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I'm trying to get a really smoky scoth ale here, with more maltiness than hoppiness. this is for a 5 gallon batch. Any suggestions or thoughts are appreciated! Mash: .5 oz. Burton water salts 8 lbs 8 oz Maris Otter malt 8 oz. Scottish caramalt, 40° Lovibond 4 oz. Belgian cara-Vienne...

Hey everybody, I'm looking for help with an IPA recipe. I've been trying make a good IPA for years now and the beers I've brewed have been either too harsh or have had a grassy flavor from adding too much hops. I think I've been making it too complex so I'm trying to simplify things a bit. I'm...

does anyone have any suggestions for a substitute for the Fat Tire ale yeast that Wyeast released last year as part of their VSS program? I brewed a couple of batched with it last year and loved it, but the samples I harvested from those batched got left behind when I moved. So now I'm trying to...

So, brewday today was a first for me on two fronts. I brewed one beer, racked another to secondary, and kegged a third all in one day. Never worked on all three phases all in one day, but then again I used to bottle and that's a PITA. but even better, the beer I brewed was my first AG brew...

Hey guys, any advise on the following recipe? I purchased a Newcastle clone from Northern brewer but I did some tinkering, substituting some Maris Otter for DME and changing it to PM. Also I changed the hops. the kit came with an ounce of Argentinian cascade for bittering, but EKG seemed a bit...

OK, guys, it's brew time but UPS hasn't delivered my kit from NB. I don't feel like driving to the LHBS and I'm not waiting around all day for UPS. So I'm going to through something together and I'd like some advice. I'm planning on doing a partial mash and this is what I have: 3 lbs marris...

First off, I apologize if this is a repetitive post - these topics have been addressed but not directly, so I figured I'd ask specifically. 1: Is there any difference between aging / conditioning in the keg as opposed to secondary? personally, my preference would be to fully condition in the...

man, it sucks being at work today. I just set up my first keg last night. I tried a bit before heading to work and it's nicely carbonated and chilled. That and Broncos trainingc camp opens in just a few hours. If it wouldn't waste all of the overtime I worked earlier in the week, i'd be at...

The thread about Budweiser's claim to be the most expensive brand around got me thinking: How can Coor's claim to be brewed with 100% Rocky mountain spring water now that it's brewed in both Virginia as well as Colorado. Obviously they're not trucking the water across the nation, as it would be...

I've been assembling a cooler MLT recently, and when I showed it to a freind he advised that he's not sure if neoprene washers are food safe. ('m using an SS washer on top of a neoprene washer to seal the pipe nipple to the cooler wall) I don't think it's a huge concern, but I just thought...

I'm working on making a cooler MLT (LHBS wants $120 for exactly the type described in the wiki for about $20), and I've got a couple of questions to throw out there. 1: I purchased all of the parts listed in the wiki article "making a partial mash mash tun", and it's all 3/8" parts. The...

Hey everybody, I'm new to partial mashes and was wondering what a typical effieciency for a partial mash is, so I can convert my extract recipes to PM. I've been using the rule of thumb 1lb grains = .75 lbs LME, but I'm wondering if I'm overstating the amount of fermentables I'm extracting from...

hey everybody, a friend and I are about to make a couple of immersion chillers, and I had a couple of questions: 1, is there a different between utility grade copper tubing and type L, aside from type L being twice as expensive. the package on the utility grade stuff says it's good for water...

Hey guys, I need some advice. I left this stout in secondary for about 2 months, and about 3 weeks in this stuff on top showed up. at first I though it was a bit of kruesen, but now that I opened it and took a look it looks like an infection of some sort. I used my theif to take a sample and it...

hey everyone, I lost my IPA recipe, and I'm trying to recreate it. This is what I have so far: 4 oz munich 4 oz biscuit 8 oz victory 16 oz crystal 60 9 lbs LME (3 lbs at the beggining of the boil, 6 lbs at 10 min) 2 oz Northern brewer 60 min .5 oz simcoe 30 .5 oz amarillo 30...

hey everybody I have a question about a cider i have in primary right now. I read the Cider Wiki and there is no mention of using a secondary fermenter as in beer making. should I just leave it in the plastic bucket for about 2-3 weeks or go ahead and rack after a week and leave it in secondary...

hey everybody, I have a question. will a lack of headroom in secondary do any harm to the beer? I was racking from my primary bucket to a 6 gallon carboy the other day, and I left it siphoning while my SO was nagging me about something. when I got back to it I had filled the car boy halfway up...

Hey everybody, I have a question about an IPA recipe I am working on. I need some advice on a good middle hop addition, something to add around 30 - 15 miinutes to give it a good hop flavor. I want to focus on getting a floral, citrusy flavor. and I want to hit about 90- 100 IBU here is the...

Does anyone out there have a preference between nottingham and Safale US-56 dry yeasts. I have used both and they seem to be pretty good for most of the beers I brew, I'm usually looking for a dry ale with neutral flavor from the yeast so the hops and or grains(depending on the recipe) can stand...

Hey everybody, I need some help. I was just about to rack to secondary today, but when I popped the top off of my primary bucket there was still a thick Kreusen on the top of the beer? there has been very little airlock activity after a steady 3 days. it has been in primary for 6 days so...