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Stop by your International beer store pick up and try Gaffel Kolsch. Kolsch is a beer style of Cologne Germany. The name Kolsch is protected by law. That's why you won't find a production beer called a Kolsch outside of Germany. This was done because the term Pilsner was raped for all its...

Maybe so, but I remebered Alton's advice on airlock activity that has worked very well for me and I make use of it with every brew. Perhaps he doesn't present a text book approach in a 30 minute television show but you can learn something from everyone. My father had an old saying in German...

Winter tap water works better than a snow drift. You can bring 5 gal wort down to 70 deg in 15 -20 minutes.

There is no schedule for primary fermentation. After vigorous fermentation and a 7 day time frame, if the bubbles in the airlock are a minute apart your done. Then secondary. Pitching yeast at a low volume can produce off flavors. Since your packed swelled you know that you have a...

I had success and beer that was drinkable and that I was proud and willing to offer to friends and relatives with Brewers Best boxed complete Kits. Look for one with liquid extract, seeping grains, and hops additions. $40 for 5 gallons I once tried an organic boxed kit made from dry malt...

You got to try extract a few times to find out how expensive and awful it is and to have a good laugh. The good tasting kits cost as much as domestic beer so what's the sense. Then you will have and appreciation that you made the right choice to go all grain. A good Extract kit costs...

The secret to production beer is not the recipe. The base of beer is only four ingredience and I'm sure they are also using adjuncts and sugar. Every brewery tour is pleased to show and tell about the ingredience. Budweiser has Rice as an ingredient right on its label. The real secret is the...

Take the first running of an all grain mash and make a tastful beer for yourself. Then take the second running to make the tastless brew for your brother. That is the way it used to be done in the old country when they drank beer all day long because it was sterilized and the local water was...

I have made 5, 5 gallon lagers so far. You have to take advantage of a 40 deg garadge for 5-7 week lagering this time of year!

You can cap but loosen the cap to release pressure every few days. Better yet use a cork incase of increased pressure so it can pop out if it needs to.

Way to go Nube. Not enough to impress Yoda though. Reminds me of my first all grain batch 30 years ago. Little to excited I think, can we see some ID to verify that you are of drinking age. lol

When I brewed with extract kits the lower end kits always gave me a wine smell and taste to. It is suggested to ferment at a lower temperature to not develope estures. Also try a beter quality yeast rather than using the one given under the cap of the extract. The higher end kits worked well...

I use the 1-2-3 method. 1 week Primary Fermentation. 2 weeks Secondary Fermentation. 3 Weeks bottled (Store 10.5 days in a warm place, shake up each bottle, then store 10.5 days in a cool place, not refrigeration. I never had a beer that didn't carbonate.

When you put your wort into the fermenter and the wort is not cooled down to room temperature what happens is your wort heats the the air locked in the fermenter. As the wort cools down it cools the air that is locked into the fermentor and contracts it which causes a vacuum effect and pulls...

Was your FG reading high? Some sugars are unfermentable. Dark caramel and roasted malts like Crystal 80, Crystal 120, Special B, Chocolate Malt, and Roast Barley have a high proportion of unfermentable sugars due to the high degree of caramelization (or charring) These sugars are only partially...

I have read many posts of brewers who were very critical in the quality of the crush. Many adjusting the gaps settings of the rollers on their home barley crushers. Trying to achieve a superior efficiency level in their brewing meaning extracting the most sugars as possible from the grain. So...

Padawan. Thats from the new series of star wars films. That explains it. Your a nube yourself. lol Cardboard box is way stonger than trash bags. BTW

Drivers who use two hand on the wheel are the ones most likley to have an accident. You gotta stay loose. Did the early Egyptians use a hydrometer to make beer? No. They developed a sexy feel. Hydometers are for nubes and those that are anal retentive.

If your liquid yeast from the manufacture is close to the expiration date it will start slower than a fresh pack. I stored a wyeast pack in the fridge for close to 10 months after purchase. After smacking, it took 4 days to start swelling, and show sings of life. I once had a Whitlabs...

You can't throw out your first brew. That would be life scarring. You have to see it thru.