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Just got my Wards test back, and I have been reading and reading these water chemistry thread and I think I only only understand about 5% lol. So here it is, if anyone with the knowledge can tell me how my water is for brewing, what beers work best with it, any adjustments that would help, it...

Have one AG batch down, just bought a Corona Mill, and looking to buy a bag of bulk grain to cut down some costs. So I'm looking for some guidance to what I should get. My next brews are going to be a Two Hearted Clone, a Fat Tire clone, and some sort of Oatmeal Stout. After those three, I...

Did my first batch yesterday, used this recipe for 5 gallons finished beer http://www.brew365.com/beer_bells_oberon.php Using a Coleman Extreme 52qt/Stainless braid. MLT. Heated up 1.5qts/per pound of grain (4.3 gallons) to about 165 degrees. Preheated the MLT with about a half gallon...

I live in a small town that supplies its own water from the St Clair River(Great Lakes), and found their annual report, which only lists the bad things in the water. So I email their superviser, asking if I can get the levels of the various minerals, and I get this: Rich, Here is the...

Doing a 5 gallon Bells Oberon batch as my first AG, and decided to try to harvest their yeast from the bottle. I took the dregs from 3 bottles of 1 week old Oberon and made a starter out of 1/2 cup DME and 1 pint of water, boiled about 10 min, cooled and added both the dregs and wort to a 1L...

Just seeing who out else out there does the job, and like to hear about where you're from. I've got 10 years on at Royal Oak FD, MI Local 431. Suburb of Detroit about 55K in population, 54 full-time FF's 3 stations. We provide ALS too, and do about 6K runs a year.

Hi there, started extract brewing last year, gathering all the components to start all grain next week. bought a new BK from Adventures in Homebrewing, got a 52 qt Coleman Xtreme for a MLT, and waiting on fittings I ordered online. Closest LHBS is Cap'N Cork in Macomb Township. I'm a...

Doing a fat tire clone for a second batch, and after 10 days in the primary I get this below. My first batch was pretty clear on top, not like this. Smell and taste aren't bad, and it OG was 1.056, and right now its 1.010. I did use Irish Moss this time.....could it be the cause? Thanks