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I ordered a recipe for a plain jane Porter which I will be modifying slighty in either two ways: Dry hop with oak chips and add a pint or fifth of bourbon? Dry hop with Jack Daniels flavored smoking chips?

When I transferred this morning, I noticed an air bubble in the hose that was sloshing the beer passing through. I know you are suppose to prevent the beer from splashing when you transfer. It was just carrying air bubbles down the hose. Does it make any difference or is there a way to prevent...

Ok, Its been a while since my last brew and just wanted to post this recipe and make sure nothing sounds odd or off kilter. Please feel free to comment or add suggestions. I am wanting to do an American Pale Ale and this is what i've got so far. Grains: 1.5lbs American Crystal 30...

i have a brown ale that has been in the primary for almost 2 weeks. fermentation is done and i dont want to secondary it. would it be ok to bottle now or should i give it more time?

i brewed a clone recipe from AHS that was suppose to be a Harpoon IPA. the beer came out much darker, not quite as bitter, but more flavorful. i liked it better than the Harpoon but i thought it would come out at least close to what i thought i was brewing. why is this?

im not a big fan of stouts or porters but i do love the idea of having a "smoked" beer. there are plenty of recipes and directions for rauchbiers but i was thinking of trying a smoked brown ale. in Charlie Papazian's book he says that you can smoke the grains yourself with hickory, apple...

Please Critique my recipe its my first one. i would really appreciate some feedback on what you thought or recomendations. thanks Sweet Melissa IPA Stats OG 1.058 FG 1.015 IBU 74 ABV 5.5 % SRM 9 Specifics Boil Volume 6 gallons Batch Size 5 gallons Yeast 75% AA Style...

i brewed an IPA and it has been in the bottle for a week and a day i think. it taste amazing but still has some conditioning to do. i poured it and the head was only maybe 1/4 of an inch and then died out. with this get better as it sits or should i add something to my boil next time.

I have two brews fermenting right now. One, the IPA, is in the secondary and has been for a week and a half. Its still bubbling every oncein a while. what is a safe ammount of time to leave it in there before bottling because i didn't take a hydrometer reading. The Wheat beer is almost...

I brewed a Honey Wheat from AHS this a week ago. it started fermenting the morning after and is still going. it has slowed down a little but still 4 or 5 bubbles a minute. should i transfer to a secondary or are you suppose to let wheat beers sit in the primary the whole time until bottling...

im doing a 5 gallong boil tomorrow and was wondering if it was better to steep grains in 5 gallons or 3 and then add for the rest of the boil. i brewed an IPA last week and steeped in 5 gallons and it came out a little darker than expected but is this a bad thing or just a little more color and...

I brewed yesterday and could not get the word down past 90 while using a wort chiller along with a pre chiller. is there an easier way w/o spending alot more $$$

I ordered an IPA kit from Austin Homebrew Supply and didn't think about UPS not delivering on the 4th. should the yeast be ok? i orderded an icepack along with it. but im not sure how they store their boxes.

just wondering what is the best way to aerate 5 gallons of wort. i can pour vigoriously but is that enough? is it worth buying an aeration pump to be sure there is enough oxygen in the wort?

does anyone know how much to back off of the bittering hops for a full wort extract boil versus a 2 or 3 gallon boil?