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I brew normally with a few people and we do large batches currently our primary fermenter is a 14gal conical. We brew in the garage fill the conical and then carry it down to the basement. This is ok but I just bought the extension to make it 29 gal. Just going off the weight of water thats ~239...

Ok i'm going nuts I just found a beer I absolutely love, but I can't pick out the flavors. I was hoping I could get some help on cloning up a recipe here if anyone has tasted it. All I know is its 9.7% abv and 94Ibu.

Oktoberfest - Oktoberfest/Marzen ================================================================================ Batch Size: 5.500 gal Boil Size: 6.571 gal Boil Time: 1.000 hr Efficiency: 75% Bitterness: 25.8 IBUs (Tinseth) Color: 19 SRM (Morey) Fermentables...

Ok I need some fast help, I cracked a ton of grains yesterday and just was about to mash in.. I kept all the grains sealed in my mash tun or so i thought sealed. I open it today to find 30 or so nats in there.. Question is do i mash and drink the **** or toss the 20.00 in grains and go it again...

I was just sitting here watching my 90 minute IPA boil away and I m wondering what people do while they wait.. Other than the obvious DRINK.

I just finished drinking my second batch of this and am starting on the third, I have had raving reviews of it. Recipe: Batch Size 5.5 Gal. OG 1.065 18 Cans frozen concentrate apple juice Safale 04 or 05 Dump each can in to your fermenter and then add 2 not 3 cans of HOT water, these...

I made some beer cheese soup a few weeks ago and let me tell you it sucked, last time I use a recipe from one of the recipe sites. Does anyone have a good beer cheese soup recipe, I mean KILLER.

I'm trying to make another herms coil for a friend and have already coiled the 25 foot roll of copper with no problem around a cornie, now comes the hard part.. The last time I did one I used a 1/2 bender to make the 90 degree turns, the issue arises that at the time I had one.. It seems to have...

So I started builing my E-HLT yesterday and went to home depot to pick up a new crispy 10 gallon rubbermaid water cooler to cut in to(since the last one I got from there was only 50). To my amazement they were only 36 dollars. So I figured I'd let anyone know if they were hunting for a new 10...

Well after a few months of research I've finally decided to take the plunge. I have several problems that come to mind. And I was hoping to get some help on them. First and foremost, is I the fact that i've never ever used any temp controllers so I'm driving blind here. I've read about many...

I've had a white zin going since sept 1, I guess my question is how long should i left that rest, I've racked it once after it appeared primary fermentation was complete, and i'm probably going to do it again this weekend. Please let me know if I have not racked it enough in the last 2.5 months...

5.5 lb 2-Row Pale Malt 4.0 lb. Wheat Malt 4.0 lbs. Munich Malt (20 L) 1.5 lbs. Crystal Malt (60 L) 1.0 oz. Curacao orange peel (bitter orange peel) 0.25 oz. Ginger root (freshly grated) 0.5 tsp. Cinnamon (powdered) 9.5 AAU East Kent Goldings hops (60 mins) (1.9 oz./53 g...

This is my new label design. Blown up version. Actual Label size. Please tell me what you think.

In my first attempt to force keg I set the regulator at 12psi, and under 24 hours my 25lb tank is half gone, is that normal or is it possible I have some sort of leak?

I missed my target by about .006 right now i'm at 1.042 And I want to be at 48 question is how much DME should I boil up to raise it by 6. I already know how I missed it, did my first deconc and screwed up the temp :mad: oh well live and learn. Please let me know boiled beer hasn't been pitched...

I have a big question, I'm trying to brew a Citrus Weizen and I was trying to be lazy about the zest so I bought a bottle of Lemon Peel from the spice isle, but when I got it home I read the label and found that it also contains Sulfites (a Preservative also found in most wines.) I was wondering...

I have been reviewing other peoples recipies on Wheat beers, most of them keg unfortunatly this is something I am unable to do in my confined space. So the question I have is when should I bottle. Should I even bother racking it to a secondary before I bottle. This is a question that is weighing...

So I finally got up the balls to make my own recipe. What a night, on top of my NEW recipe I attempted to do a multi step rest, not a good idea I don't think looking back I missed EVERY target I was going for so I ended up trying to Decoc to get the right temp. This is where i'm not sure I...

I have a quick question, i've been buying spring water from the grocery store and its been turning out rather well its not very economical. My question is I just bought a PUR water 3 stage water filter and I was wondering if anyone has used it. I am unable to find anything about my local water...