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I brewed a big imperial ipa yesterday, the gravity is 1.094. I used 2 packets of us-05 yeast. Got home from work today & the temp on the side of the carboy read 80! So I turned on the air conditioner to cool it down. My question is: since I caught it early, and since it is a big ipa, and has...

Sup guys, So we brewed up & altered a recipe that i found: --------------------- 3/4 lb. Mun Chocolate 3/4 lb. Roasted Barley 1 lb. 120crystal 1lb. Dark DME 9lb. amber LME 20z. N. Brewer - Boil 2oz. Cascade - 15min Wyeast 1056 OG 1.068 FG 1.016 ----------------------...

I'm looking into doing this Belgian wit from sam calagions book. I heard there were a lot of typos in this book & I wanted to confirm it with someone that knows about wheat extract. It calls for 6.6 lbs. of 40% wheat/ 60% barley LME. or 3.3 lbs. light/pilsner & 3.3 lbs. 100% wheat malt. So...

It's 80 degrees right now in Baltimore, it's supposed to dip back down to 60 tonight, and top out at 60 for the next 5 days. I'm fermenting in the coldest room of my house. My house thermostat reads 70 & the temp on the carboy reads 72-73. It's bubbling like crazy (probably every second). I'm in...

We brewed up our 1st beer last month from Sam Calagione's book extreme brewing. It's called A-Z Brown ale. It's been in the bottle for about 1.5 weeks & it's not at all what we expected. It has no body, & not much taste. The alcohol after taste kicks you in the face. It reminds us of a barley...

I bought some for my next brew. I need to know if its gonna be safe to put in there. I was thinking 2oz at first, now I'm thinking only 1 to play it safe.

My buddy & I brewed our 1st beer together about 4 weeks ago (Sam Calagione's A-Z Brown Ale, from his book extreme brewing). For our 2nd choice we wanted to do something that was more to our liking (IIPA) . When I went to my LHBS, I told the dude what we were after & he talked me into getting a...