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OK, I had a senior moment. I have been corny kegging for years. I made a German Chocolate cake stout, and was bottling it to give to a friend as a gift. It was a 3 gallon batch, Half way through bottling I realized my mistake! I forgot to reduce the amount and added priming sugar (1.25 cups DME...

Has anyone just used GF flavored vodka instead of zesting, soaking, etc.? Did it work? Sounds a lot easier. Can anyone come up with a reason why it would be a bad idea? Fresh chopped grapefruit and hops in a Randall?

Made an IPA and wound up with a touch of Diacetyl. Not to the point of being ruined, I drink it and my friends said it was good, but not something I would be proud of at the HB club meeting. I had it fermenting and temps were 67-ish (safale US 05). I lost track of the weather and came out of...

My first AG, after many years of extract, an IPA. When I mashed in I got 3 different temps with 3 different thermometers, one metal, one glass, one digital. I aparrently mashed at 152 for 30 min 158 for 35 minutes. My wort going into the kettle was 1.065 which is what it should have been going...

Long time extract, First time AG. Due to a bad thermomiter, (2 actually) I mashed at 158*F (target was 153*) for about 30 minutes. When I remembered where I left my old reliable glass and mercury thermomiter, I tested it at 158*. I chucked in a few snowballs and got it down to 153*F for the...