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Hey! I have questions about how long to leave the beer in what vessel. I would appreciate any tips on this. 1) What's the main difference between conditioning beer in primary, secondary, or bottles? (After initial fermentation is fully done) Is anything lost or gained by keeping the beer...

Hey! I want to brew my first oatmeal stout. I don't want it to be overly bitter or overpowering. But complex malt flavors and a bit of sweetness would be great. My problem is I'm limited on specialty malts I can buy. I plan to brew 10L (~2.5 gallons) The recipe I'm considering 66.7% Pale Ale...

Hey! I tried my first Kveik(dry Voss) brew a few days ago. (I've done 3 us-05 brews prior, so still a beginner) So far it came out really tasty, but with quite a thin mouthfeel. It does not taste watery, just thin. My OG was around 1.063 with some Melanoiden in it. The wort itself came out...

Hello, I want to brew my first beer with Kveik and try it out with 1-week fermentation, and 1-week bottle conditioning. (Maybe 10 days of each at most) My concern is when I tried green beer from Safale US 05 after 2 weeks of fermentation, it was still too bitter and too hoppy compared to what...

Hey, I'm planning a new batch where I have a few new ingredients and I wanted to basically ask anyone with more experience to tell me if I'm using them wrong. For 16 Liter (~4 US Galons) Pilsen - 4 KG (~9lbs) Melanoiden - 0.5 kg (~1.1lbs) Dextrin - 0.5 kg (~1.1lbs) Azacca 60 min - 10g (~0.35...

Hey, I had some leftover Chocolate Rye malt and I tried making a soft drink from it. It came out nice, slightly reminiscent of darker beers with chocolate rye tastes. Recipe: Take two rye black breads, (~800 grams/ 2lb), toast them until it's slightly burned, and pour 10 Liters(~2.5 gallons)...