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I could use some help sorting something out. I've brewed a hoppy amber ale that I would like to enter into a competition. I'm trying to decide what category to enter it in. It fits sort of into the pale ale cetegory and sort of into the American amber category. I've tried to look at the...

Entered a competition judged two weeks ago. Have not yet gotten the score sheets back yet. Is this normal? I'm anxious to know how I did / get the critiques.

Just brewed using a new method. Brewed the lager (Munich Dunkel) recipe below. Normally, I get 78% or so efficiency with a single temp rest and a double batch sparge with no mashout. Today I used a protein rest at 123 and and saccrification (sp?) rest at 154 with a double batch sparge. I...

BUILD THREAD After viewing Boerderij_Kaboute's side-by-side fermentation chamber thread, https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/side-side-fermentation-chamber-build-105054/, I decided to attempt one of the ideas later talked about in the thread. I wanted to create a unit I could lager in and/or...

I've recently been using my basement to ferment at the lower end of the temp range (around 60-62) for the yeasts I've been using. Some fermentations, have been longer (7-10 days using S-05) and some have been shorter (4 days - Wyeast 1338). We have a warm spell up here and my basement got up...

Please help. I am converting a fridge to a 1/2 kegerator/lagering chamber and 1/2 ale fermentation chamber. I'm going to use the Love TS S2 2100 for this. There are both metal and PVC probes sold for the Love. Is one better than the other? One submersible and the other not? I'm having...

Brewed an IPA yesterday. OG 1.074. Pitched 2 packets of Nottingham. No issues with my packets. Ther fermentation is crazy. I got it just before it blew up. This is with a blow off tube (5/8 I think). I ferment in a bucket so I pulled lid off an rested it on top. Now it is pushing the lid...

I'm bottling a pumpkin ale tomorrow. I don't have corn sugar. I used 8oz brown sugar in the recipe. Would it be better to prime with table sugar or brown sugar? What would you do. Recipe below. Thanks for the help. Pumpkin Ale 1 Large Can Pumpkin 2-Row Brewer's Malt 8 lbs...

Went to a wedding yesterday and met a brewer for a good sized brewery (Very well known) in New England. I was talking to him about brewing and he asked how I aerated my wort. I told him that I've done fine using a sanitized spoon and mixing the hell out of it till my hand hurts too much to...

First, I wnat to thank everyone here who has helped myself and others out. I've learned a ton and been able to move quiclky from extract to AG. Info was so good, I was never nervous and perfectly prepared for my first AG. It really is easy. Getting ready to order 2 new brews. One is a...

Made my 3rd all grain batch today. The first 2 went well and I hit about 68=70% efficiency. Today I messed a few things up. I was trying to make a big IPA (16.25 lbs grain for 5 gal, 1.5qts/lb mash) with about 8% alch and 97 IBU's. Set everything up and calculated my temps. I was just about...

Made a beer earlier last week. Aerated the hell out of it. Waited 72 hours and no fermentation (hydrometer). I've never had this problem before. Repitched by sprinkling some S-04 on top and w/i 20 minutes, I could see bubbles coming up. Now have an active fermentation. Not the yeast I...

I'm looking to convert an IPA recipe from Extract to all grain. For the extract version, I used extra light LME and amber LME from Austin Homebrew. Does anyone have any idea what grains are likely included in these LME's? I really like the way it turned out, both in taste and color, and would...

I'm new to kegging and have run into a problem. I made an IPA that I dry hopped with 2 oz of pellets. When I transferred into the keg from secondary, a bunch of hops residue got in. I thought it would just come out for a bit and I'd be fine after the first few glasses. Now when I open the tap...

I brewed a recipe I came up with last night. Didn't ask for advice originally as I wanted to do it and sink or swim on my own for my 1st attempt. Now that I've brewed it, I'd be interested in getting thoughts on how it might come out. Only part not set in stone is the dryhop with the...

I'm new to brewing (2 batches, neither bottled yet). I'm planning on brewing again this weekend and bottling batch number one. Could someone please explain what difference boil volume makes? I'm doing extract with specialty grains. The initial volume I've used is 2 gallons for a 5 gallon...