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After carefully racking to secondary and then again carefully racking to my bottling bucket I ended up with what seemed like no sediment at all in my bottles. The only problem, which isn't actually a problem, is that I lost about 1/2 gal of beer ending up with 4.5 gals. Not a big deal and worth...

Ok, I went back and re-read Palmer's advice on this. He gives a few methods of removing the break from the wort and why it may be a good idea. He also mentions that the hops aren't a problem. After reading on it seems that if you are using a secondary then straining isn't necessary as a...

I agree but my point was the fact that a stout is dark/black. Clear beer is basically for aesthetics and a stout won't be clear anyway, or not that you could tell. Tommy

I know I read this somewhere before on these forums but I can't find it. Is secondary (clearing) necessary for stouts? Could you just leave it in primary for longer? Or is it a matter of clearing out more sediment to lessen it at bottling time? Tommy

One thing I've learned since I started brewing is that you just keep learning. I never fail to read something that makes me go "What? I didn't know that" after I've done something a different way. When I did my brew I added the hops to muslin bags and just sunk them into my kettle at...

It was given to me by someone I work with. I'll have to see how long she had it. I think it has been discontinued according to Beer Advocate, so it must be aged some. I checked the reviews at Beer Advocate and the word floating around the first couple of reviews was "vile":D...

Has anyone tried this? I tried a bottle the other day and as hard as I tried...sip...wait...sip again, I just couldn't do it. That was the nastiest thing I've tasted in a long time! It was like cooking sherry mixed with maple syrup. I had to dump it as much as I hated to get rid of a beer...

:D I wasn't looking for help, just venting, (whining) online. I'm near Allentown. Me and SWMBO go down to Lancaster every now and then to take in the area (which means my wife drags me around looking at crafts and baskets). I haven't been to the brewery yet or Stoudts. I'm about 90...

Blame it on the dog. Tommy

Isn't it "liquid" that freezes at 32 degrees? I'm not sure if water has anything to do with it. Tommy

I brewed my first ever batch just this past June and my second in mid July. I have 4 bottles of my second batch left and that's it. I was itching to get brewing again as soon as that second batch was bottled but was having a hard time controlling the temperature in my basement, it was a...

I would suggest having a plan and setting up everything in order before you start. Make sure you get your sanitizing done, then have your bottles lined up or on your bottling tree and ready to go. Figure out a system. Fill six then cap them, or fill twelve then cap them and fill the others...

Thanks Tommy

Please make sure you let me know your findings....thanks. In the meantime, I've seen this process of (sparging?) or heating separate water to temperature and then pouring it through the grain bag. Why couldn't you just steep your grains in a separate pot then put a strainer over your brew...

:confused: In John Palmers book he says you should squeeze the bag. http://www.howtobrew.com/section2/chapter13-3.html "The procedure is identical to that for extract brewing. However, the specialty grains will be steeped in the pot before the extract is added. The 3 gallons of water in...

Bottled spring water I did this poll once before also:) . https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=11421 Tommy

Ok thanks. Actually I let them dry for awhile then put them in the case and close it but even there I'm not sure it matters. I don't think any dust would be a big problem since it would be minimal and then rinsed out during sanitizing. I'm not even sure how much of a problem it would be if...

Ok, now I hope this isn't too dumb of a question but this is the second time I've heard this, once was from my LHBS. I always rinse well immediately after pouring my beer. I shake it up good in there for a few fills and shakes. Before brewing I may even run the bottle washer into them for...

I have a question about this and it's something I've been thinking about. After careful siphoning of my last batch and ending up leaving about a half gal behind when all was said and done, I wondered about upping my batch by 1/2 gal. However I also wondered how to do this. Can I add 1/2 gal...

Speaking of BMC, I work right near the AB brewery in Newark NJ and pass it everyday a few times per day. I don't like Bud but I have to say that passing that brewery is the highlight of my work day! I just love the smell when I pass there, it reminds me of my kitchen on brew day:D...