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Hey folks, first lager and I have a question about lager fermentation with an Octoberfest (BYO recipe) I’m making. Here’s the recipe I’m following: 4.6 lb of European Pilsner Malt 3.6 lbs Munich Malt 2.7 lbs of Vienna Malt 12oz of Caramunich III 1.2 oz Hallertau hops 60 min 0.4oz of...

Hey folks, So I've made this beer several times extract and I have loved it. This was my first attempt with it all-grain. Following the secondary, it's been in the keg for ten days. I just pulled from the tap, and I really like it...but I find it too malty. I'm trying to figure out...

Hey folks, Just competed in a homebrew competition and got 3rd place for my cider. Basic recipe: 5 gallons of pressed apple juice, 5 pounds of brown sugar and champagne yeast. Judge's comment was that it had a "sharp tannins taste" and recommended "rounding it out". Any advice on...

It appears I've got a stuck fermentation and I don't quite know what to do now. I've made this mead before several times and never had this issues. Here's the recipe: 17 lbs honey 2 teaspoons of cinnamon 2 teaspoons of allspice 2 cloves 5 gallons of water (I used a local spring for the...

Hey folks, So I'm making a cider that's based on this recipe. It looks like this: 4.5 gallons of pasteurized apple cider (no preservativies) 4 lbs of caramelized dextrose champagne yeast yeast nutrient I put this beast together 10/21/13. OG read at 1.090 (no doubt because of the...

Hey folks, I made my first 5 gallon lambic (peach) about a year and a half ago. It's now been in it's fourth fermentor for eight months. I am thinking about bottling it within the next week. I know that lambics are often highly carbed. With all the time invested into this, I do not want...

Hey folks, Just looking for some advice about my cider I just made. I was trying to follow a caramel apple cider recipe I found here (but I can't link from my phone... :( ). Basically it looked like this: 4.5 gallons of pasteurized apple cider (no preservativies) 4 lbs of caramelized...

Hey folks. Been four days and I do not believe my mead has started fermenting. This is my first mead, and as a noob I am nervous. Here's the recipe and proceedure: I boiled 2 gallons of water and 17lbs of honey for 15 minutes. As it cooled, I added 1 tablespoon of yeast nutrient, vanilla...

Hey folks! I just submitted my first entry to a homebrew competition and got my results back. Got a score of 25, which made me happy and the sections I lost points on I wanted to get some feedback on, hopefully change it! It was a pilsner recipe based on jkarp's recipe...