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I bottled this 3 weeks ago. I did a tester yesterday and found very very low carbonation. I added 4.15oz of priming sugar to 4 gallons (2.7 volumes) and made sure to siphon a little yeast into the bottling bucket to help the carbing along. My ABV is 10.75%, I'm wondering if the high...

I'm by far a veteran but I can tell you that when I add 1 tsp of Irish Moss in 5 gallons, I can watch my beer clear in the sight tube. The wort goes form hazy to clear with coagulated break in the last 15 minutes.

I made some last Thursday for this recipe, Caramel Amber Ale. Everything went great. It took longer than expected. It hit 230F pretty quick then stalled and the temp started creeping up slowly as the water boiled off. At around 275F the temp shot up really quick to 290F. It took around 45+...

I use them a lot for work. If I order by 3pm I'll have the package in my office by 10am the next day. That is with their standard shipping. It's easier to use them then the local Lowes of Home Depot.

I'm kinda new here and after seeing how many of you use AHS, I'm likely to start using them also. They must be doing this community right. If it is indeed an issue with their sites security, it will likely be stronger after this event.

My card was compromised about a week ago. I made an order from Midwest Supplies, PayPal (brewing related vendors x2), and Drs Foster and Smith, just prior to the nefarious charges. No AHS. Bank of America alerted me of some activity that originated in Zimbabwe to the Fitzgerald hotel or motel...

I did the AG version of this 2 weeks ago. Got an OG of 1.088 and after checking it yesterday it had a SG of 1.006, 10.75% ABV. This stuff starts off sweet then finishes like rocket fuel. I hope this mellows a bit over the next 2 weeks before bottling.

I'm actually drinking this right now. It is an excellent beer! It has not even reached it's 3rd week in bottles yet and it's already half way gone. I am now being told by friends and family that they want this for Christmas. This will be my first repeat recipe which I'll brew at the end...

I have a beer in the fermenter now that never bubbled once, I mean not even a hint of a bubble. I have it in a bucket with a blowoff tube. I can push the top of the bucket and watch the water in the blow-off tube react to the pressure on the lid so I'm pretty sure there are no leaks. I...

I'm gonna do this one this weekend. Just to clarify things. Does the water used to steep the oranges get added also? I'm doing an AG batch so do I adjust for the added water after the boil? For a 5.25g batch, end boil with 4.75 and add 0.5 of the blood orange steep water (+ oranges) to equal...

I'm doing this one tomorrow also. This will be my biggest brew to date so I'm looking forward too it!

My beer is down to 1.040 after 96+ hours, after an OG of 1.056. It is taking its sweet ass time fermenting but it is going down still.

Those brew balls look like a bad idea, wouldn't yeast and/or anything else settling on them throw off the SG they were designed to float at? Maybe they were not designed for anything other than very general estimates.

I was thinking that the warm temps would speed things up. I'll start worrying in another 48hrs.

I'm curious about the speed at which a lager yeast will ferment at warmer temps. I've got a basterdized 1554 clone in the fermenter. The recipe calls for a Bohemian Lager yeast fermented at 65f. I only had access to Saflager 34/70 dry yeast so I used 1 pack of that. The hydrated yeast looked...

I was able to cloudify Beersmith by installing PortableApps into Dropbox then installing Beersmith into PortableApps. PortableApps allows you to install many different programs in the cloud or USB stick. I'm able to have my Beersmith, Google Chrome and many other programs on any/all of my...

This is what I use to brew with. While it has a short history as a brew kettle, I've used it for numerous batches of oysters, clams, crabs, and at least a dozen turkeys. It's been in use for 5 years or so and is still going strong. The pot has been holding up nicely and the riveted handles...

Here is an updated profile attempting to mimic Ft. Collins CO. Again, the Cl:SO4 ratio is similar but values are a bit high. A few elements fall below the programs recommended values so I'm guessing I should add to fall within acceptable values. -----Ft Collins-----My Profile Ca---- 17...

Huh, I knew that but...but...but... It was based off of a recipe from Belgium so I figure Belgium water profile. Never thought about it being tweeked for CO. How about just for future reference, I'll have a true Belgium style coming down the pipes at some point.

In an attempt to confuse myself thoroughly, I've decided to attempt to make a specific water profile from scratch. I'm going to brew a New Belgium 1554 black ale clone and I'm attempting to match the water profile of Antwerp Belgium. I'm starting with deionized water and amending the mash and...