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I was recently thrilled to find not one, but THREE meaderies represented at a local Whole Foods Market in Bay Area, CA! I'd never had mead before, apart from one botched attempt at making it. There were two from a local meadery in Sunnyvale, called Rabbit's Foot. A Sweet and a Dry. There...

So, I brewed this IPA. The basic idea was to take British IPA flavors, and do it American style, beefing everything up. Four ounces of Northern Brewer, four of Goldings. DME, Crystal malt, Carapils, and toasted barley. I only did a three gallon boil, and I'm quite sure I didn't get full...

...How much a beer can change in the bottle. I just today pronounced the Nothin' To It Mildest Ale finished and drinkable. This was a very small beer, 4lb DME 1/4lb crystal, 1/4lb carapils, 2 oz. chocolate, an ounce of Fuggles for 60 minutes and a half ounce for ten. When I tasted it during...

So, the other day some aspiring brewer asked me wether Mason jars would be good for bottling beer. My immediate reaction was "No, not really." But then I got wondering about it, and I figure somebody out there has tried that, and then I thought I'd come here and ask that. So, anyone ever try...

So, I decided to give Star-San a try, instead of my usual Iodaphor method. I used .5 oz. for three gallons of water, swirled it around, and drained the carboy. Problem is, my carboy is now a third full of soapy foam. Is this normal? Will this all just dissipate as the carboy dries? Or...

So I have this old book from England called Homebrewing Without Failures, by H. E. Bravery. It was originally published in the fifties or sixties, I think, and it used to be my grandfather's book. I want to brew a recipe out of it in tribute to him, but the recipes are way primitive by...

So today I will be making the a brown ale using the following recipe: 6 lb. Gold DME 1/2 lb. Crystal malt, @20^ L 1/2 lb. Black Patent 1/2 lb. British Brown 1/2 lb. Chocolate Malt Northern Brewer hops, 9.5% AA WLP051 California V Now, my inspiration for this beer is my first...

Found this at a local grocer... It caught my attention because the bottle it comes in is shaped like a flask, and the lees on the bottom make it very obvious that this is a bottle conditioned ale. Took it home and drank it, and MAN is this a different sort of beer. I'd have to say that this...

If any of you work in a restaurant, you are probably familiar with the ammonia based food-safe sanitizer generically known as Quat. Used to sterilize plates, glasses, and silverware, it is not poisonous to people if it gets in the food. My boss offered to let me take some for brewing with...

Finally, my IPA is ready to drink. It took a lot longer to condition than I had anticipated, I was even beginning to wonder if I had screwed up. But last week I noticed signs of progress, and this week it's ready. This is the first beer I've made in over four years, so I've been quivering...

Well, I'll be trying something different Monday, a "mild" ale. I've never drank or made one of these before, but it sounds good, and I want something light and refreshing for a party. Here's my recipe, what y'all think? Who's tried this style before, I guess they still have it in England but...

So, today I racked my oatmeal porter based coffee beer to secondary. It sat in the primary longer than I would have liked, and there was a lot of junk on the bottom. In fact, I lost about a gallon of beer because sludge was getting in the siphon. When I dumped the sludge out, I noticed an odd...

So, here's the deal. My brother, who is a barista/roaster at a local coffeeshop, is throwing a party after the national barista competition. He has asked me to brew a beer with some of their coffee, and I've decided on a porter as the likliest beer for this purpose. But I have some questions...

I am planning to brew some mead very soon, and I want to make it with grapefruit. I've always liked honey on grapefruit, and thought a grapefruit mead might be good. However, several people have told me that the acidity could be a problem, and so has Ken Schramm's The Complete Meadmaker...

Hey there. Looks like a pretty sweet site y'all got here. I just got back into homebrewing again, found this site and said "Hey, that looks like a great place to talk beer and get advice". Little bit about me, I live in California, my favorite beers are those of the pale ale/bitter...