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I’ve been asked to make an Oktoberfest beer by a friend for an Oktoberfest dinner. I have two problems though: first, I’ve never brewed an Oktoberfest before and second, I have no temperature control so I can’t brew lagers. What I’ve settled on is an ale brewed with a neutral yeast like...

I’m going to be moving over the summer and I’m wondering how I should deal with my new water. I’ll be on city water [Jersey City] and the good news is the city’s water reports are very detailed: pH 6.92–8.12, Alkalinity 33-78 ppm, Hardness 60-97 (as CaCO3), calcium 13-24, chlorine 70-130...

I brewed my first saison on July 30th (1.052 OG, partial mash plus extract). For yeast, I used a packet of Belle Saison. The initial ferment went fine and after about a week it settled down to a slow but steady stream of fine bubbles (it's in a glass carboy, so easy to watch). Since then, the...

Hi Everyone, I'm trying to put together a recipe for a mild ale, and I'm having trouble with the base malt. My starting point is one of Ron P's recipes (which I can't find at the moment, all I wrote down is it came from 1965) and the original recipe had 5.5 pounds of mild malt for its base...

Been brewing for three years now, beer and cider. I've read lots of messages over those three years, so I decided it was time to register. Jonathan