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Brewed my first batch (DIPA) in a while yesterday with tap water and I didn't look at the water chemistry beforehand. Turns out there are 3.2 ppm chloramine in the muni supply here and I did notice a slight plasticky taste in the wort when it was hot but was less when cool. It is fermenting now...

Hi everyone, been out of the game for a while because life was a little crazy and brewing is nearly impossible in NYC. Just bought a house in NC and built a fermentation chamber to step up my game a little with regards to my brewing process. I think fermentation temperatures played a huge part...

Hi all Just bought a 1 gallon brewing kit and want to explore hop combinations and characteristics through trial and error. I have a big bag of extra-light extract that I need to use and plenty of base malt/specialty grains. Given this, 1.) What do you think would be a good malt base for 1 gal...

Hey there Brewing this today with the following ~6 gal. 9# 2-row 6# pilsner 1# table sugar (candi) .6 oz saaz 60 min .6 oz saaz 25 min 1.2 oz saaz 5 min WLP 500 75 min @150 OG = 1.08 (predicted) est. ABV = 9.2% My question is, at what temperature should I ferment this using WLP500?

Hi all, Decided to brew today on a whim and will be doing a House IPA. I have been experimenting recently with using single hops in American Pale Ales/IPAs to get true insight as to how these hops taste. Today I will be using only CTZ (Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus). The irony is i think its a blend...

OK, admittedly the title is a little strange. I'm not talking Candida and such. But I have a library of some brewing yeasts and was wondering if anyone wanted to swap in the NYC area. Saves some $$, builds the repertoire, and we can meet other NYC brewers. Mine have been refrigerated, have been...

Hi all, Was wondering where in NYC I could find Lyle's Golden Syrup or what I could use for a substitute. I am brewing a scottish ale this weekend that calls for one pound of lyle's. Thanks! Kris

Hey all, I just started fermenting a nice Cab kit from northern brewer. I have followed the directions to the T and am two days into fermentation. It is fermenting quickly, but within the past few hours the smell of volcanoes/rhino farts/H2S has overcome my fermentation room. I have transferred...

Hey all, I was reading through new posts and something struck me. We say that direct sunlight can cause skunky taste to beer due to hop isomerization (?) within minutes. If you do the boil outside in the sunshine, why is there not this flavor since you do hop additions outside? I'm sure there...

Hi all! Brewing up a beer today and had a few questions as my mash sits @153 for an hour. Here's the recipe (5.5 gal): 8.5# munich 1# flaked oats 10.6 chocolate malt 10.6 oz roasted barley 1 oz galena @ 50 min S-04 with starter Adding Oregon blackberry purée (3#) after wort cooled Adding 2...

Hi all, I'm almost finished with a hand picked 6-pack, and I just popped a Brooklyn Oktoberfest. It is absolutely delicious. I had a Hofbrauhaus Obtoberfest (not nearly as good), a Goose Island Harvest Ale, a southern tier harvest ale, a Harpoon Rye IPA, and a Stone IPA on the way. TLDR...

Hello everyone, I just brewed a simple hef and am debating pitching now or waiting until the cold break has settled. Or if it even matters. Will be pitching WLP 300. I brewed this about 4 hours ago and chilled it down to room temp in about 10 minutes. I will be putting this in my bathtub...

Hi everyone, I just finished my USMLE Step 1 exam and am getting drunk on homebrew as we speak! Scottish ale. Live in Tucson but am moving to Brooklyn in a few weeks.

Just wondering if it's a good thing to do to buy a 55 lb bag of extra light malt extract from NB. For a single pound, it's $5.25. For 3 lbs, $11.99 ($4/lb) and for 55 lb $145 ($2.65/lb, excluding the extra shipping which I don't know). This savings really adds up, as DME is the most expensive...

Hey guys! Long time lurker of these forums, first time poster! I have brewed tons of extract beers but can't go AG yet because I move too much for now and cant move equipment all around. Anyways, I wanted to see what the crowd thought of this recipe for a NB Ale! Any comments/suggestions would...