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This hop burst beer I made has been one thing after another. First I mashed too cool (148 - 152) because I messed up the code running my RIMS. I was aiming for a little less fermentable wort (154). Then I couldn't heat my fermenter - it was cold out and it's in a fridge in my shed (fixed both...

Sierra Nevada Summerfest copy. I'll call it a copy because I'm not so sure its close enough to be a clone. Anyone care to comment about how to make it more like Sierra Nevada Summerfest? I see from there site that its made from two row and Munich bittered with Saaz and Perle, aroma is Saaz 28...

Ok I really like w-34/70. Its good and easy to use but I'm usually under pitching at two packs per 5.5 - 6 gallon batch. Add to this the fact that I make 11 or 12 gallon batches... that's 4 - 6 packets of yeast at $5.00 a pop! I understand that the dry yeast is just roaring to go right out of...

This is the first all late hopped apa I have ever planed to try. I'd love to know what people think since I'm in experienced with the whole thing. Here's the plan: all grain 11 gallon batch size 72% efficiency single infusion mash 60 min at 152, fly sparge 60 min boil original gravity 1.057...

My 1 year old just put his hand in my lager. WTF! I was putting an air stone in it before I pitch my yeast and he snuck up and stuck his dirty hand in it. He just got home from preschool so you know it was as good as it prolly gets for germs. To think I boil my tap water, fret about...

Going for an American Pils style beer. Though I'm more worried about making good lite beer then sticking to any style. Looking for nice hop flavor with a smooth bitterness over a lite, light, dry beer, with a mild malt flavor. Something BMCish but with nice taste that I can be proud of. I'm...

Ok so I have a double regulator set up (no secondary's). I tried using the second regulator for the first time today and lo and behold no gas. Humm, so crank up the pressure, no gas. So it occurs to me that maybe the gauge is bad, so I switch'em, no both gauges work. Damn so I tap the reg...

So I got a grain mill (Crank and Stein 2D BTW), and of course I'm eager to put it to use. I feel like I know what a good barley crush looks like but what I don't know is how much to crush the wheat. Its white wheat. I know there's no husk so no fear of shredding, but I also know that I don't...

Hey I was just looking for some input on a honey wheat beer that I'm planning. I don't normally create my own recipes so fire away with what ever seems out of place, too much or missing. Choosing hops is still a little random for my so I'll take your suggestions. This will probably be a...

Can I lager my lager starter for a week or two if I want to? Ok, this all started with a Cream of Three Crops ALE. I pitched a tube of White Labs 001 with out a starter (I know I know- it showed up in the mail on brew day- NEVER AGAIN!). I have been building up a starter of White Labs 830...

I am brewing a batch of BierMuncher's Cream of Three Crops. Right now its in the primary with White Labs 001. This is the first time that I've used this yeast and I've noticed that it seems to be working at half speed. Is this normal? Ok here are the details: I didn't have time to...