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So...had a small tear in the grain bag and some grain wound up in the boil. The wort had floating matter in it, the way soy milk looks in coffee, like a curdle... I was worried about bitterness/tannins but the wort was quite sweet and tasty. Now, everything seems normal except for a much...

Two weeks in plastic bucket...Hefeweizen... Opened up to a strong smell of acetone and weird "crust". I skimmed off the top and it smelled fine and I dared to taste and that too was fine.. I kept it very cool throughout with a swamp cooler/fan setup. If it's infected what would you...

So, first time BIAB and my grain bill was a little light too. My OG was 1.041(corrected for temp). This is a very dark ( Black) sweet beer. It's been fermenting for about two weeks. I took a sample last night, it tasted great but it's FG was 1.021. That makes an ABV of 2.63%...

So...long story short wound up with 5 lbs of C-120 rather than C-20 like I needed. I included it in a recipe and was warned my brew might turn out sickly sweet and dark. Anyone with any good ideas for it's use? It's already milled and I'd rather not toss it. Cheers-

So, I've posted before about my first ever batch ( one gallon of Hefeweizen, all grain) that due to accident/ignorance was fermented, at least for the first day, at insanely high temperatures of almost 80 degrees. Well, yesterday was bottling day and the plot thickens... Everyone on the...

So, this is only my third batch and yesterday I brewed my first 5 gallon and first All-Grain ever. Thought I'd give you guys the run down of what I did and I appreciate any suggestions thoughts you have... Didn't have a mash/tun and didn't have a large enough pot so I used a turkey fryer and...

First batch ever just completed: Hefeweizen, partial mash. I pitched white labs liquid Hef yeast at 75 degrees but then for some reason, spaced and left my fermenting bucket in the kitchen for the first two days. It's been very hot and I'm sure the kitchen was 75-80 degrees which I now...