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So after years of brewing without any infections I've had 2 in a row. Earlier today I went to check on a brown ale I bottled last week and although the sample I had at bottling was delicious there is a white film on top of the beer in every bottle. I've replaced pretty much everything that is...

Hi guys, trying my hand at a california common tomorrow. After some research I'm thinking of brewing the following recipe: 9lb 2row 12oz crystal 40 1lb munich light 8oz victory Wyeast 2112 Thoughts? Thanks!

Hi guys, I would like to brew an all grain Saison recipe and would like your input. I am not familiar with this style and unfortunately am not able to get my hands on any commercial examples. I have a starter of 3711 that I made 3 days ago. After some research I'm thinking of trying something...

Hey guys, I was listening to The Jamil show earlier this morning but when I try to access thebrewingnetwork.com now I can't get in. Anyone else with this issue?

Hey guys, I'm having my first ever stalled fermentation on a wheat beer with WLP380. It was a small 2 gallon batch with an OG of 1050. I made a 1L starter 3 days before brewing the batch. I pitched at 62f and a vigorous fermentation started a few hours after pitching. After 4-5 days there...

Hey guys, I'm looking to brew an IPA or APA all grain batch later today. Is there a recipe you've brewed recently that you'd recommend? I usually make my own recipes but would like to try someone elses tried and true recipe. I came across Deschutes’ Fresh Squeezed IPA Clone on the AHA website...

Hey guys, I'm looking to do some 1 gallon all grain BIAB batches and had a few questions. I usually do 10 gallon all grain and found that when I have 20+LB grain bills sometimes a 60 minute mash isn't sufficient. Based on that I was wondering if a full 60 minute mash is necessary for <3lb of...

Hey guys, going to try brewing an american amber ale tomorrow for the first time and was wondering if you could give some input on my recipe. I did some research online and based on what ingredients I have available came up with this: 9LB 2-Row 1LB Carapils 0.5LB Crystal 60 0.25LB Crystal...

My local LHBS was blowing out some Coopers kits for $10 so I grabbed a wheat beer kit. I didn't know that they were on sale because they Expired Oct 2014. Is the yeast packaged with the kit still good or should I buy something like the Lallemand wheat beer yeast?

I brewed a 10G batch of beer that I split half into bottles and half into a keg about 2 weeks ago. I haven't tapped the keg yet but it is hooked up to Co2. I had a few bottles about 5-7 days ago and they had a really nice strong melon/tropical fruit aroma and taste that I noticed diminished...

Just wondering what homebrew books and podcasts you guys would recommend. I've read For The Love of Hops, How to Brew, Designing Great Beers, The Complete Joy of Homebrewing 4th Edition and the Homebrewers Companion 2nd Edition, Clone Brews. I just ordered the new Malt book as well as Brewing...

I typically am an all grain brewer but I want to brew a few simple kits to see what quality of beer they'd make. I'd also like to see what options are available for improving them. I grabbed a Muntons Brown Ale kit and was thinking of adding 1KG of DME (not decided on amber or dark yet) and...

Hey guys, I usually keg but have decided to bottle some of my beer in order to share it with friends and taste it after a few months of conditioning. I used Brewers Best carbonation drops and bottled about 2 weeks ago. I cracked one open yesterday and there was 0 carbonation. The beer spent...

Hey guys, I'm usually an all grain brewer but a friend gifted me a Coopers Irish Stout kit. Other than adding some DME and dextrose is there anything I can do to make this kit taste better?

Hey guys, homebrewing.org has the FermWrap Carboy Heater on sale for $9.99 and I was wondering if anyone here has used one. I brew ales and in the winter it's to cold in my basement for proper fermentation. The beer will usually be around 55f and I'd like to be 65f. Without a temperature...

Hey guys, just wondering if any online homebrew shops offer black friday deals. If so which websites should I keep an eye on? I'm looking to pick up 3-5lb of hops and maybe a pump, higher end thermometer etc Thanks!

Hey folks, looking to purchase a PH tester for less than $200. From my minimal research it looks like the Hach Pro+ PH tester is the one to go with although the Omega ones are mentioned frequently. http://www.hach.com/product.detail-add.to.cart.jsa?id=17990686211mm Any other recommendations?

Hey guys, I was wondering what the best equipment for monitoring my mash temperature is. Right now I have a $20 digital thermometer and 2 glass thermometers. The digital themrometer is good for me to get a quick idea of what temp I'm at but is usually off by about 7f. I'm assuming the glass...

Hey guys, I'm brewing my first 10 gallon batch tonight and was wondering if I need more than 1 pack of dry yeast. I use Danstar Nottingham ale yeast for my 5 gallon pale ales and they turn out great. I always rehydrate the yeast and was wondering if 1 pack is enough for a 10gallon batch. OG...

I was just wondering if there's any reason I shouldn't try cooling wort with plastic PET bottles that are %70 filled with water and then frozen. I'm doing BIAB brews at home and have been chilling with ice baths but it takes a while to chill to fermentation temps. My idea is to take clean PET...