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i use bottles and a Red Baron Bottle Capper. I dont think the styles that i normally drink are excessively carbonated. I like IPA's, pale ales, brown ales, ESB's and the occasional lager. Ive brewed a pale ale, IPA, bohemian lager and now the porter is ready for bottles. i hope to knock this one...

i normally allow them to bottle condition for ~2 weeks, then there are ones that will sit for a month or so before i get to refrigerate/drinking (i have really noticed a difference in flavor maturity so i try my very best not to drink them right away) but i think im leaning toward at least...

So everyone that tries my beers has the same general comment. "tastes great but its a little flat". i have been using The Beer Recipator - Carbonation i am about to bottle a porter today and wanted to double check the number i get from running that calc. It says to add 5oz of corn...

as embarrassing as it is, i guess i was just wishing? for an infection. i showed this brew off to a bunch of people. and in my drunkenness, i assumed it got infected. then i saw this before racking. figured id post. im way to cautious with sanitation so it figures. ill post pics of my new brand...

So i know the picture isnt great, but for future knowledge, do the whitish floating spots on the top that appeared to swirl together look like an infection? smells great, looks good (minus white spots), just looking for knowledgeable thoughts. Thanks!

....to fulfill a dream many of us have: Open up a small brewpub of your own. So i was thinking last night, that if things dont unfold as i plan, i might be interested in taking our some loans and going into business with a friend of mine that already owns a great burger/bar place. So how much...

so i went out and bought all the copper tubing and picked up a set of M/F 5/8'' garden hose barbs. Then when i get home i notice that the 3/4'' inner diameter of the hose barbs doesnt fit snugly around the 1/2'' OD copper tubing. So my question is: Where can i find a hose barb that will fit...

The 90min IPA is above and beyond my favorite beer (big fan of the 60 also). So i figured id attempt a dogfish head style IPA as soon as my ingredients arrive. Heres what i ordered not sure on exact brew day procedure yet. So let me know what you guys think or if you have any recommendations...

dogfish, as in dogfish head beers is actually a species of shark (hence the shark on the label). so that beer in particular has nothing to do with dogs besides the coincidental name

it is aluminum - thanks for letting me know oxiclean will hurt. im going to go for boiling then soaking. hopefully my next batch isnt crawfish flavored!

So I had a party and cooked up some crawfish in my brew pot. First time doing that and after i cleaned the pot it still smells like seafood. What should I do to more properly clean the pot?? Will I get off flavors in my beer if I cant get the smell out? Thanks!

oh well. not the answers i wanted, but i guess its for the best. I'm going to hook up my fridge in the garage and start getting the temp right. guess it will be a few more weeks till bottling. Thanks for the help!

i find myself in the same situation after almost every batch... but what i have come to find is that waiting is worth it. I have been pretty upset after prematurely cracking one open and it not tasting how i wanted. Its worth the wait. The initial rest at 60-70 degrees is to allow carbonation...

So i dont have any fancy temp control equipment (but i think im going to convert an old fridge after reading so much about its importance) and i figured i could only do a lager in the winter. I made my best attempt at making a bohemian lager given my equipment: US Pilsen Malt 5.00 lb 62.5 %...

I added oak chips to the beer I just bottled. I dont consider myself experienced at all, but I just sprayed them with a little sanitizer and added them after i transfered to the secondary. Let it sit for 3 weeks in the secondary and then bottled. All the chips were resting at the bottom of my...

i do all this with two 5 gal pots and a straining bag. do you have a simpler schedule for me? perhaps just cut out one of these Beta Conversion @ 140°F for 30min Alpha Conversion @ 158°F for 30min?

So ive only been brewing for two months and i want to get away from extracts. From what ive read i dont know if i am ready yet. i intended to brew a bohemian pilsner type beer today hopefully not having to use the back up DME i bought. (From the looks of it i will need to) So after my...

so i bought corn syrup instead of corn sugar. i hope this is not a big problem, but wanted to check to see what type of adjustments might be necessary. I plan on priming a 5gal batch today and want to check out what type of solution i should make with my corn syrup. (light corn syrup 30g total...

Brewing my second batch tomorrow and after doing some reading id like to see what more experienced brewers think of my plan so far. I plan on using: 6lbs of pilsen LME 3lbs Rahr 2-row pale grains 1oz fuggle 1oz Saaz 1oz Centennial Wyeast Whitbread Activator packet My...

Thanks for the reassurance. not sure what this(RDWHAHB) stands for but i appreciate the help/advise. Cant wait to transfer this batch and cook up my next!!