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Hello all. I am new to kegging and just have a couple questions. How many psi do you use when serve your beer? Im assuming its low, like 2-5 lbs? If this is the case and you have lets say 10 lbs of pressure sitting on the beer (for force carbonation), do you lower the pressure when you are...

Hello all. I am new to kegging and just have a couple questions. How many psi do you use when serve your beer? Im assuming its low, like 2-5 lbs? If this is the case and you have lets say 10 lbs of pressure sitting on the beer (for force carbonation), do you lower the pressure when you are...

No, its an all grain recipe i came up with. The IBU rating is just over 15, which is on the lower end of the cream ale scale. It is still more bitter than I would prefer though. I know the beer is still young, but from my experience, bottle conditioning brings out the hops flavors/bitterness...

I brewed my first cream ale last weekend, which is currently in primary. As the primary was (is) winding down, I decided to sample a small amount of the beer. The beer is good, but its a little bit bitter for my taste. I was thinking that I could could counteract some of the bitterness by...

Im asking because im planning on doing my first solo all grain batch this weekend and I wanted to keep a few lbs of malt extract around just incase my efficiency ends up being lower than expected. So if my boil gravity turns out to be 1.035 and I want it to be near 1.055, I can add some malt...

How much will 1lb of liquid pme raise the gravity of 6 gallons of wort?

Do you use just willamette? how much and whats the flavor like?

I was thinking about maybe trying Fuggles for bittering and Saaz for flavor. I havent used either of these hops though, so what do you think of the combination of these two hops? I was thinking maybe 1 oz of fuggles and .5 oz of saaz...? I want the end result to be a very mildly hopped...

grain bill: - 1 lb flaked oats - 1 lb flaked maize - 7 lbs 2-row pale malt - 1 lb vienna malt - .5 lb carapils - .5 lb light munich total: 11 lbs

I need some hops reccomendations for a cream ale recipe. Types of hops, amounts, and boil times would be appreciated. Also, on a side note, what are some tasety hops pairings (could be for any style of beer)?

I am making the transition from extract brewing to all grain brewing. I have participated in brewing a couple of all grain batches with some old friends, but don't remember what Im about to ask. For a 5 gallon batch of beer (lets say the recipe calls for 12lbs of malt), about how much water do...

I want to try adding honey to my amber ale recipe. I brewed a 5 gal batch that has been in primary for 11 days now, and I plan on transfering it to secondary today. I want to add 1lb of honey. From what I understand, I need to mix it with a little bit of water and pasturize the honey/water mix...

I want to try adding honey to my amber ale recipe. I brewed a 5 gal batch that has been in primary for 11 days now, and I plan on transfering it to secondary today. I want to add 1lb of honey. From what I understand, I need to mix it with a little bit of water and pasturize the honey/water mix...

I've used brew vigor in every batch of beer that I've brewed. Today, I went to a home brew supplier that I've never been to before (I just recently moved) with a list of ingredients for my next batch of beer. He told me that I don't need the bru vigor since I'm using water salts, and that bru...

Im looking for a very mild flavoring/finishing hop for my amber ale. Somebody reccomended that I try Hallertauer hops, which I plan on trying. But after doing some research, I found a variety of Hallertauer hops called Stisselspalt hops that are supposed to be even milder. Has anyone ever used...

I have been working on "perfecting" the recipe that I use for making amber ale. I like the way that the beer turns out, but the flavor is a little bit different than what Im shooting for. I have settled on a bittering hops that I like, but I need some suggestions for my flavoring and finishing...

I have never used carbonation drops and would lke to hear peoples opinions on priming sugar vs. carboation drops. Which provides better carbonation?

When am I supposed to add the Bru-Vigro yeast food?

I have a question about brewing a 5 gallon batch of beer using malt extract (and a bag of grain). Every book that I've read so far has intructed me to brew a 3 gallong batch of wort, and then add water to the fermenter to bring the total volume to 5 gallons. I have a 30 quart pot, which would...