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I was thinking of maybe Columbus of Chinook, possibly dry hopping. How does the grain bill look?

This will be my second AG, my first IPA and actually, the first time naming a beer. I'm throwing out all of the stops on this one and will be calling it "Relax/Don't Worry IPA" as a tribute to getting over a novice brewers fear of not "doing everything just right". As I have learned, as long...

I don't have much to add here, but I just have to add that I too have been fooled by the plastic braiding! When I was starting AG, not all that long ago, I went over to Home Depot and couldn't find anything and explained to one of the many retirees that work there what it was that I needed... He...

Check this video out. While not a true instructional video, it should get you in the right direction... There are 5 "parts" and they should all be in the "related" tab on the right of the video. This guy is fly sparging and I batch sparge so the only new piece of equipment I had to get was a...

Forgive my obsession, but I've been trying to think of methods to significantly improve my brewing process and I'm currently stuck on a way to more effectively remove hops from my cooled wort. My first AG went ok, but I ended up loosing about a gallon of wort in the hot/cold break and hops...

Recipe was from Beersmith for the Scottish Export Ale. I scaled it down to a 3 gallon batch... but here is what it states 5 gallons. 8lbs 5.3 oz 2 row 15.2 oz Munic 3 oz crystal 1.5 roasted barley .9 chocolate malt .61oz EKG 60 min .76oz EKG 15 min .61oz EKG 5 .46oz EKG 0 WLP028...

Just did my first AG today and things went well, except I ended up with 1 gallon less on primary than I thougt I would and added 1 gallon of water, which resulted in a pretty low (sub 1.040) gravity. Im guessing I lost more than anticipated during the boil, but more than likely, most was...

I'm going to be brewing first thing in the morning and I think I'm ok, but I would appreciate some last minute advice. Mashing approx. 6 lbs of grain for a batch sparge @ 1.25 qts/lb. I've got the volumes figured out but I'm looking for some advice on temps for the mash and sparge. This is...

I'm building a spreadsheet to make this calculation a no brainer to get equal runnings and I think I've got it. Using your example, does this look about right? This assumes mashing is done at 1.25 qts/lb and .1 gallons of water is absorbed by 1 pound of grain and the last bit (of which I'm...

I'm going to be doing my first AG soon, batch sparging in a 5 gallon round cooler... Now when you say you add sparge water to the mash before taking the first runnings, I assume this occurs after conversion? And when you add this sparge water, are you adding the 170 degree sparge water to the...

The grains were just drained.

I followed Palmers secction on brewing with specialty grains. Steeped grains @ 150 degrees for 30 minutes, removed them, brought wort to a boil, removed form heat and added the malt extract and hops as scheduled. Cooled to 70 degrees in about 45 minutes, pitched yeast and fermented at 67-69...

I made first batch around Thanksgiving and it has been bottled for nearly two months and I am questioning my method of storage. For reference, I used Palmer's Porter recipe: 6 lbs. of Pale Malt Extract (syrup) 1/2 lb. of Chocolate Malt 1/2 lb. of Crystal 60L Malt 1/4 lb. of Black Patent...

I use a simple method, a $2.75 fix! The LHBS has large fine-mesh bags that work like a charm and if you have an extra pot it couldn't really be any easier. This is what I use to filter my break material, gets it all too! Near the end of my wort boil I add enough water to submerge the bag...

Thanks... I figured as much, I'm pretty sure it's done, but I'll know more tomorrow... I'll give that other strain a shot for my next Hefe, I'm a big Weihenstephan too so, win/win. Thanks!

Ok... my first ever Hefeweizen has been fermenting for 6 days now and I just did the first check of the gravity since I laid it down. The OG was 1.053, my reading today (taking the 70 degree temp. into consideration) was @ 1.013. I figure thats 75.5% attenuation. The recipe for ~ 3 gallons...

I just made my first hefe a two days ago and used White Labs WLP300... smells amazing within a few feet from the carboy. I've been doing 3 gallon batches lately and purposefully used a 6.5 gallon carboy for this one because I didn't want to have to deal with a blowoff tube. It's been fermenting...

I agree with the bird. Use a no rinse sanitizer like iodophor or star san. Meet the required contact time, drain and fill.

I bought some pre-packaged corn sugar for priming and this just hit me... is it possible to "over prime" the beer and if so, during conditioning, is it possible for the second fermentation to "eat up" flavors? My LHBS sold a 5 oz bag or sugar and, unless I've misread, 4 oz by weight should be...

Hi everyone, I'm new to this site and I recently made my first batch and I have some questions. I'm not sure if it's infected or not, but it's not tasting too hot just yet, maybe I'm just over worrying... I made a Porter using a recipe from howtobrew.com and yes, I have read that site...