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Hi All. I'm working on making up my first recipe. I'd like to make an Amber Ale with the IBUs on the lower end of the scale. This is a 2.5 gallon batch. 4.5 LB - 2 Row 0.5 LB - Crystal 60 1 oz - Roasted Barley 0.5 oz - Cascade - 60 min 0.25 oz - Cascade - 10 min 0.25 oz -...

Hey, I have a habit of taking pictures of my brewing and beer to go along with my notes. Anyone else do this?

I was just browsing youtube. The linked video is the aftermath of a primary blowing it's top. Has anything like this ever happened to you?

I'm looking to make a pale ale / IPA this weekend. What do you think of this recipe? http://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/mikes-ipa Thanks for the feedback.

I'm starting a grain of the month club for home brewers. The basic idea is that members of the club will receive approximately 1lb of a surprise specialty grain each month in the mail. Along with the grain will be recipe suggestions and info. The hope is to help brewers expand their horizons...

Well I learned a good lesson. When brewing up my latest batch of beer (my third) I decided to boil my hops without a bag. There was only 2oz so I didn't think it'd be a big deal. Well after sitting in the primary for a week I wasn't able to syphon all the beer into the secondary due to hops...

Just wondering how most of you brew. Do you typically brew a new recipe every time you brew or do you instead have a few favorite recipes that you brew over and over trying to perfect? :mug:

When I'm brewing beer I take some out with a thief and put it in a beaker to read my gravity. Do you do the same? If so do you put that beer back in or dump it down the sink?

Hi All, I've been lurking around the site for quite some time and just a few months back decided to sign up for an account. I'm new to brewing in general and have found this site to be a great resource and now I want to give something back. As a new brewer I took a look at the selection of...

Well my first ever batch of beer is GONE! It took me about 5 weeks to drink a full 5 gallons. The good news is that I've got another 5 gallons that's about a week away from being ready to bottle. How long does it take you to drink a full batch?

Hi All, I am hoping to get a feeling of what the minimum you like to track in your log book. On one end of the spectrum you could just track OG, FG, ABV, Ingredients, and Steps. On the other end you could track everything under the sun like BeerSmith allows you to do. I'm personally...

Ok so about two months ago I brewed my first batch using a Brew House kit. It was basically add some water and away you go. I wanted to start my second batch this weekend but wanted to try something "more involved". So I went to the local store where I bought my first kit and asked for some...

Hi All, A few days ago I posted a question to see what everyone was using to keep track of their brews. The post is at https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/keeping-track-320274/. Reading through the responses it seems that a lot of people are using either a binder or an excel spread sheet while a...

Hi All. I've been browsing the forums for the past six weeks while brewing my first batch. It was just a simple lager kit and turned out really well! Just wondering what you all use to keep track of the beers you've made and recipes? Do you keep some sort of diary? Is there an online tool you...