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^ that is so awesome!!!!!! Do you weigh it? do you know exactly how much you are utilizing per 5 gallon? do you sterilize the mason jars etc..

great! thank you all ^

When utilizing hops in the boil whether in the beginning or at the end, I am seeing people placing them into muslin bags. I've been just tossing them in without the bag. Whats right? (i am using pellets)

Hello All ~ Just racked my first red ale, with a pale ale waiting for the same this weekend. I wanted to try and duplicate my favorite summer ale; Shipyard Summer Ale from Portland Maine. I figured start now and tweak as the months approach. Here are characteristics off their web site. Can...

how did this beer turn out??

THAT LOOKS AWESOME!! Is that the primary or did you rack it to a secondary?

Can someone explain why one would cold crash your beer and when. Thanks!

thanks @ grognerd!!

and its beginners course. Beer Conscious Training on line program looked like a simple way to start my education on home brewing.... Anyone do the course? Thanks! :mug:

Thanks all again....I will say that I am in no way lazy, nor lack patience. I just love learning this all and look for ways to improve my methods. Going to check the carboys filled with all that work just makes me happy. I just love to document things. Daily readying of its sg might mean...

What are your thoughts on that once you move to the secondary you leave your hydrometer in the second fermenter. Each day or week you can better document the sg, without constantly opening it up and inserting a baster to grab a sample. Yes that cost monies for extra meters, but cuts down on...

i had read that 1 tablespoon was needed (regular moss). so thats what i used. whoops?

Thanks Topherm. I would have but the screen was preinstalled. It was rather a pain in the arse. Thanks have a great day.

So the Irish Moss worked. No doubt. I found this batch (an IPA with extra hops) to be very difficult to transfer into the carboy. My funnel has a screen in it, and it kept getting clogged. Is this because the moss was grabbing all the proteins and coagulating them....AND I just noticed...

tried the Irish moss last night on my batch....it does work. clumps on the bottom of the pot. I have a strainer on my funnel and did find it difficult to pour into my carboy.....maybe because it grabs and collated all those proteins? just my thought. LB

that worked! lol

Hello! After a week in the primary, I moved to the second fermentor. Should I cover that as well with a towel to keep light out? Starting my next batch tonight! :D

onto my second batch. While my first red ale sits and works things through, I visited my local brew pub and supply store to get my newest ingredients. I am making a clone of the Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA. It calls for Dry Hopping: .66 Magnum 1 oz Crystal .66 Citra So I get...

thanks for all the Irish moss answers....and gelitan. I am brewing my second batch today (a torpedoe version of SN) and will try the moss.

Is there a point of 'clearing a beer too much' if bottle carbing is expected? Irish Moss is only going to drop proteins, and not yeast correct? Gelatin will drop everything? as will cold crashing??? If I did (for arguments sake) all of these things would I have issues with carbonation? I...