Need some help from the veterans out there. I just finished brewing my second attempt at home beer and so far so good. What I was wondering is the kit I was using said that my starting gravity should be 1.05 and my reading is 1.04. Is this a huge difference? Is my beer pop? Thanks for helping a...
On the subject of you drinking Bud Lite on a hot summer day, try some of the German pilseners or something from South America. I know it's not hombrew but they are better than Bud.
I would list these 5 in no particular order: Great Lakes, Saranac, Brooklyn, Penn Brewery, and Goose Island. All of these make some fine brews and Great Lakes has one of the best porters I've ever had. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.:mug:
I recently brewed and bottled my first batch of homebrew. When we drank the bottles after the right aging time there was some residue left in the bottom of the bottles. I know that this is a result of not filtering but should I pour everything in the glass or stop just short? Will this change...
I just wanted to say hello to everyone and I just finished my first homebrew. Five gallons of porter and it was great. So I'll be talking to everyone later.:mug: