Search results

Hey guys, Yesterday I brewed a Hefeweizen. Everything went well, transferred to the fermenter, pitched Yeast, awesome. I'd say two or minutes go by and I realized I forgot to take the OG reading. I hurrily fill the hydrometer via my fermenter's ball valve. I used two White Labs Hefeweizen Ale...

Hey guys, I'm going to bottle condition my German Pilsner coming up this Friday but I'm curious if lagers/ pils need to be bottle conditioned at Lagering temps (35-40 degrees F), Lager fermenting temps (45-50 degrees F) or regular bottle conditioning temps of 60-70 degrees (room-temp). If...

Good afternoon guys and gals! My questions is simple: Are there any legal requirements for a homebrewer to add to his or her beer label if they're not selling it? I'm finishing up my labels but it crossed my mind that I may get in trouble. I plan on legitamately passing my beer out to all of...

Hey guys, My next brew will be an all-grain Belgian Blond Ale and I want to incorporate cane sugar in order to raise the ABV with out effecting the body or taste. I want to ensure the ABV is between 7-8% so I don't want to add too much. My question is, in which part of the brewing process...

Hey guys! I conducted my first all grain brew this past Friday and everything seemed to go well except for my strike water temperature. My target temp was 149 degrees F, single infusion. I had 14.75 lbs of grain at a water/grain ratio of 1.25 quarts/ 1 lbs of grain. Strike water amount was about...

Hey guys! I conducted my first all grain brew this past Friday and everything seemed to go well except for my strike water temperature. My target temp was 149 degrees F, single infusion. I had 14.75 lbs of grain at a water/grain ratio of 1.25 quarts/ 1 lbs of grain. Strike water amount was about...