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I should be ashamed of myself, but I've got to ask.:o I have a red ale that I brewed back in March and it has been in the secondary for 6 months. I have been lazy and haven't gotten around to bottling it. Think it's bad? Probably hasn't been capped off all that great either. It's got an...

1 pound (4 cups) fresh cranberries ¾ cup maple syrup ½ cup brandy ½ cup sugar Finely granted zest and juice of 1 orange Dash ground cinnamon Dash ground ginger Dash ground cardamom 1) In medium saucepan, combine cranberries, maple syrup, brandy, sugar, orange zest and...

I have an IPA that set in the primary for two weeks.....everything settled to the bottom and I racked to the secondary. I threw in an ounce of Simcoe pellets (not bagged) and they all floated on top and broke apart and floated on top. they have been there for two weeks and show no sign of...

Is there a general consensus on what brewing software is the best?

I went to the brew supply store today and forgot to pick up a grain bag? The store is an hour away. I want to brew tomorrow morning. Where can I buy cheese cloth or some alternative to a muslin bag?

shattered....... I was really hoping to bottle my pumpkin ale this weekend and cant get another wand. Anyone see an issue with using the tap at the bottom of my bottling bucket and just using the valve to shut on and off? might attached about 8 inches of tubing to the tap.

Does anyone know of a good resource online that discusses growing hops? I live in eastern North Carolina. Is growing hops out of the question for me because of climate? It's just something I'd like to experiment with...

Yesterday my brew was fermenting like crazy all day. House about 75 degrees. I had noticed that it was slightly slowing down and settling when I went to bed. I left the windows open and when I woke up this morning, it was sorta chilly in the house...about 65 degrees. Looks like all the...

Do leftover ingredients like roast barley, biscuit malt, wheat flake, etc need to be refrigerated or should it just be kept at room temp in a dry air-tight container?

I've got a nice fermentation going and it smells great. I used the Thunderstruck Pumpkin Ale recipe I found on the board and I slightly modified it.

I've only brewed two batches of beer. The first was a pale ale. It turned out okay for a first attempt. However, there was a slight funky taste to it and I could never put my finger on it. It was more of a funky after taste.... My second batch was just bottled about two weeks ago...It's...

My second attempt at home brewing. It tasted better than the first beer I did.

It's going to be bottled in 24oz bottles starting sometime in Sept or October. So far it's only been on tap.....I've only had it once. Can't wait for the bottling!

I plan on boiling 3/4 cup of corn sugar to bottle with. Thinking about mixing in some maple syrup. Yay or Nay? Probably won't even know the difference?

A coworker gave me five growlers that appear to have sat in his basement for a few years with the tops off and beer left in the bottom of them. It looks like mold in the bottom and they are friggin nasty. Should I just toss them or is there a solution to this? I've got one soaking in clorox...

Can someone help me put together a recipe for this? I'm new and only on my second batch of beer. Thanks. How much grains, pecans, boiling times..... http://www.lazymagnolia.com/SouthernPecan.html

I racked an amber ale to the secondary last night. I also put 1oz of cascade hop pellets in a muslin bag and then put it in the bottom of the carboy and poured the beer on top, Now the bag is just floating on top. I realize the bag is not going to hold in all the particles, but it will...

Anyone know a recipe for SN Harvest? I has never been bottled, but is supposed to be bottled for the first time in the next month or two. You can find it on draft, but I've only seen it once....

This is my second attempt at home brewing. The first time I did a pale ale and had a tremendous primary fermentation with the carboy just going nuts for several days. This time I'm doing an amber ale and pitched the yeast this past Thursday. Friday by noon there was some activity in the...