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Hi all. Making my first wine from a WineXpert kit. Mixed everything together last weekend. Directions say wait 8 days then rack to secondary if gravity below 1.010. My wine is still fermenting actively. Do I rack the still-fermenting wine, or wait for it to wind down a bit. In brewing, my...

I brewed a porter last weekend with Wyeast 1187 Ringwood Ale. Kind of a spur of the moment grab a recipe and brew session. Been reading up on Ringwood since then and sounds like an interesting yeast. Due to brewer error, my bucket lid was not properly sealed, which apparently is preferable for...

OK. This is going to be rough because I don't know that I can explain the problem well enough to get a reasonable suggestion for a solution. I am an experienced extract brewer. The vast majority of my beers have been quite good. I keg most of my brews, but have started bottling more to...

So, Santa brought this: http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/brewing-equipment/brew-kettles/polar-ware-kettles/polarware-10-gal-brew-pot-w-1-2-ball-valve.html :ban: I am going to add a thermometer. I got a wort chiller with the pot. With a full boil, I plan to use the spigot to transfer...

So, I'm looking to brew a Xmas ale with some spices (Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg, and Allspice). The spices are to be added to the wort during the last minute of the boil. I usually filter my trub when transferring the cooled wort to the primary. This will filter out the spices (I think). This...

I was thinking of brewing Jamil's "Black Scapular Dubbel" from BCS this weekend. Some questions: The recipe call for "Pilsener" LME. My LHBS store not have this. I looked at Northern Brewer and AHS and can't find it there either. NB had "Pilsen" LME that sounded right. Would Pilsen DME...

Pick my style! My brew history to date: Several APA Several IPAs A few porters 1 Dry Stout, 2 Imperial Stouts 1 amber 1 CA common 1 English Pale Ale 3 Brown Ales - 1 awful, 1 'meh', and 1 in the secondary I think that's it. I have an IPA on tap, 1 APA in secondary, 1 APA in...

So I had to order some ingredients for another recipe online and decided to pick up some stuff for Jamil's dubbel that I can't get locally (e.g. D2 Candi Syrup, etc.). Just ordered from memory without the book in hand. Then, when I go back to read the book, there's a "lagering" step at the...

Hey all - So I have determined that I really need to be able to bottle from a keg for a variety of reasons. I tried to search for this answer, but couldn't find it. How do you guys clean and sanitize your lines before bottling? I usually clean beer lines by mixing some BLC (or similar) in a...

So, I just got Brewing Classic Styles by Jamil Z and John Parker. Looking at the first American Pale Ale recipe. Since I do smaller batches (5 gal) than in the book and can't always get some ingredients readily, I re-do the recipe in BeerSmith before brewing attempting to maintain the integrity...

Made my first starter tonight. Used 200g DME and 2000ml of water. Boiled for 12 minutes. My questions: I ended up with 1600ml total... massive boil off. Is this normal? If not, what negative effects might be expected? I forgot to remove the yeast from the fridge 3-6 hours beforehand. I'm...

So, I recently brewed an EPA and a Stout and can successfully pull a black & tan from the tap with a spoon. :ban: Too cool. Questions for anyone with a brutul turtle... does it work well? Also, what is the diameter of the 'shell'? I want to pour some in "pilsner" glasses I bought. Of course...

So, I tried my first batch of Apfelwein tonight. With such a simple recipe, you wouldn't think I could screw things up, but... :o As I added the last bit of apple juice, the juice overflowed the carboy. A lot of the yeast also flowed out. Some yeast is in the carboy, but it might be half of...

So, I recently brewed a huge Imperial Stout. I pitched it on a yeast cake in a 7 gal "ale pail" bucket. I used a hose attached to the base of a 3-piece airlock into 1/2 gallon of water in a 1 gallon jug. Fermentation filled the 1 gallon jug to just overflowing and filled the blowoff hose with...

Any suggestions? Hope to brew this tomorrow. I've never brewed a stout and have never used Carapils. Is the Carapils amount correct? Is this just steeped along with other grains? Grains 0.75 lb Roasted Barley 0.25 lb Black Barley 0.50 lb Crystal 80L 0.50 lb Carapils Extract 6 lb Pale...

I'm planning on having homebrew black & tan pints soon. However, I have a few questions. What allows the seperation? Is it primarily FG? My English Pale Ale came out with a much lower OG than Beersmith predicted, so I am worried that the FG will be too low. How much FG differential is...

Doing a partial mash and using a trial version of BeerSmith. My partial mash technique is: Place the grains in 150-155F water for 60 minutes Drain the grains Place the grains into 170-175F degree water for ten minutes in brew pot Drain grains again Combine all water in the brew pot...

I was thinking of brewing an English Pale Ale ala a Bass Ale. Looking at some of the recipes, it seems the only real difference between and APA and English Pale Ale is hops and yeast. Am I missing something? Replace Cascade with Kent Golding/Fuggle and use English Ale yeast? That's it? Also...

Hey all! I've been home-brewing for a few years now, but have a renewed interest recently. Browsing the forums, I've learned a lot... like White Labs/Wyeast should really be used for starters rather than direct pitch, which is what I have been doing forever. As I was reading about yeast...

My buckets were full, so I decided to use a carboy as a primary fermenter for the first time. I didn't really think about it much beforehand, but I ran into a few problems. I'm wondering if these are common and what the solutions are. 1) FUNNEL - After cooling the wort (via ice bath), I had a...