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I love bitters. There is something so right about this simple style of beer. So why can't I manage to make one. I have tried three batches of bitter this year. All of them are simple recipes. All of the came out horrid. Everything I made this year other than bitters came out great...

When I was a kid... maybe 9 or 10, I ordered a "malt" thinking it was the same thing as a "shake." It was awful. At least by my standards back then. I'm 31 now and yesterday I decided I would try one again. I got my vanilla malt, and at the first sip, I then realized what "malt" was! Tasted...

I decided to make a Mead this weekend and didn't want to pay $6/lb for honey, so I got 15 lbs of Sue Bee from Costco for $21. Fair price. I noticed that they have a web site (who doesn't?) and checked out the "recipies" section. They have a few homebrew recipies. I think it's kind of cool...

I've got the tap, tank and lines all set up. I'm using a 25/75 mix CO2/N2. Are there any special procedures? What PSI should I push at?

I have never just put a batch of beer together before, but last time at the HBS, I just threw what I thought sounded good all together in a bag. Any ideas from what I've got here as to how it will turn out and what style? I can tweak the water with burton salts and I have a few different types...

I'll start by saying that I've been brewing for years and have countless batches under my belt. During this time, I have used one HBS - The Reno Homebrewer - and the owner is excellent. This weekend, I took a trip to Vegas to visit my brother. He wanted to learn how to brew, so we headed down...

From The Homebrewers Companion... 7lbs 2 row .5 lbs munich 1 lb wheat .25 lbs 40L 1/2 c. honey Hallertauer for boiling/flavor Tettnanger for aroma Corriander Mashed at 122 for 1/2 hr, then 146 for 1 hr. My second step was a little lower than I wanted. I was shooting for 150-153...

Okay.. half the brewing season shot to hell and my second batch down the garbage disposal. At the beginning of the year, I emptied out a keg I had homebrew soda in. The soda had been there (refrigerated) for about a year. I soaked the keg in hot water, sanitized and couldn't notice any...

The following is quoted verbatim from "Why Things Are" by Joel Achenbach: "Why is American Beer so Insipid?" "We ask this question at some personal resk. Americans have a scary intensity when it comes to brand loyalties. There's the classic scene in the movie Blue Velvet when evil Frank...

I took this recipe from BYO Magazine and made some modifications. First, I made a hopback, which is essentially a container to put hops in to siphon hot wort through. There were instructions on how to make it in the magazine, but they seemed overly complicated. I just took a 1/2 gallon...

Most of you have probably seen this. I got a good laugh out of it. I think 75% of it applies to me. :) http://www.tastybrew.com/humor/

So after reading all of the AG threads, I figured it sounded easy enough and I should at least give it a shot. Got me a 5 gal cooler and a false bottom (and a free beer to boot) from my HBS and a decent sounding steam beer recipe. I figured it would be a bunch of trouble, but the only problem...

I'm still fairly new to brewing. I've made about 10 batches, mostly extract. Just recently, I saw an episode of "Good Eats" on the food network suggesting using a 7 pound bag of ice to cool the wort. This adds volume and cools wort quicker. Not to mention, I don't have to pull out the copper...