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Alright, i searched the threads, but i couldnt find a nice mexican clone recipe.. Well i found one, but it was for grain. Im just looking to do extract. Anyway, please help. Thanx a bunch

Hey, im making a web site for my college. I dont have any pics of my beers, so i was wondering if i could get a couple good ones from you guys, if you dont mind that is. I know i could go to everyones private page on here and check them out, but that takes forever, So if you want to help me out...

Ok, so i was just wondering if anyone is really successful bottling with twist tops. I have all broke friends, and they dont drink sam adams(or any beer that has a pop top.) that much.... so im pretty much on my own for finding bottles. Ummm.. i was just wondering if anyone has any advice for...

Ok, so i threw some brew in bottles the other day.. 10 days ago, and there is a lot of carbonation. Like 2-3 inches head on top. doing a nice pour, not a smash in the glass pour. But i followed the recipe for 3/4 cup for 5 gallons of brew for corn sugar. Anyway, just wondering if these things...

Alright, 3rd brew... Cooked it sunday night, put in primary bucket. Started bubblin that night, late that is. And now, its tuesday in the middle of the day, and its done fermenting. The airlock isnt poppin at all. Should i wait the extra 4-5 days before i throw it in the secondary, or should i...

Ok, so i did a real simple wheat beer. Supposed to be a hefe, but not even close to cloudy, its more red than cloudy. It looks like an amber ale. Its extremely smooth and mild coming outta the primary right into bottles. Ok, so i was wondering, split the beer in half, half raspberry hefe, half...

sorry, i didnt search for this question on here, but i thought anyone could answer it. Got a hefe in the primary, been there for a while longer than i thought(14 days), school kinda gets me caught up and i forget about things. Anyway, i was kind of told not to put it in a secondary, because...

Hey guys, i thank you very much for all the help you have given me through the days of my first brew. Alaskan Amber Dark, rust color, not clear, but not filled with sediment. Not amazing, but completely drinkable, happiest man on the planet right now. If i had proper lighting, ide take a...

Ok, so i brewed an alaskan amber as my first beer. I did everything as was in the recipe. Let it sit an extra 4-5 days in the secondary, bottled, and let sit while i was gone on spring break. I used safale s04 if that helps this, but my room was about 65-68 while the bottles were conditioning...

Ok, still my first brew. alaskan amber. 7 lbs light malt extract. 15 ounces of dark amber extract. 60 minutes cascade hops. 3 minutes of saaz hops Safale S-04. 68-72 degrees 8 days in primary 1.057g original Now when i racked it to the secondary, it was completly fermented out...

I just went in and looked at my fermenter, in a 6.5 bucket. used 7 lb liquid malt extract, plus 15 ounce kicker of amber. pitched safale s-04 yeast at 73 degrees. Just went in and looked, and my airlock is brownish and bubbling more than one per second, like 75 bubbles per minute. What...

Alright, i just cooked up my first batch, its sitting at 81 degrees in my kitchen and dropping. Im just afraid that i will have an infection problem. I cleaned and thought i sanitized everything, i mean everything in bleach, then rinsed in as hot as i could get water about 20 times. I...

Hey, i was just wondering if you guys knew how to brew non-alky beer.... Its not that im going to, but i was just wondering how AB does o'doules or whatever and miller does sharp. Is it something to do with the yeast?

Haha, check this out, i dont really know what to think of this.. but im sure its not going to make "tasty wine." http://cgi.ebay.com/EZ-Caps-Wine-Beer-Making-Kit-New-makes-100-liters_W0QQitemZ140084826246QQihZ004QQcategoryZ38172QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem EZ-Caps or whatever??? has anyone heard...

Ok, I'm still yet to brew one, im assembling my equipment right now and was just wondering if it was alright to use an Aluminum pot to cook the wort in? I know stainless is the standard and thats what your supposed to use, but is there anyone out there that uses aluminum?? I believe aluminum...

Alright, question, anyone been injured from brewing beer. Chemically, not from heavy lifting or anything... Ive heard that crap can blow up, and chems can blast in your face, causing injury... Just getting into this stuff, so i was wondering what to stay away from and if this legend is...

Girlfriend is letting me brew my first batch in the apartment..... umm.. wondering if you could help me with a little recipe, if its even possible. Raspberry stout raspberry porter raspberry amber..... Which is better?? Any good recipes, please help. First beer.

Ok, umm... tell me why you guys use a primary and a secondary. Why not just leave it in one carboy for 2 week or 3 weeks, then bottle? Again, i havent made any beer yet, so im just asking a question, not trying to be a smarta$$. And, when you transfer from one carboy to a bucket or...

Ok, newbie again. This is a pretty simple question, but again, me knowing absolutly nothing doesnt help. I heard to buy sam adams... Any other good dark beers that are pop top?? I know black butte porter.. im limited here, i dont really have a good beer store around this crap part of...

Ok, I'm an idiot it seems when it comes to brewing some beer. I dont know any of the words that are being used, I read the first 8 pages of Homebrew.com or whatever, but it seems too easy on there. My question is, What kind of beer should i brew first. Im a stout/porter drinker, but will...