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Brewed up my first lager today, a munich dunkel. Wish I could say that it went without a hitch, but unfortunately that wasn't the case. As my wort was reaching pitching temp, the end of my immersion chiller hit a dirty rag and sprayed some water into the kettle. I quickly pitched the yeast...

Brewed up my first lager today, a munich dunkel. Wish I could say that it went without a hitch, but unfortunately that wasn't the case. As my wort was reaching pitching temp, the end of my immersion chiller hit a dirty rag and sprayed some water into the kettle. I quickly pitched the yeast...

Hello all, I have some questions about the dry yeasts that my fellow brewers might use. I've typically always used liquid yeasts. However, I'm back at school now and will only be able to come back home for a day or two at a time. I won't have the ability to make yeast starters and because of...

Hello Everybody! This weekend I am going to attempt to clone one of my favorite beers, a Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale. This is my first attempt at making a wood-aged beer. I picked up some Medium+ American Oak Infusion Spirals and I plan on soaking them in Four Roses Bourbon for 3 weeks before...

That does seem much easier! Haven't looked too much into adding acid to the mash, but I'm definitely going to look into it now. Is there anything that I should keep in mind if I'm going to do that? Thanks for the reply!

Thanks for the reply! Just downloaded the Bru'n water excel document. Now i just need to figure out how to use it. Cheers! :mug:

Hello everyone! So, I made the jump to all grain brewing a few batches ago and haven't really looked too much into treating my water until now. I am using Chicago water from Lake Michigan and the ion level numbers that I received in the report are as follows: Ca: 34 Mg: 12 Na: 8 SO4: 26 Cl: 14...

Hello Everyone! This is an exciting/nervous week for me because not only am I doing my very first all grain batch, but I am also making my very first yeast starter. I made the starter last night. It's a 1 L starter with 120 g of extra light DME. I pitched a packet of White Labs English Ale...

That's a great idea! I'll definitely try that for future batches Thanks for the tip!

I have them stored at about 70 degrees F and I used about 5 ounces of corn sugar for a 5 gallon batch. The one I opened had a small amount of carbonation but not much

Hey everyone! So, I recently bottled a double IPA 2 weeks ago. Last night I wanted to give it a try, but it was still very flat. I figure that it will just take more time for it to properly carbonate, but I was wondering if there is a way to check the carbonation without cracking open the...

Thanks for the reply! Do you use a specific type of oxiclean or just the usual stuff?

Hello Everyone! For my first few batches I have made sure to take cleaning and sanitizing my equipment very seriously. I have been cleaning my equipment with PBW and sanitizing with Star San before brewing/bottling and then cleaning the equipment again after I'm finished. However, with this...

Hello All! It's been about 2 weeks since I bottled my first 5 gallon batch of hefewieizen and of course I'm really itching to crack one open and try it. However, I've heard from some that 2 weeks is not enough time for a beer to properly age. I'm sure it will still taste alright if I try it...

Hello Everyone! Bottled a batch of weizenbier earlier today and I wanted to know if I capped my beers right. I was told that after I cap the bottle I shouldn't be able to twist the cap. I was using a wing capper throughout the process and I never capped a bottle that I couldn't twist after...

Hello everyone! I am bottling my first 5 gallon batch tomorrow and I was curious about the conditions that I should leave my bottles in during the carbonation process. I have bottled a couple other 1 gallon batches before and had always kept them in a dark closet at about 73 degrees...

According to the thermometer strip that I have on there, I've got my temp at about 64 degrees (I'm not sure how reliable those strips are). The space that I have it in is about 60 degrees. This is my first time using a carboy as my primary and I thought the low temp would slow it down enough. I...

I just tagged in a fresh blowoff vessel. This one is much bigger. Should I also be switching out the tubing? There aren't any outside contaminants getting in but it's still getting pretty dirty from the foam.

Brewed my first belgian tripel last night. Pitched my yeast into a 1 gallon carboy. The instructions called for just an airlock but at the last minute I decided to start with a blowoff tube and I'm glad I did! This thing started foaming like crazy after only a few hours. Do belgian tripels...

Thank you. I know that there are a lot of great homebrewers out there and it never hurts to get advice from someone with experience.