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It doesn't seem like he needs a cure for anything. If he's been brewing for 6 years chances are he's learned the process and knows enough to make good beers. At least in my opinion brewing all-grain produces better beers. I'll admit I'm still very new and have only been doing this 1+ year...

SWITCH TO ALL GRAIN. Seriously your beers turn out way better. Extract brewing is too limiting.

Yes it does help, $7 seems very reasonable. As far as styles, I like to do a lot of different beers. I'm looking to find a type or two that work in nearly every style. A stout, Wit, Barleywine, IPA, etc.

I apologize if this has been asked before. I'd like to start buying hops in bulk to save $$. Is hopsdirect the best place to do this? How much does shipping usually cost, for 1-2 lbs? As much as I would like to load up with a lb of 6-7 varieties, I can't. If I were to just buy 1 or...

Haha didn't even notice the UK location. Well nonetheless try to taste at least a couple styles to see what you like.

I'm sure your local homebrew store could help too. Check out the beer kits they sell, and just buy whatever you don't have. BTW if you want a specific place to start I would say check out some Brown Ales. There's tons of them out there. As a style a Brown ale is just a good all around beer...

Are you saying you never really drank beer until now? Ales are very similar to lagers, both in taste and brewing equipment. Lagers require longer fermenting in cold temperatures. Lagers require a different type of yeast as well (bottom fermenting). Not very much difference in equipment though...

Assuming air never got to it I don't see why not. I'm still using grain in vacuum sealed bags from about 6-7 months and haven't even thought about it. I just got like 83% efficiency so I don't think its a problem. Tastes great too.

Yah I assumed that but I got it from my mom who doesn't really know anything about beer except that I brew it. So I appreciated the gesture. Still, is this even representative of the style. I'm just getting into brewing and learning about beer and want to know what I'm tasting before I drink it.

It was likely Westvleteren. They do not distribute or market their beer, and it doesn't even have a label. I thought it had a yellow cap though. You must go there to get it. But I've read it might be the best beer in the World.

I just got a 750ml bottle of this for christmas. Evidently brewed specifically because there is a blue moon on New Years Eve this year, so its not just a winter seasonal. 8.3% ABV so they're not kidding around. Just wondering if anybody's tried this, and its a legit beer.

Hi, I am looking for help with a problem in my first wheat beer. recipe 6.5lbs wheat 4lbs Pils. As I'm about to pitch the yeast i notice a murkiness in the wort, which I discover is small pieces of grain. There is a lot of it too. I vorlaufed 1 gallon at mash and 2 sparges. Is this normal for a...

Well as much as I dislike bailing on the wings cause they lost (I still haven't recovered yet) that is a great shot even better with your kids.

Yooper I noticed you took off the Wings Pic. What's that about?

It does taste good, I'd just like a higher ABV for obvious reasons.

If it's not gonna help I wont bother I just hoped with the sugar and yeast combined I could hope for maybe another 1% ABV. Do I have any other options. DME? I don't have any but could pick some up.

Yah I mean I've been mashing at "152*" but I haven't been getting full conversion, and I did 3 batches before I started to bottle and noticed. 1.030 is very high but I don't necessarily mind it if I can boost ABV. Are there any bad side effects to pitching the champagne yeast such as off...

This is the third batch this has happened to since I got home from school, and I assume my thermometer was broken during the move. My Brown Ale finished at 1.022, and my stout at 1.025, and now 1.030. I believe adding sugar should lower FG because alcohol is thinner than water so adding alcohol...

I know I have a thermometer problem, but I need to fix this batch before bottling. It's an AG Porter which started at 1.054. After 1 month in primary it finished at 1.030. Way too high. I added 2 lbs. of sugar to lower FG, but am considering pitching a packet of champagne yeast. Would this...

I may have a thermometer problem, as my beers have been finishing high. I am just using the crappy analog one that came with my turkey fryer. Can someone give me recommendations on what to use. I'd like digital and cheap.