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I am in the works of planning a Belgium white for spring/summer and I was curious. I know that bitter and sweet orange peel is at the LHBS, but say I wanted to add some subtle flavors of lemon or lime, could I just zest or peel the fruit and add it directly into the end of the boil or would this...

I've been out of the brewing game for about a year, but out of the blue my dad asked if id be interested in brewing some on Thanksgiving morning. Everyday since I have woken up with a renewed vigor to brew beer. This year the burner will not be used for frying turkey, but for brewing delicious...

Ive been out of the brewing game for about a year due to a military deployment. I have a kit for an Autumn Amber Ale that I got before I left, besides new yeast what of the other ingredients (malt extract, grains, hops) are a must for replacement and what are "good ideas" to replace...

Hey guys I'm an extract brewer who just switched to 5 gallon batches with a turkey fryer, I think I read on here that the grain for steeping needs to be adjusted from say a 2 or 3 gallon batch to a 5 gallon batch. I was wondering if there is some kind of equation or rule on how to make...

Hey guys, My wit has been in the secondary for 7 days, and I know that the beer is supposed to be cloudy with yeast, so I am wondering how many more days should I leave it in there. For another week.. 3 days.. or what? thanks.

I just tasted my first brew, St. Peters Pilsner, an extract kit from homebrewheaven. It was a long few weeks, but well worth it. The bottles need a week or two more of conditioning, but it was awesome. I had my dad taste some, and he said it was the best homebrew he'd ever tasted. Granted he's...

Hi all I just transfered my first batch into my carboy for secondary fermentation... I took a taste out of the hydrometer. Pretty Amazing I thought. So during my transfer I did my best to not oxygenate the beer, i know it did a little but im not to worried about it. My one concern is that...

Hey guys.. im prepping to brew a beer tomorrow and it recommends to add a pound of light honey in the last two minutes for some added flavor and alcohol content. I was wondering if any light honey would do from a grocery store or if it requires a certain kind? thanks for the help.

Hey all I am trying to remove the labels and sticky **** underneath from bottles to use later on for my own brew. Is there an easy trick or chemical to do this.. or do I just have to scrub the **** out of em like I have been. Thanks.

Hello to all Brand new to the art of brewing. I ordered my first kit from homebrewheaven.com and should be ariving this friday the feb. 23. I plan on brewing Saturday the 24th. I am college student and Marine Reservist who's love for beer dates back long before I was legal. I hope to gain...

I am new to brewing, but I am hosting a party at the end of May to kick off the summer. I am looking for a good light but flavorful beer to serve to my guests. The party is centered around a Clambake if that makes any difference, and I am new to brewing so to im not ready for anything to...