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I'm emptying my oak barrel after 8 months of aging and have no brew to refill with. My plan is to rinse, sanitize and refill with water and fresh hops. my question is will the hops help keep bacteria from growing in the barrel, or will this be another problem later on?:mug:

I harvested around 8 oz. of nuggets from my hop vines this year and am looking to put together a barleywine with the. any suggestions or comments?

2011 Harvest ale Grain Bill_ 15 lb. German pilisner 2.5 white wheat 1.5 caramel crystal 40L .5 rye .25 Chocolate Hop schedule 2 oz. Magnum 60 min. .5 oz. Cascade 30 min. .5 oz. Cascade 15 min. 1 oz. Cascade 10 min flame out Primary: White labs Burton ale yeast WLP023-2 weeks...

brewed june 26 2011, 6 Gal. Grain bill 13 lb. Marris otter 1 lb. rye .5 White Wheat .5 Belgian Bisquite hops 1 oz. saaz 60 min. 1 oz. Kent Golding 30 min. 1 oz. saaz 10 min. .5 oz Kent Golding 10 min Original Gravity 1.072 Primary= White labs Belgian Ale Yeast WLP550: 2 weeks...

Grain Bill 20 lb. Marris otter (Belgian) 2 lb. Rye malt 1 lb. Wheat 1 lb. Belgian Biscuit Hop Schedule 1 oz. Saaz 60 min 1 oz. Mt. Hood 30 min 1 oz. Saaz 10 min. 1oz. Mt. Hood 10 min. Star anise, and grains of paradise- Primary- 2 weeks White labs Belgian Ale (WLP 550) Secondary 1...

Elderberry, Blueberry apple wine 12 qt. Indian summer all natural apple juice 2 qt. Cider And Spice 2 qt. Just Blueberry Juice 3 Lb. fresh Elderberry ( 2 Gal. water) 2 lb. honey 2 lb. dextrose 2 lb. Californian raisins Boil 1.5 gal. water and pour over fresh elderberries and let...

6 gal. dopplebock Grain Bill 20lb. German pilisner 1lb. caramunich 1lb. caravienna 1lb. white wheat .5lb. chocolate wheat .5lb. carafa special 2 1.25 qt. per lb. mashed @152*f @ 1:30min. mash out 180*f batch sparge hop scheduel 2oz. chinook @ 60min 1oz. Kent Golding @ 30min. 1oz...

Putting together a German Alt this white labs Cry hovoc WLP862. letting it ferment this winter at lager temps. Anyone with experience with this yeast? This is a rough idea of the Grain bill 9lb. Golden Promise 1lb. Caravienna 1 1/2lb. German munich 1/2lb. Belgian Biscuit 4oz. Chocolate...

2010 Imperial Pale Ale 6gal. batch Grain Bill 18lb. Belgian Pale 2lb. Rye 2lb. Crystal 15L .5lb. Honey 1.5lb. White Wheat Total 24lb. Hop schedule 60min. boil 2oz Chinook 60min. alpha.14.1 2oz. Cascade 30min alpha.8.6 2oz. Crystal 15min. alpha.5.6 O.G.1.071 Dry hop 1oz Cascade/1oz...

Grain Bill= 52.89% Belgian Pale 22.52% White Wheat 15.44% Carmel Crystal-15L 5.64% Belgian biscuit 3.74% Honey Malt 1% Chocolate Pale This brew will have a protein rest at 144*f for 1 hour, then Will raise to a mashing temp of 150*f for one hour and then star my sparing schedule. This...

November 2010 Gain Bill: Base Malts; 10lb. Belgian pale, 1lb. white wheat Specialty; 2lb. rye, 2lb. crystal 15l, .5lb honey malt Total=15.5lb.*1.25qt. per. lb. Mash in @ 148* 1:30 Hop schedule: .5oz Chinook 60 min. .5oz Chinook 30 min. 1oz Cascade 30 min. 1oz Crystal 15...

October 3rd. 2010 Grain Bill 6.5lb. Belgian pale 6.5lb. Golden Promise .75 Belgian Biscuit .75 honey Malt .5 Chocolate pale 200-250l total= 15lb. Water= 1.25qt. per lb.= 9.375g Hops 1oz Nugget @ 45 min. 1oz. Cascade @ 30 min. 1oz Nugget @ 15min. 1oz. Cascade @ 5 min. 1 lb. Dark...

I made the mistake of thinking that this was a wheat yeast. does anyone know the effects this will have on a wheat beer?

Just thought I'd share Grain bill 5lb. white wheat 5lb. German pilisner 1lb. unmalted wheat 1lb. cara vienna Hops? 1oz. sorachi ace; 45min. 1/2oz. Kent Golding; 30min 1/2oz Fuggle; 15min. 1/2 sorachi ace; 0min. White Labs WLP400 Belgian Wit Not Sure if Kent Goldings belong in this...

Brewing this today...:mug: 5 gal. Grain Bill 10lb. German pale .25lb Carmel Crystal 45l 2oz. carafa special 2 .25lb. Honey malt .25 Belgian Biscuit .25 unmalted wheat Hops 1oz Amarillo 30min. 1oz Amarillo 30min. 1/2oz.Saaz 15min. 1/2oz Saaz 15min. Dry hop 2oz MT. Hood; 2 weeks...

Let me know what you guys think... Grain Bill German pilsner-10lb. Wheat malt-1lb. Rye-2lb German Munich-50lb. Biscuit-.50lb. Orange Blossom honey-1.5lb. Hop Schedule 1oz. Kent Golding @ 60 min. 1oz. Saaz @ 15min. Herbs .25oz. peppercorn .25oz. coriander .25oz. fresh orange zest...

Thinking of brewing this in a week, let me know what you guys think. 6.5 gal. Grain bill 18LB. 2nd-Row 1LB. Carmel crystal 45L .25LB Honey malt 1LB pure Honey Hop Schedule- 1oz Citra @ 60min. 1oz Chinook @ 30 min. 1/2oz Citra @ 30 min. 1/2oz Citra @ 15min. Dry hop- 2 oz Cascade 1...

I brewed a dopple bock Lager this winter that has been sitting for close to 5 months now and I'm ready to bottle this German. My only question is if I can use the yeast at the bottom of the carboy to add this for bottle conditioning? Is this yeast even still active?:drunk:

I brewed this one on the 10th of this month, fermentation within 10 hours and has gone strong since then. I cant wait to drink this one come fall. 5.5 gal. batch Grain bill- 18lb Belgian Pail 1LB. Honey malt 1LB. Belgian Biscuit 1/2 LB. cara Munich 1oz carafa special 2 1LB candy sugar...

I brewed a Belgian double (1.094 O.G.) last night and pitched a wyeast 3787 Trappist yeast, and had great fermentation within 12 hours. I thought I gave enough head space for this beer only to find out later that I had an overflow problem. I can get the krosen to drop temporarily, by gently...