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So I've completed a few All-Grain beers to date and have had decent success. All of the beers had good flavors and aroma etc... There has been only one concern. The beer tastes extremely "clean" almost watery with little body or mouth feel. I'm not sure exactly what is going wrong at this point...

Hello Folks, My buddy and I are about to enter our first homebrew contest and I've been wondering about something. Does it matter what region the ingredients are from as long as everything else meets the guidelines? So for instance if I am brewing and APA would it matter if I tossed some...

Hey Guys This is my first AG recipe and was hoping for some feedback. This is meant as a Winter style beer and any constructive criticism you have is appreciated. Thanks -10lbs pale 2-row -2 Lbs Carared -0.50 chocolate malt -0.25 biscuit malt -0.25 special B malt -0.50 honey malt...

Hello All, This might be a bit of a rookie question but I'll give it a shot. I pitched a Belgian Ardennes on a 5 1/2 gallon batch of Wort. I let this sit in primary for about 5 days where is was violently fermenting. When this subsided I racked to secondary and dry hopped for 2 weeks...

Hello, I was just hoping someone would could let me know the appropriate amount of smoked malt to use for a 5 Gallon batch of extract. This is an all extract PORTER recipe using steeping grains. The recipe includes: Smoked Malt Black Malt Chocolate Malt Caramel Malt Light Malt extract

Just a quick question. If I am using a single vessel for both Mashing and Sparging using direct heat can I just add the total water volume at the beginning or do I still need to start with mash water volume and then add sparge water?

Hello Hello I have been brewing extract for a while now and I want to get into all-grain. My biggest problem is space/resources. I was wondering if I could use a Boilmaker pot with a spigot and a false bottom as an all in one solution. So for instance, I would conduct the mash in the pot...

Hello Homebrewers, I have a question about the amount of water that should be added to the kettle when boiling a batch with extract. I only have a 5 gallon pot so There is no real way to boil a full batch. What I am really looking to know is if there is some type of formula I should...

After pitching the yeast and quarantining my primary, I find myself gazing at the beautiful sight of 5-gallons of finely crafted liquid just waiting to transform to perfection. Sometimes as I pass by, I'll sit down for a bit just to keep my creation company. Although saying things like "Hows...

Recently I have been thinking about slanting my yeast and making a collection from each one of my brews I make. However, I know that the shelf life of the slants are not particularly long, I hear thing like 3 months to a year. My question is whether or not it would be practical for me to go...

Alright Folks, I have been reading a little here and there on the importance of head-space in primary and secondary fermentors. Why does the amount of head-space matter in relation to the size of my batch? What happens if there is too much head-space? What happens if there is to little...

East Ave Cafe in Pawtucket, RI will be having a keg tapping Tues 14 of the Dogfish Head and Sierra Nevada Life & Limb collaboration. If you haven't seen this yet check out the description: "Life & Limb is a collaborative effort, the brainchild of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. and Dogfish Head...

Hello All. I've brewed a few batches so far all have been used with extracts and steeping grains. So far so good, each one tastes pretty good except for one thing that has remained consistent throughout each brew. They all seem to have more of a malty taste and leave a syrupy texture in my...

Hello everyone I hope to start kegging beer in the near future and i might be able to get this kegorator on the cheap. However, I know that its designed for a half-keg and not a 5-gallon soda keg. My questions are: Will this suit my needs for one 5-gallon keg, size, etc...? Since this an...

So last night I decided to make a starter for for yeast last night. I boiled about 1/2 DME and pitched a vial of White Labs Belgian Style yeast when the wort cooled. This morning it didnt look like there was any activity and the yeast was settled at the bottom. The smell was sour... like...

Hello everyone! I've been brewing for about 4-5 months now and really enjoying it. This looks like a great place to help evolve my brewing career. Hope to be a long lasting member. Cheers!

So here is the question and I apologize if this had been answered somewhere else, just point me in the right direction. With kits I have used so far there is generally dry/liquid extracts and than grains for steeping prior to adding the extract malts. Do these grains add any fermentable...

I was hoping someone could take a look at this brew I put together. This would be the first one I have ever built from scratch so I was hoping someone would be able to give me some feedback.Things I'm looking for are things like "will this actually taste good or not?" and if the recipe will...