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I've been making all grain brews for a couple years now, but by no means am I an expert. I've made a dozen batches, and have been mostly successful. The one thing that has come up in a few of my beers has been a plastic type taste. I've posted in this forum a few times trying to sort out my...

Hi All, I just came up with this recipe for a hoppy american pale ale that I'd like some input on: Malt Bill: 9lb 2-Row 8oz Crystal 40L 8oz CaraFoam Hops: .75oz Mosaic @60 min 1oz Amarillo @5min 1oz each Mosaic, Summit @0min 1oz Galaxy - Dryhop 7 days I'll probably mash at 150...

I kegged a raspberry wheat the other day, and now having issues. Particles of raspberry keep clogging my poppet. I don't have another keg available to transfer to and the beer is for a party tonight! Is it possible to take the spring out of the poppet and serve that way? That way I have a...

Hi all, I've got a vial of wl Irish ale liquid yeast. It's use by date was September 23rd or so. I was planning on using it in an Irish red that I'm making (1.050 or so og). If I make a 2 litre starter with this would I be ok? Or am I better off tossing it and using some s-04? Thanks

I'm creating a holiday ale for a local competition. I've never done one before, but I wanted to try something that may set myself apart from the pack. Has anyone used oak (cubes, chips, etc) in a holiday ale. I was thinking about soaking some in dark rum (Cruzan) and using them in secondary...

Hi all, Maybe someone out there can help me out with this. I brewed a batch of galaxy hop IPA (AG) and it came out with a fairly strong plastic taste. I used well water (un-chlorinated). The taste was present in my hydrometer sample before kegging, so is unlikely due to my beer lines...

Hi Guys, Doing an Irish Red soon; my first. What do you think of this recipe? Its a variation of Saccharomyces' recipe from the database. 6lb Maris Otter 2lb Vienna 1lb CaraRed 6oz Roasted Barley (300L) Mash at ~153 for 60min 1oz Hallertauer @60min US-05 Dry Yeast...

Hey Guys, I've recently made the plunge to all grain and have done a couple of IPAs. So far, I've been very pleased with the results, but I want to take a little break from IPAs. I have 2 taps at the bar, and I usually like to have a crowd pleaser in addition to a me-pleaser (usually a very...

Hi All, Did my first AG batch a few days ago and i feel like it was a success. I've got a question about my process that I'd love some input on. I have only 1 pot large enough for a BK/MLT (8 Gal). What I did was heat my strike water in it, mash in my converted cooler MLT, then drain...

The last beer I made was a west coast ipa that I used us-05 dry yeast for. I fermented at about 68 ambient, so the actual temp was probably a little on the high side. I noticed that I got a little bit of a bubblegum flavour, similar to what I get in some Belgian styles (delirium tremens I get it...

Hey all, Planning on doing my first AG brew this week, so my plan was to do a "hop series" of beers to get my technique down, while learning the individual hops. I plan to use the same grain bill and bittering hop (warrior, because thats what I happen to have). Would love some feedback on...

This is my first foray into recipe calculation, so I tried a couple different free tools (Brewtarget and Brewer's friend online). The feature levels were both great for me, but I noticed a huge discrepancy in the calculations. I put an extract recipe that I have brewed before into both just to...

Hi All, I'm preparing to do my first all-grain batch, and am looking for some input on the recipe. I'd like to do a hopped up Irish Red Ale. So far here is what I've come up with: 8lb 2-row 1lb Brown malt 1lb Crystal 40L Mash 60min @ 152f 1oz Hallertauer Tradition (7%AA) @60min...

This is a bit of an unusual question, but I just wanted someone to tell me if I'm doing something completely crazy. A friend of mine has some hops growing at his house, and I want to take full advantage of this. The problem is, they were planted before he bought the house, and neither of us...

Hi All, I'm relatively new to the forum (first post!). But prior to joining, I did use it extensively for a reference. I've been doing extract brews now and enjoying the results, but have been tempted to move up to all grain for some time. Before making the investment (well, before buying...