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so apparently I had a pretty mean buzz last time I transferred my beer and when I went and put my air lock together I forgot to put on the little dome piece that goes on the inside of the air lock.so basically it has been sitting open to the air in my fermenter cabinet for probably a month...

So I already posted this once in the recipe section And got a bunch of views but no response s so I figured I'll give it a shot here.so here is the original postJust looking for any ideas or thoughts.I'm thinking of making a standard black ale or a dunkelwiezen for my next batch but I'm...

Just looking for any ideas or thoughts.I'm thinking of making a standard black ale for my next batch but I'm thinking about adding some type of creame de cocoa liquor to it at kegging.not sure how much to use or if it would even taste any good.any tips or recipes would be greatly appreciated!!!!

I'm sure the answer to this question is on here somewhere but I'm kinda short on time so I'll just ask.i typically keg all my beers but a friend of mine wants me to bottle a few for him to take home with him.how would I figure out how much priming sugar to add to each bottle and how well will...

so the past few batches i've made have all turned out under on the OG.for the most part not way under but under.i've made most of these multiple time and i know what i should be getting for an OG.but last night really discouraged me.i made this recipie and ended up with a measly .032.i'm really...

so here's the deal.i brewed up a robust porter about 2 weeks ago.i typically end up around a .012 or so.my problem is 2 days after i brew the beer my wife went into labor and we had our first beautiful baby girl.so i've been pretty busy latley and am only now getting around to checking the beer...

well i'm going to be brewing tonight and realized that the porter i am making has an og of 1.074 and i only have 1 paket of the notty.do you think it will be enough or should i wait to pitch the yeast tomorror when i can get another pack???

well i was getting everything ready to do a session tonight and i smacked my yeast pack to get it ready for later tonight but now i can't brewtill atleast tomorrow night.so my question is how long is the yeast good for now and are there any ways i can salvage the pack or do i just have to go buy...

i'm looking for an approximatly 30qt boil pot for heating up my sparge water with.i was using the tall pot that had come with the original turkey fryer kit i bought when i first started brewing but through wear and tear and many batches of beer the pot now has pinholes in it.so now i have to use...

and yes i do mean ale.i'm a huge oktoberfest fan but i do not have any lagering equiptment.so me and the guy at my LHBS came up with this recipie and i figured i would give it a shot and i gotta say i was surprisingly pleased with the outcome.it made for a very smooth clean tasting beer.my only...

and yes i do mean ale.i'm a huge oktoberfest fan but i do not have any lagering equiptment.so me and the guy at my LHBS came up with this recipie and i figured i would give it a shot and i gotta say i was surprisingly pleased with the outcome.it made for a very smooth clean tasting beer.my only...

this has got to be the best beer i have ever had!!!!!! i've posted in the past looking for anyone who might have a recipe for this without to much success.i just had one the other day and it resparked my intrest in brewing it.so i figured i'd give this another shot and see if anyone has come...

a couple months back(atleast 3) i made an oktoberfest recipe using an ale yeast(not sure how that's gonna come out but i was bored and wanted to try it out)so i just went down in my basement and saw it in the corner and realized that it's been in the primary all this time.i just completly forgot...

i just built a new manifold for my mash tun today (used to use a braided hose) and i used half inch i.d. cpvc and was wondering if i went to small.i am brewing now and i'm batch sparging now and it seems to be awfully slow flow.should i upgrade my pipe size or is this ok?

just wondering what the general concensus was on this?which people like better and any pros/cons for either.right now i use the the hose on my 10gal cooler but debating if i want to go with a manifold.another ???? is do you drill holes or cut slits in the manifold and why?

i'm making a mocha oatmeal stout and now that i'm going to keg it i just realized that i never added my lactose in during my initial boil.so what should i do now???? can i just boil up a some water and disolve it there or should i just forget about it all togethrer??? i have 2 other batches to...

i'm thinking about buying a barley crusher to try to improve my efficiency and was wondering what people think of them and how much of a gain in efficiency people are acctually getting.

just had my first scottish ale today and i gotta say i really liked!!! so now i am looking for a recipe to brew and i see a variety that say anything from 60 to 120 shilling.just wondering what exactly the number stands for?

so here is the deal.last week i brewed an ahs belgian quad kit and in the process drank way to many of my oatmeal mocha stoutsso instead of ending up with 5.25gal as my target voulme i ended up with 6 gal.so my question is now that the primary is done fermenting could i draw off a few gallons...

i'm looking to replace the poppet valves on my corny's but i am not sure which type to get.what i do know is that they are firestone pinlock type but every where i look they sell 2 types of poppets.no where on the keg do i see anything other than the firestone logo.i don't see what type of...