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Hello ladies and gents! I brewed a mini mash coffee stout the other day, and have a question. I have done stouts before that came out a little watery for me, so I was going to use maltodextrin to help that out. I added all my LME and DME at the beginning of the boil as instructed. The...

Hey folks, I am preparring to do my first all grain. I've been doing extract brewing for awhile and am finally making the jump. I guess my question is this. I am thinking about buying a basic Irish Red Kit from Northern Brewing. I want to dry hop it with some cascade or citra. What are...

Lets keep our minds out of the gutter people. I am wanting to try and do a unique batch of homebrew but I want to use some kind of wood/lumber. I know spanish cedar can be use or oak, but has anyone used wood in the homebrew and had some good/unique flavors. Thanks!

Hey crew, I brewed up an Red Rye IPA and dry hopped in a seocndary for 5 days. Day 3 of dry hopping no Pellicle, then it showed up on day 5. I primed and bottle the beer not really knowing what to do. I am pretty sure I had to much head space in my secondary carboy. I have no pics, so I know...

I am getting ready to brew up a batch of Fultons Libertine Imperial Red Ale from Midwest. The directions say bottle condition 6-8 weeks and the box says 6 months. Anyone brew this kit. I am wanting to do a big red ale but it has to be ready by October 1. I am open to suggestions on a beer...

I've got a family brew contest coming up in Oct. I want to do something different but good. I was thinking cedar ipa or using some bourbon. Anyone have any good "out there" brews that would be good. I like to get crazy so any suggestions would be great.

I brewe a pilsner lager partial mash kit. I lagered it at 37 degrees for 4 weeks. I opened a bottle one week after I bottled to see if there was any carbo. Carbonation was great but it has a champagne smell and taste. Sometimes I think it's green apples mixed with champagne. I have read about...

I'm getting ready to start my mango IPA and have a question for all the hop heads in the house. My bittering hops are 1 oz of summit and my flavor are 1 oz of zythos with no aroma hops. I'm gonna dry hop this one with 1 oz of citra and 1 oz of cascade with 2.5 lbs of mangos. How does my hop line...

So I brewed up my first lager. A european pilsner lager. Threw in the WLP800 liquid yeast and stored at room temp until first signs of fermentation. Then I moved to a room that was 55 degrees. We had a heat wave in Kansas in January and the room temp went up to 59. The beer was bubbling like...

I am getting ready to try my first lager. Any suggestions on a really good lager Icahn impress my friends and family with? I like the clean tasting lagers, but need one that's got something extra to it. I saw a dry hopped lager. Anyone ever done a dry hoped lager?

Howdy Brewers, I am getting antsy and wanting to try some new things in my next brew. I've got two ideas in mind, and I want you to let me know what you think.... 1. Dry hopping a mexican style ale with cascade, citra, or saaz 2. Spruce beer and dry hopping with chinook or citra...