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Last night was just a miraculous comedy of errors. Unfortunately, they all added up to a 1.090 beer that I'm not sure is going to come out very good. Mistake 1: Since I was expecting 1.062 I made my first full 2L starter of Wyeast 1078 London Ale. It outgrew my 2L flask. I decanted it and...

I live in AZ. This time of year I have to use a chest freezer fermentation chamber. Using 6 gal carboys is an extremely inefficient use of space. I could double my capacity by using bigger fermenters, but unfortunately, they jump in size pretty quickly. What I've found is that 13 gallon...

I kegged and carbed a brown ale this week. I used NB's recipe for their Moose Drool clone. 1/4 lb crystal 80 1/4 lb pale chocolate 1/8 lb black malt 6 lb amber lme 1 lb amber dme 1 oz Goldings @ 60 1 oz Liberty @ 45 1 oz Willamette @ 15 1 pk of dry Windsor Fermented 12 days at 64F...

In the two short months I've been brewing I've been trying to improve my beer with each batch. The biggest step was a 7 cu ft fermentation chamber. Unfortunately, it only holds two batches. We drink and give away our beer so fast that it's hard to keep up with a pipeline that's only two batches...

I'm about to buy my first kegging setup. I am starting with two kegs. Would you all recommend two complete single setups (two co2 tanks, regs, gas and beer lines, keg for each) or one double setup (one co2 tank, double body reg, lines, two kegs)? The reason I'm leaning toward two singles is so...

Good morning, all. I brewed my second batch yesterday--an all extract hefe. I've got the basic extract w/steeping grains routine down, I believe. I have my basic starter kit and a 5 gallon SS kettle. What area can I expand to get the most improvement and enjoyment from brewing? Here are my...