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Perhaps I'll stick with a crystal 60 and some of the biscuit malt. As for the hop additions, would you still dry hop on top of that?

The Williamette and the Chinook went together nicely? :) You'd recommend cutting down the specialty grains? I've contemplated removing the Honey Malt altogether. Should I boost the Pale Ale malt to compensate? I should also note that I do not need to be particularly style-specific. I...

Hello all, I'm planning to start my next brew soon and am really wanting to do an IPA. I was inspired by Victory's "DirtWolf," but the availability of hops at my local store combined with my imagination has morphed this recipe into a different beast. Would you care to take a look at the grain...

I just had a little scare . . . I thought a batch of mold was starting to grow on the surface of my beer! However, upon closer inspection, I discovered the clump to actually be a cluster of petals from our crab apple tree that worked its way into the process at some point along the line. There...

Patience is indeed very difficult to come by . . . But I will heed your guys' advice. I will, at minimum, bottle next Saturday. In the meantime I am crafting an IPA recipe . . . That has me focused/excited so I am starting to understand what some of the veteran brewers mean when they mention a...

I soak mine in a cooler full of very warm water and an oxidizer like Easy Clean. After a few hours of sitting in there, the labels start to float to the top. I then remove all the labels, briefly scour the outsides of the bottles in the water to remove excess glue, and afterwards rinse.

Hello all, I am currently working on an oatmeal stout (my first brew). The OG was supposed to be around 1.05, and I ended up with 1.054. After a week of sitting in a primary (6.5 gallon carboy wrapped in a blanket) my slightly-less-than 5 gallon batch has reached 1.01. This is the intended...

Thank you, guys! You are giving some sound advice. I think I will go ahead and let it finish and settle in the primary and bottle after racking into the bottling bucket. *P.S. Depending on taste, is it possible to add a small amount of lactose prior to bottling in order to give a minor...

Hello all! As a recently-turned 21 year-old, I've decided to partake in the fine art of homebrewing. I took the plunge and went straight to all-grain and started with a Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout clone. I brewed last Saturday and am hoping the fermentation finishes-up by this Sunday. Now...