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First off, i just wanted to express how much i LOVE my nitrogen injected Guinness draught. HOWEVER, these new bottles they are using that are widget-less have killed me a little bit inside. i feel that the pours are always thin, there is always little to no head, very minimal cascading...

So on and off ive noticed my beers with the same faint or sometimes very pronounced plastic flavor. I KNOW WHAT YOURE THINKING. but before you jump to conclusions, hear me out. I have been brewing for 1.5 yrs now, and i still havent really hit a level of satisfaction with my brews. i feel i...

so ive been looking into refractometers since hydrometers have become a nuisance and wasteful of beer. ive decided id like to get something that can be versatile enough to accurately measure beers/meads/ciders with SGs as low as 1.000 and as high as 1.150. now ive only been looking on ebay but...

so I brewed an All grain Arrogant Bastard clone over a month ago. I bottled this beast about 10 or so days ago. when i opened the secondary fermenter it smelled spot on. of course due to my natural love for this beer and general impatience, i had to sneak a bottle after only a week of aging. now...

I was just curious if my recipe for a scottish strong ale was acceptable by BJCP standards? in order to get my OG high enough i used 2 lbs of amber candi syrup. is that out of bounds? id still like to try this recipe though...

So my father was at the homebrew shop a month ago and asked me if i needed anything. i let him know that i need some eng ale yeast for a brew i had planned. he got me a vial of wlp002 as i requested, but i found out two days later that he had left it in his bag on the floor in the dining room...

This is my first attempt at a recipe. I'd like to make a very sessionable brown ale thats low on the roast and got a nice malty backbone. I would very much appreciate any comments on this recipe. Batch size: 5.5 OG 1.045 FG 1.011 Est ABV 4.4% 8# M.O. - english pale 2-row .5# american crystal...

so just about a month ago i brewed a SMaSH brew using marris otter and amarillo hops. MAN does this thing taste nasty! it tastes like a really pungent rotten grainy grassy liquid. i literally cannot bring myself to drink any of it at all. the thing is, i didnt do anything out of normal...

please forgive this newbish question, but would it be pointless to secondary a wheat beer? i mean, i know they tend to be murky but would there be any benefits or even downsides to secondary-ing? gratzie -Zach

i just brewed my 6th batch yesterday. and normally i just pitch the yeast straight then put the fermentation lock on and thats good enough. however, the day before i decided to try my hand out at making a starter. everything seemed to go well and i pitched it feeling very confident. But when...

Hey guys, im still relatively new to brewing. i have 4 batches under my belt now and have been reading the Joy of HB religiously.. it has been rediculously fun and relatively smooth sailing so far. however, one thing has been bothering me. the first batch was an american amber...