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I have about 30 or 40 of these crown finish Belgian bottles: http://www.northernbrewer.com/375-ml-belgian-style-beer-bottles-crown-finish I am giving these away. They have been used to bottle sours a few times. They should be clean of any gunk as I intended to use them again before...

When preparing to run my first very big beer on my 5Gallon all-grain setup (20lbs of grain), I realized that the sparge ratio would be very small in comparison to what is normally used. I usually collect around 7 or 7.5 Gallons in the boil kettle. Some quick estimates: 20lbs *1.25qts/lb =...

The last 2 beers I brewed and bottled have both suffered from the same strange issue. After the normal 3 weeks or so, the beer has the expected level of carbonation. The bottle hisses when opened and the mouth feel of the beer is completely normal carbonation. But there is absolutely no head...

I brewed a hefeweizen back in July. This beer was never spectacular, but it was a decent, easy drinking hefe. Last night, I opened one that had been sitting in the fridge for a few weeks, and I could immediately tell something was off from the smell. It was slightly sour smelling and almost...

I'm fermenting my first lager. After only 4 days in the primary, I noticed that the airlock activity had become very slow. My research on when to perform a diacetyl rest led me to believe it would take somewhere around 10-14 days to finish 75% of fermentation. To be safe, I took a gravity...

This is my first post, so just wanted to start out by saying that you guys are great. I've been reading this forum for months, and I never felt the need to post anything until now because all my questions were answered. Anyway, I am planning to brew a lambic style by pitching Wyeast Lambic...