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Hello all! I just did my first all-grain brew about ten days ago and decided to have a look see into m fermenter. I tasted and boy it is way watery. I know this is the point when I will be asked about my hydrometer readings by those who are more advanced then me. The truth is, I dont know...

Hey all. I was hoping that someone could help me out with a strange recipe request. This might be disgusting but I think a small gallon batch would be fun to try out. I am looking for a candy cane/peppermint flavored ale. how would I get that taste into my beer? Extract? Candy Kanes? Also...

On Monday I made a three gallon batch of pumpkin ale using safale s-04 yeast. The airlock was going crazy for two days. Then...nothing. absolutely no airlock movement. I figured that b/c my apartment is soooo effing cold right now that the temperature was too low for the yeast. SO i filled my...

I have been doing smaller batches in one gallon fermenters lately. All of my gallon jugs I have been using rubber stoppers in. I have not bottled anything yet, they are all in about the 3rd week of aging. I have tried two ales and two of my meads. They all taste and smell of the rubber...

Today I racked a gallon of honey water must onto apples and cherries. I had to take a sample. It's only been fermenting for about a month. I used a pound and a half of honey with one gallon of water. Most people have said that in the early stages, mead is just straight nastiness. Mine was...

Ok, I mixed up the ingredients for a three gallon batch of apfelwein. It has been in the primary for three weeks in a six gallon ale pail. The air lock never moved once during the whole time. I chalked it up to too much headspace in the bucket. I transferred last week to a 3 gallon glass car...

4.5 lbs. American 2-row Malt 4.5 lbs. Wheat Malt (hopefully American) .75 lbs. Honey Malt .25 lbs. American Caramel 20°L .5 lbs. Honey 1.0 oz. Yakima Magnum Hops boiled 60 mins. .5 oz. Glacier Hops boiled 15 mins Yeast: White Labs WLP001 California Ale How much wheat extract can be...

Okay, so I have a gallon of mead fermenting away. It's been about three weeks in the primary. I added some oranges and raisins to it yesterday and a cinnamon stick when I pitched the yeast. How long should I wait until I rack this into a secondary? Second question. How long should I leave...

I have pitched my yeast into a 2 1/2 gallon batch of apfelwein about 2 weeks ago. The airlock has not bubbled once since then. It was pitched into a 7 gallon ale pail. I was wondering if there is too much headspace in my fermenter to move the airlock, it isn't even half full. I've used this...

On Friday the 24th, I mixed up my ingredients for the recipe that Edwort had posted. I only wanted to make 2 1/2 gallons so I scaled everything down to fit my requirements. I pitched the montrachet yeast and let the little guys do their thing. I have yet to see any airlock activity. I opened...

So I've been trying to find a new microbrew to explore. I've been stuck on Magic Hat for a long time, although I have strayed numerous times from the Hat, I seem to come back. I remember liking Sierra's pale ale, so I decided to get their wheat beer. Damn this is tasty. But, I don't see how...

Quick efficiency tip i just picked up. If youre looking to save as much money as possible, and youre a bottler, this may help a bit. I open almost all my bottles with lighters, don't know why, it's just a habit now. I realized that when I used a lighter, the cap came off without any bends, it...

So I bought the wyyeast sweet mead yeast vial today. I want to do two, one gallon batches of mead. since i'm doing a smaller volume, can I split the yeast between the two batches? will half the vial be enough for one gallon? Thanks guys, this is my first mead, I'm excited and don't want to...

Has anyone intentionally brewed a beer to taste like it had hints of peanut butter? Has anyone used almonds or peanuts in their fermenters? Very curious as of to how this would work out. For some reason I think a peanut buttery brown ale would be amazing.

Is there any way to save yeast for future uses after i rack to secondary? I saw some posts on making a small batch using Dme and taking the a small amount of yeast from a new vial and keeping it in the DME for future uses. Can I just fill a jar with some unracked beer and add sugar to keep the...

So im sitting here cracking a beer. It's summer session at college and the campus is desolate. I can't stand these times of year when the whole apartment building is empty and my drinking buddies have gone home. So it dawned on me. Why not start a webcam online bar? Everyone could go there...

Would anyone else be interested in making a new area on HBT dedicated to great finds and deals found by HBT members on the internet? I think it would be very helpful and cost efficient for many of us!

Found this on ebay. Pick up only in the Indiana area All Grain Home Brewing Equipment - eBay (item 290323183334 end time Jul-09-09 11:19:06 PDT)

I've been interested in going all grain since my last two batches. I want to do this method but do not really have the space or money for the extra equipment mainly because I'm a college student and my apartment is soooo tiny. I found this article that seems to be a good solution. Is a no...

New to this particular area of the forum, so hello to the mead makers. I've heard so much about this beverage, but unfortunately have never had one. I can't find a commercial version anywhere, so I decided today that I am going to make one. I have a recipe for one gallon, still deciding on the...