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Revvy. Thanks for the info. The reason I asked the question is that this is the first time in 20 brews or so that this has happened. During my first year of brewing I cracked open a bottle after one week, two weeks, etc and made notes on the taste and development. I never had a gusher in any...

I did a search on oxygenation problems but couldn't find anything specific. I definitely oxygenized my beer at bottling time. I was straining with a paint strainer into the bottling bucket. I left the room and came back to find half of the strainer exposed to air. Air was being sucked in...

Just pick a beer that you like. All of the extract with steeping grains kits are easy to do and are pretty much fullproof if you follow directions.

I got a Pale Ale kit and an equipment kit for retirement. It sat around for a year before I brewed the pale ale. It turned out OK. Sometimes I think that we worry a bit too much about stuff. Beer seems to be very forgiving.

I used one TrueBrew kit (my first brew). It was a Pale Ale and it turned out good. It is what got me started in brewing. I am now into AG but still do extract kits for my wife. She loves the Belgium Wit from Midwest and I have done 10 of them. I am not sure about your problem. I was going...

I guess that I am a bit confused. You still need to end up with 6.5 gallons or so for a 5 gallon batch. So do you sparge with less then top off to 6.5 gallons? Don't want to hijack the thread but the reason that I am asking is that I did my 8th AG with a small grain bill and had problems that...

Malkore - I should have been a bit "clearer" :) in my question. Yes clear means no grain. I had a bit of grain make it into the brew pot so I am hoping that no astringency results.

Yes it was a 10 gal tun with false bottom. I like the pie pan idea.

This was my 8th AG and the first small grain bill. 7# Pale .5# Crystal 60 1# Flaked Corn 1.25 qts per lb - mashed in with 2.7 gallons Absorption .135 gal/lb Dead Space 2.5 qts After figuring absorption and false bottom dead space I mashed out with 2.35 gallons of boiling water to get...

I give my secondary a gentle rock every once in a while. This causes most of the hops to settle to the bottom. When racking to the bottling bucket I use a paint strainer over the end of the racking cane - result no hops in the bucket.

Yes, your beer should clear pretty well. Recirculating the wort back through the grain bed until it runs clear is a step in AG brewing also. Using Irish Moss with about 10-15 min left in the boil also helps in clearing the final product. Don't overdo the Irish Moss. I have read that too much...

I also use Colby's "Countertop Partial Mashing" technique. I have done about 8 AGs now but my favorite beer to date was a partial mash 60 Min IPA clone. You can make some great beers doing a partial mash. But I'll warn you, AG brewing will always be a temptation. :)

I am not brewing but am packing some Pales/IPAs/and Stouts into a cooler for a little tailgateing at the Pens-Flyers game tonight. :) Go PENS.

I am using flaked corn in an upcoming Bitter. Crush or not? I am assuming no but need to ask.

I asked the same question (sort of) a couple months ago. An IPA that i was doing fermented for over 5 weeks. I thought an infection or wild yeast was the cause. Now I am enjoying one of the best beers that I have made to date. Patience, I believe, is the key.

I just sent an email off to Penn State AG. I'll let you all know what they say.

I'll have to walk over and get a picture. I have no idea what stage they are in at this time of year. The fence is about 50 yards long and most of it is covered with them.

I had a thought while away from the computer. I live close enough to Penn State that I may email their ag department and see if I could send them a sample of some part of the plant or the actual hop cone when they develop. Maybe they could help.