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Whoops forgot a couple points. My SG was 1.032 on a 5 gallon pre boil. I step the temp of the boil on advice from a friend of mine. Never really did that before. Thought I would give it a try. Attempting to get a velvety astringent. I used a Scottish Ale Yeast

Hey folks So I recently moved to an area that does not have a brew shop so, I ordered online from a place over the mountains from me. When I received the grains they were poorly ground. Here is a run down of grains and boil. Could this low OG be because of the poorly ground grains? 10#...

Delirium tremens. Flemish sour. New Belgium 1554. Yeti Gran Crüe I think that covers it!!!

I have a stout in secondary that took 5 days to start to ferment. I was at 52 degrees. Once it started bubbling it took off. I'm new to brewing but finding that patience is quite useful. I would let it set and wait for the bubbles.

Thanks so much for the encouragement and information. I am really delving into this brewing thing head first. Bottled my porter on friday and sunday set up my own recipe I am calling Orange Fugglelager. Taking a basic lager and adding bitter orange, a touch of dark candi, and some fuggle...

I just bottled my first batch of beer. I did do a preemptive taste test and it is a wonderfully bold and robust porter with some nice undertones of cocoa and vanilla. Definitely need a bit of bottle conditioning. But, my problem is that after bottling I am noticing some settling in the...

Thanks for the feedback folks! Just placed a 2x4 under front. In two weeks I will enjoy popping the top on the ski lift. Cheers

This is my first attempt at brewing with a Coopers brew kit. I decided not to use the Lager ingredients that came with the kit and went with a robust cocoa porter. I am about 7 days away from bottling and I notice that the yeast cake is sitting close to the spigot and I am worried about...