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Hello, Well, I took a gravity reading after about a week in the primary. I went ahead and tasted a sample and it seems as if it's going south. It's EXTREMELY bitter. It's a bit dissapointing because it had such a vigorous fermentation. Usually after a week I can tell where a brew is heading...

I am thinking about placing a good sized order from Freshops.com, but if i'm gonna buy a couple pounds of hops I am going to try and get some that are pretty versitile. Which hops do you find that you use a lot?

Hello, For my next beer I want to brew a powerful IIPA. By powerful I mean hops, HOPS, HOPS! (sorry, I LOVE hops). The problem is that I can only do partial boils at the moment and we all know good and well that with partial boils you get less hop utilization. Should I... Do the late malt...

hello, I was just wondering when you guys usually move to secondary? I go based on the air-lock and typically I wait til the bubbles are about a minute apart. Just out of curiosity, when do you guys usually move it to secondary?

Okay, I am thinking about getting into kegging my beer. First, the store by my house sells this kit http://store.thebrewhut.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=88 is that a good deal? Some more questions I have... How many 5 gallon batches of beer can I expect to draw with...

My buddy and I, who also brews (AG) got into a friendly debate. On one side (mine) I was saying that of coarse extract brewing was really making homebrew. I said it takes out the step of mashing the grains, but you still have good control over the finished product. You still add specialty grains...

Hello, Here's my method for cooling wort since i'm too cheap right now to by an immersion chiller. I usually make my wort with 3 gallons of water (too cheap right now to buy a bigger brew pot so I have to do partials) Well, i setup an ice-bath and while it's cooling i'll pour about 1/2...

Hello, I am just wondering if a huge krausen head means anything. I've brewed 4 or 5 beers before and they usually have a nice rocky krausen head, but the one I have now is rediculous. I am brewing a 5 gallon batch in a 6.5 gallon carboy and the krausen head goes all the way up to the top, I...

hello guys, I thought it might be a good idea to make an oak aged porter. I just brewed it yesterday so I haven't added any oak chips yet, i'm planning on doing that during secondary fermentation. I have 3 ounces of medium-toasted american oak chips (was this a good choice?). I want a...

Hey guys! Long time no see. Haven't been able to homebrew in awhile. Anyways, I was wondering how I would make a smoked porter using extracts. Mainly how do I get that smoked flavor? Also, I had an idea... Do you think it would be good if I also oak aged it? So it would be a smoked...

hello, I want to make a Westmalle clone and one thing I really want to do is culture some yeast from a bottle of Westmalle (which has plenty of sediment). How do I go about doing this? I know there are ways of doing this somehow...

I have this problem with this Chevy S10 that i'm borrowing (ugh) First, one day the truck wouldn't turn over at all. It would just rapidly click. I got a jump and everything started, was able to drive it for another week. But whenever I would try to start the truck it would have a little bit...

Hello, I am going to brew a saison. My buddy gave me some of his left-over yeast from a dubbel that he brewed (white labs trappist ale yeast). First question... will this yeast do me well for a saison? Second question. I don't have the required gear to make a starter... would it be...

Hello, I am going to brew a saison. My buddy gave me some of his left-over yeast from a dubbel that he brewed (white labs trappist ale yeast). First question... will this yeast do me well for a saison? Second question. I don't have the required gear to make a starter... would it be...

Hello, I am going to brew a saison. My buddy gave me some of his left-over yeast from a dubbel that he brewed (white labs trappist ale yeast). First question... will this yeast do me well for a saison? Second question. I don't have the required gear to make a starter... would it be...

I have seen similar illusions before, but this one by far gave me the craziest effect. Just stare at the screen, try to lose yourself in it and when it says "look away" then look away! its intense! (I promise nothing pops out... I was afraid of that, too)...

I have found the best cherry juice ever near Estes Park Colorado. On our way back home from a mini-vacation to Estes Park we found a little tiny store that specialized in Black Bing Cherry Cider (non-alcoholic). We went ahead and picked up a bottle of Cherry Cider and Cherry Juice. Both of...

I live in Colorado and we went on a little trip to Estes Park this weekend. On our way back we found this little tiny store that was selling Black Bing Cherry Cider. We went ahead and picked some up. OH...MY...GOD! That was the best cherry cider i'ver EVER had! That got me to thinkin'... there...

I am just curious, If I save the yeast from a batch and refrigerate it, how long will it typically last before I have to either pitch it (trash it) or pitch it (use it)?

Hey guys, I'm planning on making an IPA for my next batch. I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas for a Hop Rod Rye clone...? If not, then does anyone have a good IPA recipe for a really good, in-your-face type of IPA? I'm looking for something citrusy and a good helping of bitter...