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Well I decided to boil it anyways, and the wort tasted nice and sweet before I added the Hops, and then I tasted it after I added the Hops and it tastes like your typical hopped wort! Maybe I got lucky and caught it right before it turned into infection. I guess all that I'm really losing is an...

Got busy and let the pre-boil wort sit covered for about 36 hours. When I lifted off the cover it reeked. Kind of sour, kind of vegetal. There was some light white foam on top kind of almost like head, smells kind of vegetal. So I'm guessing there's some bacteria in here, I'm brewing an IPA it...

I have tried reaching out and several clubs are either not taking members or are just too busy with the next major grain mash party that they're fairly uninterested in doing a bottle share or introducing a new member. Right now I'm Just getting opinions from friends and family on my homebrews...

Got a 15% barleywine i want to age but my question is, can I bottle it now and safely age without it becoming a gusher? Just do less corn sugar?

I just brewed a Barleywine and am going for some really rich caramel and warm, sweet flavors. I added vanilla, brown sugar, and maple syrup at the end of the boil and used Target and EKG hops for 60 and 30 minutes respectively. Malts were Maris Otter, CaraMunich II, and a small amount of...

See how it turns out, what's done is done. I had an IPA I had to re-pitch because I pitched at 80. It turned out great with minimal phenol.

I have not used those. However every time I make a NE IPA, I use US-05, and it comes out FANTASTIC. So that's my vote.

I've always done bottle carbing but would it work to measure out sugar and put it in my fermenter once it's done fermenting, for carbonation? Any extra steps I'd need?

The fiancee wants some fruity beers and doesn't particularly like the IPA's I brew as they are too bitter (my favorite style to brew). I decided for her I'd start with a blonde ale base, and I picked up some wildberry fruit juice concentrate (apple, raspberry, and pineapple juices in the...

Sometimes I have mashed the grains and let them sit and drain over the pot overnight into the wort, but I'd never leave the grains in there. I haven't had a bad result yet. As much as I can though I usually mash and boil the same night, and then leave that overnight so it's about room temp for...

I've been having pretty good luck lately but it seems once in awhile that I do some brewing that I get a whole bunch of sediment crap on the bottom, which then comes out into the bottles inevitably at bottling time. Here's a pic of a German Ale (based on a Smoked Doppelbock but fermented at...

I wasn't expecting that last part. I wondered how he was going to get the bottle open.

Maris Otter is your friend :)

Just took an OG reading and it's 1.090. I'm thinking it's too thick. I wasn't able to find a source online of a typical RIS original gravity. My recipe I'm sort of using doesn't list it either. Thanks!

Due to limited space and a smaller kettle, I usually make 2.5 gallon batches (fermenter volume) at a time. I'm currently making a Russian Imperial Stout. Water ratio was 1.25 to 1. I got the water to about 147 degrees before putting the grains in, and then it raised to about 154, which was...

Right now I don't really have much invested as far as special burners or dedicated propane units. I do all-grain mashes via stovetop brewing and I have an electric stove. Problem is, I can get a mash temp up to 140, and then once I want it about 150 or so, I touch the knob just a little and...

For those wondering about my last recipe, it was a NE-style IPA. Goal quantity was 2 gal. 2 lbs Crisp Maris Otter 1 lb 6 row Rahr Barley 1 lb flaked oats 1/2 lb Gambrinus Specialty Honey malt 9 quarts of tap water Mashed at 162*F hold for 90 minutes bag pulled and drained using a collander...

I did my first all-grain batch 2 weeks ago, and while it tastes better than the extract kits I've used, it still has that odd, cidery, unprofessional homebrew flavor. I am still using my Mr. Beer fermenter; I just picked up a glass one but haven't used it yet. I'm wondering if it's the...