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I know this seems to be a stupid question, but could you have added too much water. I have a mark on my carboys and bucket at the 5 gallon level. :confused:

Anyone out there ever completed the mashing process one day and boiled the wort the next day. I thought about taking it easy on this all grain process, and spreading the fun out for two days. I can see how this could pose a problem as far as nasties getting started, but you never know. Has...

Hope your brew went well, because Notre Dame sure didn't. I'll give them something though - they beat Michigan. Michigan better get their act together.

You want the banana esters?

Hey buddy, I totally understand. Two days ago I boiled up a Porter, cooled it down to 75, pitched a couple of old packs of Doric brand dry yeast that's been sitting in an old rubbermaid box for a few months, and put the carboy under the blanket. In one hour I was getting a bubble, bubble...

I've always used a pinch of Irish Moss to clear it up. My brew is ussually clear after a few weeks of age. It does get a bit of chill haze when it first hits the fridge, but if it's been in there a while that goes away also. Besides, why are we always comparing our beer to that clear...

Hello All, Just spent a good afternoon in the garage brewing up a porter. Started out with 6 gallons, boiled it down to five, cooled it down with a wort chiller to about 75-80, then pitched a couple of packs of the dry doric yeast. I could hardly believe my ears when I heard the thing...

Do you have a dog? My dog will lap up any kind of beer, and he won't stop until he's finished it or gone paws up on the deck. Dogs are smart animals. So next time you get a bad batch, check for paw prints on the carboy - poochy may have slipped a doggy chew in there, thinking he may get some...

Welcome! First of all, enjoy yourself! Second, get a copy of "The Complete Joy of Homebrewing". If you don't already have a copy, you'll find it to be loaded with thorough but basic practical instructions. Good luck!

Thank you. That's a great web site! I get it now. I figured it to be a pretty involved process, but it doesn't seem to bad at all. Maybe I'll get a few things for Christmas, and start the all grain thing next year. Thanks again. :cool:

Hello All, Clawing and scratching through Ray Daniels book, "Designing Great Beers", I came up with one question...What is this mashing process all about?! I've boiled up a total of 5 batches, so I'm pretty green. They have all been extract brews with specialty grains pulled out at 170...

Just slithered out of bed this morning, scrambled up some eggs and pork rines, then got on this danged old forum. Dude, this is a funny one. I spied this shirt a few days back, at my local brewery while drinking a couple of mudhouse stouts (a rich coffee stout). It said, "God made beer...

We have two popular spring fed hatcheries, I try to stay away from them. They remind me of that carnival game "catch the plastic fish on the magnetic lure". One nice thing about this area is our springs, the farm I grew up on had five seperate ones. So if you know the area, you can find...

Thanks for the help. We'll see how my next one works out. A Porter...Mmmm. :cool:

As for my name, address, and ssn...give my your home address and telephone and I'll send my guys over to meet with your guys. No theif here. I did add a gallon of water though. Also, I just took a look at it, and it has a quarter of an inch of light yeast sediment formed solid at the bottom...

The specific gravity starting out was 1.058. Didn't check it going into the secondary.

Hello. This is my first time posting on here, so let the chips fall where they may. Just boiled up my 4th brew - a very chocolate stout. Sprinkled in a pack of Irish-Type ale yeast, then I put a big blanket on it next to a central air vent (it's pretty hot here). Within a few hours it was...