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Did my second BIAB brew yesterday and wound up missing my OG by several points. I'm pretty sure it's due to the crazy temperature swings I had during the mash. I heated my water up to 160, then added my grain and stirred. When the temp dropped to 155 I pulled the kettle off the burner and put it...

Did my first BIAB/all-grain brew yesterday, my first brew of any kind in quite a while, actually, which probably explains all the screw-ups! Got a Barley Crusher for xmas (thanks, honey!) and was itching to try out BIAB. I put together a recipe for an ordinary bitter, crushed my grain and fired...

Yesterday I brewed a RIS, and since it's my first "big" beer I thought I'd better make a starter. I made a stir plate and a starter and put my WLP002 in it. When I went to pour in the vial, the yeast was a solid lump and it fell out in one chunk, which I have never seen before. I put it on my...

Brewed my first self-designed batch the other day, a California Common. Went pretty well, used my new 10G kettle and 55K BTU burner for a full-volume boil and my new "ghetto-look" immersion chiller. Took my OG reading, nailed my target, and was feeling like I was starting to get this brewing...

This month's Cooking Light has an article about beer label art. Short and sweet, but at least it shows that label art is getting some recognition.

I'm trying to come up with a recipe for a California Common. After looking at some of the other recipes and playing around with BeerSmith, I have come up with this (for a 5G batch): 7lb Pale LME 1lb Crystal 60 0.5lb Victory 0.25lb Belgian Candi (clear) 1oz Northern Brewer @ 60 0.5oz...

Well, this is gonna suck. :( It was my first time racking into secondary (adding some vanilla to my stout), and my first time using an auto-siphon. I stuck my tubing on the siphon, leaving the big clip on the bottom. I then stuck the tubing in my carboy up to the clip, which left it a good...

It's been a week, so I decided to pop my first bottle from my first batch (pilsner from a True Brew kit). Got a proper "Fsst!" when I cracked the cap, which was encouraging. Nice golden color, nice and clear, and....hollow. Great mouth feel, but not much flavor, and a little bitey aftertaste...

Yay, bottling day! Went pretty well, but I have a couple of question. 1) My FG was ~1.015. This was my first brew, so I went with a "True Brew" Pilsener kit. Instructions say my FG should have been 1.010 - 1.012. I followed the kit instructions and left it in the FV for three weeks at a...

Hi! I'm a long-time drinker, first time brewer. Been interested in brewing beer for quite some time, but just never got it together before. Now, one of my brothers-in-law just opened up a homebrew store and hooked me up. I've got a generic pilsner kit fermenting in the basement, looking...