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I have done several kits recipes and last time, followed a recipe in a book. I don't know a lot about what type of hops are good for what type of beer nor how to put together a recipe with a good chance of success. I thought I would try my own this time. I need some ideas to start off...

My chest freezer has died but it would cost too much to have someone come in and fix it as it is old and purchased cheaply off Craigslist. An appiance guy I spoke to on the phone said the problem sounded like a dead "start unit" as he called it. What would it take to replace this start unit...

santa brought me an $80 gift certificate for xmas and I think I want to try a 60 minute IPA. with the g.c. santa also brought me the Extreme Brewing book with the 60 minute recipe in it. I am assuming that Sam Calagione approves of that particular recipe. I am thinking I will take it into my...

O.G. was 1.090. The recipe says it should be 9.3% alcohol. It has been 11 days and been at 1.030 for the past 5 so I am thinking it is finished fermenting? What are my options here? It should have been down to 1.020 to get the 9.3%.

I am fermenting a barleywine with and OG of 1.090. Its been a week, I was thinking maybe I would shake the fermenter around to oxygenate the wort some just beacuse I could and maybe it would give teh yeast a kick. Is this advisable at this point? I was planning on leaving it in the fermenter...

I am brewing a barleywine and have been keeping the temps around 58 degrees. I know this is on the low end of the temp range for healthy fermentation but even at 58 degrees the fermentation is very active. I think if it was warmer like 65 or so it would become really messy. Could this be...

I brewed up a barleywine (OG 1.090) yesterday and it is really humming right now. It is in a Ale Pail and I have been keeping the fermenter temps in the mid to upper 50's via an iced down swamp cooler and the ambient is about 65. Bubbbles were oozing out of the airlock so thinking it might be...

I am brewing a barleywine this Saturday and the LHBS guy encouraged me to use a starter for the yeast since this is a big beer. I have never done a starter and haven't really researched it much. So I did it last night and want to run what I did by you guys for feedback as well as ask what to do...

I try to bottle condition my beer at 65-70 degrees for three weeks after being in the fermenter for three weeks. After three weeks, six weeks total since brewing, I need to put the beer elsewhere and have been putting it in a chest freezer set at 58 degrees. I think my beer is tasting better...

I can't use color because I am priniting these off on my b&w laser printer.

I guess patience is a virtue in this hobby. After 3 weeks in a primary and now 9 weeks in bottles, its finally really good. I am surprised how it has mellowed. It was pretty harsh, bitter...carbonation was too fizzy after even 6weeks in a bottle so I just put it away until tonight and opened...

Anyone have experience with this kit? DFH 60 minute has always been one of my favorite beers. How does this extract kit measure up? Xtreme Brewing ... ekits.html

looking for an extract - full boil - recipe for DFH Indian Brown Ale. I found the extreme brewing recipe but then read it wasn't a very good one. I have only brewed on batch prior so this is still new for me. Thanks!

Is there any typical timeframe one could expect to see bottles exploding if they were to explode? Or could it be expected to happen anytime throughout the life span of the beer in the bottle?

I noticed when bottling my first batch this past weekend that Harp bottles wouldn't hold the cap likle hte other bottles - like Sam Adams. Are there different sizes? I couldn't use the Harps because they were crooked on the bottle and actually leaked a small bit. My neighbor gave me a couple 6...

I just bottled my first brew experience - an IPA. I want to brew a second batch next week. I would like something that is quite different than the IPA. My house temps are around 70 degrees but have recently purchased a used chest freezer and will be able to use it once I get a temperature...

as a noob, i am curious about what some of the veterans on this board think about this kit for a Scotch Ale? Jerry's Scotch Ale Recipe 5 gallons cool water 3 ounces Chocolate malt, crushed 8 ounces Aromatic malt, crushed 1 pound CaraMunich malt, crushed 8 ounces Smokedı 1...

as a noob, i am curious about what some of the veterans on this board think about this kit for a Scotch Ale? Jerry's Scotch Ale Recipe 5 gallons cool water 3 ounces Chocolate malt, crushed 8 ounces Aromatic malt, crushed 1 pound CaraMunich malt, crushed 8 ounces Smokedı 1...

First brew attempt is an IPA with an OG of 50 and an expected FG of somewhere between 12 and 15. Its been 9 days now and I have been at 21 for a couple days now. So basically the alcohol content is 4% instead of 5%. I am planning on keeping it in the primary for up to three weeks but am...