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Anyone ever notice that in a single batch you may have some beers that are more carbonated than others (bottled, of course)? I'm just about out of a batch of a Sam Smith's Nut Brown clone (5 weeks in the bottle when I cracked the first one), and some of them are a bit flat. I doubt it is my...

For the seasoned all-grain mashers out there: I had a horrible brew day yesterday. I was brewing the blonde/cream ale I've been working on and just had a hell of a time. First of all, my goal was to determine my extract efficiency with a dumbed-down version of this beer using only pale...

A friend and I were wondering aloud if it would be possible to use another form of BUDding plant in beer. Hmmm. Insights? Recipes?

Anyone out there have some experience with harvesting yeast? I'm interested, but I am concerned with my sanitation procedures with my current equipment. Specifically, does anyone have an acceptable procedure to harvest yeast from a glass carboy? Or do I really need a conical fermenter...

I'm looking to switch to all-grain brewing soon and am trying to get set up. I'd like to use a cooler for a mash tun, how big should it be? I'll be brewing 5 gallon batches for the forseeable future, is 48 quarts large enough? 60? 75? Thanks

Hi all! I'm a new brewer, and I just transferred my first batch to my secondary fermenter today. Looking for tips, advice, recipes, etc. I'm excited to get into brewing, and look forward to talking to you.