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I had posted awhile back about a beer that I probably oxidized. I have no clue if it's oxidized because I have never tried an oxidized beer. It the off the topper double ipa extract kit from NB. I just popped my first bottle. It has almost a tart fruit taste to it. So my question Is what does an...

What would be causing my OG to be so high? My last two brews have been significantly higher than they should be. The extract kit I just brewed today was gaarden hoe. Projected og 1.049 my og 1.060. my last batch off the topper double ipa projected og 1.070 actual og 1.090. now i was only...

Ok ppl boiled my corn sugar sanitized everything . started my siphon a quarter of the the way through my siphon started sucking air. Yes it was fully submerged. I stopped siphoning and just dumped the rest of the beer into my bottling bucket. There was to much hops sediment for it to flow...

I brewed the off the topper double IPA kit from nb about a month ago. Tomorrow is supposed to be bottling day. This kit call for two dry hop sessions. All of the hops have formed what I would call a cake on the top. Should I wait until this falls or Just go ahead and bottle tomorrow?

So I posted in this thread because I'm unsure as what's considered a beginner lol. I have 7 or 8 homebrews under my belt it's alittle fuzzy from drinking homebrew as I brew lol. My question is how do I go about making my own recipes instead of brewing kits? I mean do I just make ****ty beer...

I ordered the off the topper extract kit from NB. It is a 5 gallon kit. I am reading the directions and it says to compensate for wort loss due to the amount of hops added that it actually yeilds 6 gallons. My problem being I only have 5 gallon buckets and a 5 gallon glass carboy and a 5 gallon...

So I brewed a bourbon barrel porter. My wood chunks are soaking in makers Mark. Refrigerate or don't refrigerate the wood chunks and bourbon?

What happened!!! Is the beer ruined?

I personally don't think so but looking for opinions. I have an IPA fermenting in my primary right now. I am still getting bubbles through my airlock about every 30 seconds. The recipe says to move to secondary after 2 weeks but I think it should stay in the primary a bit longer. I know I don't...

First time using liquid yeast!!! Forgot to shake before I pitched. How is it going to affect my beer?

So I have done the caribou slobber which I am opening my first bottle Saturday. I have the kama Citra ipa in the primary now switching to secondary Saturday also. Now the girlfriend wants me to make her something she will like. Is there anything out there comparable to a shock top Belgian white...

What if my OG is higher than what the recipe says. Supposed to be 1.050 I got 1.060

Brewing theKama Citra from northern brewers. Recipe sheet calls for 0.5 ounce centennial hops. Centennial hops package says 1 oz do I add only half,or add the whole package? Sure it's a dumb question but why send me 1 oz when I only need 0.5? And if I'm only supposed to add 0.5 how precise do I...

I moved my brew to a 5 gallon carboy a week ago for secondary fermentation. I took a gravity reading that day and the next day and got 1.020. I took a 3rd reading last night and was still at 1.020. Am I good to bottle tonight or should I leave it for a little while longer?

I brewed my first batch of home brew this last Saturday. I followed all directions with the recipe to a tee. I have no bubbles coming to my air lock. I checked my bucket to make sure it was sealed. Do I need to worry that it isn't fermenting? I do not have a hydrometer but plan on getting one...