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Hello all, In a few months I'm traveling to Europe (France, UK, Germany)--where should I go for the best beer-related activites? I am most interested in Trappist and sours, and maybe English styles. Less interested in German styles but I will appreciate any recommendation for specific places...

4 gallon partial mash 2 lbs 2 row 1/2 lb Maris otter 1/2 lb chocolate 1/4 lb roasted Nottingham dry

Hi, I posted here because it seemed to fit into many possible forums. Basically all of my brews have been less attenuated than I hoped. Worst one, I went to bottle an Indian Brown Ale clone (OG 1.082-put too much extract in) and it was 1.034. For this I steeped 2.5-3 lbs of crystal, chocolate...

Am I right to think 60F basement room is more or less ideal for most ales? I figure fermentation temp is probably 65 +/- a few degrees. For ringwood yeast, I have found information for lagers as well as advice fermenting at 70F. Should I leave it in the 60F room for a diacetyl rest, or bring it...

What well-known brewing techniques are unnecessary? What shortcuts do you take? For example, racking to secondary. Beginner books say it, my first recipe kit said it, but I know many brewers on here don't unless they are aging or dry hopping. What else am I doing that I definitely or probably...

Method: Extract Style: American IPA Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size: 3.75 gallons (fermentor volume) Boil Size: 3 gallons Boil Gravity: 1.074 (recipe based estimate) Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only) Original Gravity: 1.059 Final Gravity: 1.014 ABV (standard): 6% IBU (tinseth): 60.66...

Hi, I want to do a stout recipe for 3 gallons of extract. I have 4 1 gallon fermentors I will divide it into to experiment with adding coffee, etc. I am trying to use the 50# DME bag I bought along with challenger hops so I am really asking for advice on the other grains and percentages. I want...

Hello, I've brewed about 5 batches, mostly kits, so I'm looking for suggestions from more experienced brewers. I want to make a Pale Ale with Special B instead of Crystal. I want about 6-7% abv and 35-40 bitterness. I am trying to use ingredients I have on hand. I am looking mostly for...

I brewed this recipe: http://byo.com/american-lager/item/441-celis-white-clone This is my third beer and I made a couple of mistakes. First, I used 6 lbs of DME when I'm pretty sure the recipe meant LME. No gravity listed in the recipe but I ended up with 1.072 OG and 1.014 FG. Says it's a...

I know size doesn't matter so much for primary. I have a 5 gallon carboy for secondary. would it be a problem to put 3.5 gallons of beer in it? If it were you, how low would you go, 2 gallons, 1 gallon...?

Hello, I want to try making Palmer's Urukhai barleywine. Directions say to pitch on yeast cake. Will any yeast do or are there better types?