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First off.....a very big middle finger to everyone who read my first posts on my weary trepidations over my first few batches. With all your wise ass wisdom and remarks I'm still brewing (all grain now) and currently going poor and getting fat while working at my local homebrew shop. Yeah, now...

I'm bored. I'm in the middle of making a pumpkin beer and have 50 min left on the boil. Here's the recipe... 8 lb Pale LME 2.5 lb 2-row 1 lb Crystal 20 .5 lb Biscuit .5 Carapils .5 Munich 20 .25 Flaked Oats .5 Dark Brown Sugar 60 oz pumpkin puree 1tsp allspice 1 tsp clove 1 tsp...

I gotta clear out some freezer space for the upcoming salmon/moose/bear season here in TKA. What ideas does the consortium have if I told you I have these hops....... .5 Saaz .75 goldings 1 mt. hood 3 amarillo 1 magnum 1 fuggles 1 simcoe 2 chinook I can add/supplement if needed but...

So as I embark on my 4th attempt on the production side of my beer addiction/hobby/sport, here's something all you NOOBS should know..... Be proud of your beer!! Have confidence in it!! Share it and elicit feedback!! I recently submitted my 1st and 2nd EVER homebrews into a local...

I have now failed twice to get a yeast starter going. I've done this before with great results so although I'm still a noob, I'm at least to second base. I'm using WLP568 Saison blend yeast. Here's what I've done, twice: Added 2 cups (500ml) of water to pot. Added 1/2 cup DME. Boiled...

I can't decide on an early summer beer!!!! I know I want to brew a session-ish American Pale Ale. I'm going beer crazy!! There's so much to brew and so little time!! Here are my finalists, none of which I've tried. Which one?? Others I've not considered?? I like west coast hops, minimal...

just finished brewing my 3rd batch of beer. and once again I overshot my original gravity. I'm not asking the normal beginners, "now what", question, but rather, "how do I keep doing this"?? I'm using hopville's recipe calculator. I was trying to clone Levitation. Here's what I used...

just brewed my second batch and I overshot my OG by 11pts. According to my best guess...(the calc over at hopville)...my OG shoulda been 1.066. Ended up being 1.077. Being a jong, I wasn't sure how to classify my 3lbs of Pilsner DME. My yeast (WLP550) is only supposed to handle OG's to 1.070...