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I made a British brown ale today and undershot my OG pretty substantially. Supposed to be 1.046 and ended up at 1.041. I was planning g on using Wyeast 1469 west workshire to get some nutty/fruity notes but this yeast has a pretty low attenuation and I need this beer to finish dryer (already...

Victory is a biscuit malt that is supposed to be sorta nutty, I saw it recommended for the style. That little bit of chocolate is mostly for color, I’m hoping there will be minimal or no roastiness coming through the finished beer.

Yea that makes sense, I’m more concerned with making a tasty beer than making a perfect British example but if I can also get a medal out of it then I’ll be extra happy. This is the beer I was planning on making, what do you think? 80% maris otter 7.5% caramel/Crystal 60 5% flaked barley 5%...

I’m brewing this for a friend but I also brew for competitions so I’m following BJCP guidelines. The specs they list are: OG: 1.040 – 1.052 FG: 1.008 – 1.013 ABV: 4.2 – 5.9% Also it’s getting hot in Florida so I’m keeping things light and refreshing EDIT: I see what you mean now. I meant...

I force carb in a keg

Low ABV, I’m shooting for around 4.8. I know I’m cutting it close, but it’s the timeframe I have to work with so I’m trying it out

Excellent, I need to go from brewing to drinking from the keg in 2 weeks lol guess I’ll go with ole notty!

Honestly hoping for a fairly clean fermentation, nothing particularly fruity. Making this beer for a visiting friend and his favorite beer is Newcastle. Not going to attempt to reproduce that but figured a simple clean brown would do the trick

I have only used Nottingham for ciders (which I love it for), I’m looking for something clean, not fruity, to let the malt shine. Maybe this is a better option than S04

How does this compare to1098? The description on the link sounds similar

I am now leaning toward Wyeast 1098 British Ale but welcome your thoughts

I was going to make a British Brown with S04 but I’m seeing a lot of people saying there are much better options. I tried looking up other recipes and it looks like there is a huge amount of variation there. This is not a style I have experience with so I’m hoping I can get some guidance here

Unfortunately I don’t have any equipment with sanitary fittings at home, plenty at work tho lol

i think I’m going to end up getting some glass marbles, is there any risk of getting some that would not be safe for the beer? I see northern brewer has some for sale for this purpose but are they actually different from anything I’d get at a hobby store or something? I mean glass is glass as...

I’m making an American Wheat with lemon and cucumber to hopefully be a light, refreshing, “tastes like summer” beer. I posted the recipe I started in this thread https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/looking-for-advice-on-a-cucumber-lemon-wheat-beer-recipe.698865/#post-9251736

I thought of this but is there a risk of imparting a metallic taste? I would guess not as long as it is legit quality stainless?

I was thinking the same. Any idea if I should even be bothering with this? Just don’t want to open my fermenter 3 days later to find a moldy cucumber sitting on the beer. Guess I could just shake it up every 12 hrs or so instead of weighing it down

What do you put in a bag of dry hops or fruit to weigh it down and ensure it is submerged in the brew? Glass marbles? Stainless balls? Old spoons? Or do you not even worry about this? I’m about to do a cucumber addition and I was going to tie it into a bag but I figured they will float and...

What is the expected flavor profile of a lager before it has had time to age? I know they will mellow out, but specifically which flavors will become less pronounced? I have a Czech premium pale lager that I just started to lager and it is currently sort of harsh/astringent and more bitter than...

That’s the vibe I’m hoping for. I live in Florida so it’s basically summer now lol