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Last one I had green apple taste in was a NB Nut Brown Ale. I kegged it after 3 weeks, and it was bad. I read on here that you can add an addition of corn sugar to "wake up the yeast", and let it clean up the brew. So, I just decided to carb the batch in the keg with corn sugar. Added it...

Nope. haha It was black in color and inedible.

Unfortunately, I can't ignore my water. It is vary hard, and tends to either bring out tanins in mash or over accentuates the hops. Now, I use RO water with adjustments.

Congrats on a successful first brew day! I learn something every time I brew, and this site is a great resource.

A friend used a whole jar of cloves in an Easter ham once . . . once. :)

MPT x Hose barb with silicone tubing.

Welcome! This is a fun hobby, and there is always something new to learn. This site is a great resource, and the people here are very helpful. Glad your first batch went smoothly, my first northern brewer batch was a bit of a disaster. Sidebar: I have become a believer in the no secondary...

Ok, I get it. I was doing it wrong. :) I see how it could be worked into the rotation.

Good recommendations. Try the star san. It is great. I would also recommend trying a different fermenting vessel. A cheap easy one to try would be a PET 1 5 gallon water jug with a stopper and airlock. Brew up a four gallon batch of BYO 6 day mild, ferment it out in a week in a cat free...

Carbon footprint. :lol: That carboy would have been in the bin. The recycle bin, of course. :)

Himbeerweizen Poor Richards Ale Kolsch

That would certainly have made it easier, but I have started to favor late additions for extract. I had already planned to boil more vigorously than usual since I mashed the pilsner malt and was only boiling 60 minutes, and I didn't want the extract to darken.

Fair point about the mash time. I saw the guy on brulosophy only mashed a pilsner for 15 minutes and wound up with beer. Interesting point about space and cost. Cost was the one reason I kept coming back to. If I had this brew to do over again, I probably would take your advice and mash...

I have done pre-hopped extract, extract plus specialty grains, BIAB, traditional all grain, but Saturday was my first partial mash brew day. The reason, I had a leftover can of Breiss Pilsen LME that I wanted to get rid of so I threw a quick Kolsch recipe together. I thought, this will be a an...

That beer sounds excellent. Great idea for a Christmas dinner party. Are those vintage or traditional dishes in your neck of the woods? I am still looking forward to brewing my 1940 porter. I had to order the malts, LHBS didn't have them, so it looks like a boxing day brew for that one.

6 days. All grain dark mild recipe from BYO called "6 day Mild". I had a gap in my pipeline that I wanted to fill quickly. I brewed on Saturday. Pitched harvested Nottingham that started bubblng the air lock within an hour. Primary finished by Tuesday night, Wednesday morning. Three days...

Kegged my winter welcome on Saturday morning, after six weeks in the primary. It's tasting really good, and should be carbed up and ready to go by Christmas eve.

Brewing a kolsch this am.

Kegged my Samuel Smith Winter Warmer Clone, and if it is as good carbed and chilled as it was flat, I will be a happy brewer! This recipe, from clone brews, really nails the flavor profile of an old ale.

This one turned out to be really popular, and the keg kicked last night. I was happy that everyone liked it, and a little sad when it ran dry. lol This brew actually turned out to be very similar to OHB's Christmas Ale, an old favorite of ours.