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I couldn't figure out how to post a gif, but check out my airlock! (click for animation) http://gph.is/2jyFpR6

Greetings! I've got 6.5 Gallons of what will hopefully be a delicious Eisbock in months to come. OG 1.104. The plan, as I understand it, is once we get to around 1.010 or so, keg the beer and bring it to around 32F, where it will slowly begin to freeze. Every so often, we will rack the...

During my last brew session, we got a little clumsy and the CO2 tank fell over, twisting the collar open. I'm not sure if it was the fall, or the air blasting into the reg, but now the plate with the PSI measurements is bent across the top, and the needle no longer moves when I adjust the...

So a buddy (who has never made beer before) and I were planning our next brew, and the subject came up of Blue Moon's Cinnamon Horchata beer. We were already several beers deep when this sounded like a good idea, but now that I am of sound mind I wanted to float the suggestion to the crowd...

SWMBO. I've seen this acronym all over the forum, and I must confess I can't piece it together. Is this some sort of HBT inside joke that I'm not in the loop for? Somebody please explain.

My most recent brew was five gallons of a nice Belgian dark strong ale (OG 1.100 FG 1.018) and it's hands-down the best beer I have created yet. First time brewing all-grain, first time making anything stronger than 6%, first time developing my own recipe, first time matching it against BJCP...

Hey all, Having settled in to my new home in Southern California, I've been toying with the idea of entering something into a local brew competition. I'm not really looking to take home the gold, I just think it would be a good opportunity to get plugged into the homebrewing community, do...

I'm trying to learn how recipe creation works, so I can move away from kits. I got a free app on my phone that helps with some of the math, and I've been playing around with it and trying to understand how different ingredients affect the numbers. Here's my test recipe for a Belgian-style dark...

I was looking around and saw this referenced, but nothing to explain the difference between class 2 and class 3. Can someone please give me the cliff notes version of what the difference is, or link me to a reference that explains it?

I'm currently embarked on a cross-country road trip with the wife (Brooklyn NY to Southern California) and we are moving, so we have the car packed full of essential stuff (pets, beer, etc.). Included are my two kegs, and I made it to Utah with them lying down in the trunk. When I hooked one of...

So I hit my strike perfectly, and settled down to the target 154. Few minutes later, I put the burner on for just a second to maintain my mash temp. ....minutes later, I'm cursing and dumping water in the pot to bring it back down because I walked away and forgot. ...twice... My oatmeal...

Decided to try my hand at kegging. Not one to do anything half-assed, I got two kegs and the full rig. Two-tap kegerator is on order. This weekend I'll be making ten gallons of juniper witbier. The wife already knows not to look for me on Saturday, and that we'll be ordering out.

I was all set to cook two five gallon batches today, and I activated both of my wyeast packs by popping the little bubble inside. That was about three hours ago. Both packs are now fully swollen, and I may not be able to brew today after all. What should I do with these yeast packs? Can they...

The wife and I brewed a Fat Tire clone on Sunday, and every day I have been checking it for signs of activity. I watch for a minute or two, and so far haven't seen a single bubble in the airlock. I know this usually takes anywhere up to 72 hours, but it's Thursday and I'm starting to get a...

TLDR: Should I transfer to a larger fermenter if foam is pushing up thorugh my airlock? Yesterday I brewed up five gallons(ish) of Belgian style juniper wheat! Everything went great, the Wyeast packet was fully puffed up, I pitched it all into my 6 gal. glass carboy and put in the freezer at...

Hello all! Name's Jared, and I currently live in Brooklyn NY for about another year or so - my career in the Marines has me relocating every few years. I am 31 years old, originally from NJ. I've been brewing for about five years, usually small stuff, and I've recently decided to step up my...