juice Scotch Ale +5 IPA +5 Cherry Poppin Daddy Cherry Wheat +5 Commencement ale Spiced Amber +5 Mans Ruin Whiskey Barrel Stout +5 as yet unnamed better than the last IPA (Improvement IPA?) ------------ 30 gallons 33,601 total

My Man's Ruin whiskey barrel stout. definitely one of the best beers I've made. Might try keepin this one around.

Then it's settled. Find a fridge and convert it. Thanks for all the input. Much appreciated. rjbank, come out and see us Sunday on Calhoun Street. All ages, free show. I think we play at 5 or 6.