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I have been using Crystal Geyser water for all of my brewing. I found a placeon the web that shows their water composition: Calcium Ion: 12 PPM Magnesium: 3.1 PPM Potassium: 8.7 PPM Sulfates: 2.6 PPM Sodium: 130 PPM Total Dissolved Solids: 590 PPM *(except TDS which are parts per...

My local HBS does not have Biscuit Malt, is there a subsitute?

My first mistakes involved not mixing the priming sugar well enough so I had an uneven carbonation problem. Just dont splash the wort and you will be fine.

Jesus! I just had some of this beer and it is delicious. It is on tap in the local pretend Irish Pub in San Diego. Must Brew Some!

Great Write up! Not bad really, my first few tries would have made the Beer Jesus cry. I still have the occasional brain-fart but the process gets much easier given time.

What will you be brewing? I'm going all in on a Red Ale that should have a very hoppy aroma. :ban:

During fermentation, it did spike a fever of about 78deg before I could cool it down with ice. I fermented with Safale 05.

I am trying to diagnose the same problem. Light band aid smell but luckily not too bad taste. Not green beer either. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/ooooh-smell-247076/

Better bottles! Light and easy to clean. No more glass for me.

"Chlorophenols result from the reaction of chlorine-based sanitizers (bleach) with phenol compounds and have very low taste thresholds. Rinsing with boiled water after sanitizing is the best way to prevent these flavors." I use bottled spring water which I don't think has a chlorine smell. I...

Well, I brw with all tap water. All Grain, and I hit my mash temps pretty well. The frementing temp might have spiked due to a vigorous fermentation but I don't know if that causes it?

I have a batch of a blonde ale that has a faint scent of Band Aid. It doesn't have an over powering band aid taste but the scent is there. What causes that?

I can't stand American Homebrew Supply and Homebrew Mart is a tad on the Snobby side. I really like the new place Homebrew and Gardens, they have an awesome All Grain class on Saturdays. I spent an hour there just chatting with friendly guys and even got a lesson in kegging and building a...

My Exwifes poodle dog loved homebrew. The damn thing could drink a whole bottle. She got the dog in the divorce settlement.

The guy that tought me how to brew took ice straight from the ice maker and dumped it in. Beer was great. That said, I have a wort chiller.

That sounds like my first Ag batch, I did everything wrong and to make matters worse, I forgot to take OG readings so I was clueless about effeciency and all but it turned out great anyway. I don't think you can screw up the Ed Wort recipe.

I got smart today and drilled a hole in my cooler so I can stick my thermometer in and watch mash temp without opening the lid. Duh, I'm Winning!

Funny, I am brewing the same recipie, its my fave. My efficiency is 66% which I hope to increase a bit today. Water, grain, hops and yeast and the whole brew was less than 30 bucks!

Good Luck, Im starting mt 5th all grain here in a few minutes. Once you go all grain, you will never settle for anything less. Its actually pretty easy and much cheaper and I think it tastes WAY better.

How about the temperature while the wort is sitting on the fruit. Since it is already fermented, would I need to keep the temperature of the secondary in the 65deg range or can it vary up to 70's?