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How long should I shoot for in lagering my first attempt at a Pilsner? I had it in the primary for approx 10 days at a temp of generally 50 degrees (w/ +/- of 1-5 degrees). I then transferred it to a corni for use as the secondary and currently have it lagering at a relative steady temperature...

I'm shooting for a lighter lager for the summer months. I'm using the honey to lighten it up while keeping the AC higher. Let me know your thoughts on anything. Particularly, take a look at the hops and yeast. Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome. Also, too much honey? I'm not...

Could someone give me a good honey wheat or honey ale extract recipe. The Dude has one on his signature for a B's Honey Wheat that looks good, but I don't have the setup for an all-grain yet. My LHBS didn't have a recipe and I haven't found on while "working" today. Any recipes would be...

The Bitter ran out last night. My next batch I plan to keg is still a solid week away from being ready for transfer. What should I do with the empty keg? My plan is to rinse it, put some santizer in it and run the sanitizer through the tap before letting it sit until my Ringwood Ale is ready...

Alright, the Kegerator has actually been complete for a couple of weeks now, but I just never got around to taking pictures. Check out my gallery (link below) for pics. A co-worker had the fridge in his basement for a while and was looking to get rid of it. I gladly took it off his...

I'm sure this has been addressed multiple times on this forum, but I have a time constraint having to post while at work. I'm planning on transferring from the secondary to the keg tonight and hooking it right up to the CO2 for carbonation. A couple of questions. 1) What pressure should I...

I was wondering if anyone had input in how to add the hops while boiling. I'm on batch #6 in my brewing career. Batches 1-4 all entailed me adding the the hops straight into the boil (both initial hops and finishing hops). Batch 5 I tried putting the hops in my grain bag (again, both initial...