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My last batch is infected. Brew day and bottle day went great ( I thought). So, are infections likely to be one thing over another? Say tubing or the outosiphon or am I screwed....and need to replace everything? Todd

Need some suggestions. I have done 5 PM's now using DB's partial mash instructions. Everything is going great when I do it, no issues that I can see. I hit my mash temps, sparge for 10-15 minutes, stir like crazy, ect. I read the Maximizing Efficiency when Batch Sparging sticky several times...

Anyone know what kind of yeast is in blue moon. And please dont say WLP 400 or Wyeast 3944. I dont get any of those strong clove/bannana/bubble gum flavors when I drink a blue moon.

Ever plan a brew for months and brew day sucked? Brewed this Octoberfest yesterday and it went all wrong. Couldnt get to my mash temp of 154. Heated the water to about 168, added my grain and it dropped a whole 8 deg. So it was 160 for about 10 minutes. It took another 20 minutes to get to...

I am taking the plunge with my first PM and reading about it just confuses me more so I will try this route. This beer will be an Octoberfest (Ale) and my extract recipe was 3 pounds light DME, 3 pounds amber, and 1 pound caramunich steeped. I have two 5 gal pots to work with. 1st question- in...

Was not a big fan of the Centennial in my last blonde ale. Too spicey maybe? I have a hard time describing hop flavors. Anyway, I am thinking perle or williamette or even both for my next batch. Ideas, comments, concerns?

I think the guy at my HB store may have steered me in the wrong direction. Just decided at the very last minute to brew on tuesday and made up a honey ale for the summer. I was just going to add some honey at the end of the boil but he talked me into steeping a pound of honey malt. Now I'm...

Well, I broke down and bought beersmith. I have been using beer calculus but it is limited. I was playing around just getting used to it and put the same recipe in both. Same everything...boil volume, batch size, malts, hops, ect. So the IBU's were close but the Og was way off. 1.058 vs...

Is the yeast used for Hefes and Wits the same? I used a WLP 400 for my Hefe and want to make a Wit now. The WLP 400 seems to be the yeast of choice for Wits. If so, they are basically the same minus the fruit addition at the end for the wit.?.?.?

Steeping it for a blonde ale. How much does this add to the OG? I have 5 pounds light DME abd 1 pound of Cara-pils I will steep for 20 min or so.

So I have been finishing my basement the past weeks. Pounding down the beers and not paying attention to the numbers. Took inventory last night and I only have about 12 left and nothing on deck! Oh the humanity:(

So my search didnt yield any results. Lots of people asking for the same think however. Just need a tasty octoberfest extract recipe?

Just bottled a hefe, 1st sample = strong ... bannana taste. I dont mind it too much but would like it to calm down a bit. Is this a taste that will calm down over time or am I stuck?

I am finding several different ideas on IBU calculations. Anybody have a good formula? I used beersmith and 2 different books and all 3 came up with different numbers. I had 1.00 oz Northern Brewer 7% for 30 min boil and 1.00 oz Northern Brewer 7% for 5 min boil. Beersmith gave me 16...

What is the best temp to ferment and bottle condition this type of beer. I have read anywhere from 55-70.

My friend brewed what he called a California Amber Ale. He lost the recipe and I cant find anything in this forum about it. All I know is that it tasted really good. Anyone heard of it? More importantly, anyone have a good recipe??

Made my second homebrew last night, it is wheat beer with belgium liquid yeast. I had to shake that yeast like crazy at room temp to get it back into suspension. Any chance this hurt the yeast?

My first attempt at a homebrew is a holiday ale (brewers best kit). Og 1.063. I kind of just want to set it my basement (55-60 deg) after I bottle it and drink it next holiday season. Will it still be OK to drink in a year?

Hello all. This is my first atempt at a home brew and I am very excited. Before I started I read, and read but still came across many issues. I will bring a few up for some clarity as I have read many different answers to these questions today and am even more confused. 1) Lots of foam...