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I'm a small apartment brewer, and I brew extract batches, usually 2.5 gallon batches. Recently, I decided to do an experiment with a pale kit from northern brewer. I brewed the shining star pale ale kit exactly as the recipe specified, the only change was using rehydrated US-05 yeast instead of...

If I brewed a kit labeled a pilsner, but I brewed it with ale yeast, what BJCP style guideline would that fall under? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I have two strains of yeast, Safale S-05 and an unidentified under the lid strain of yeast from a kit. I have two fermenters and I want a basic extract recipe that will show the characteristics of the yeast more than anything. Figured I would do a side by side comparison of the two strains of...

Just read this book by Ben Nowak, apparently it was the 1st beer appreciation column in the country in the mid 80's. a little dated yea, but it's still a great read. Anyone else read it? Disclaimer: I've met Ben Nowak, he's a nice guy, and an awesome guy have a beer with.

I just had a cuban macanudo and a McSorley's Black Irish lager on the roof of my apartment building. Best Christmas gift yet.

It's been over a year since i've brewed, but I'm back in the swing of things. I had a day off today, so I put some hard cider to ferment and I'm making an Irish red ale. It's good to be back.

I'm enjoying a brand new ipa recipe I concocted. Cracked my first bottle open today, it's fantastic.

The serpentine belt snapped because the water pump siezed. It wouldn't be such a tragedy if I wasn't on the way to brew with my girlfriend. There goes the cherry wheat

Figured i'd ask. I watched my Philly Union DOOP their way to victory over DC United while enjoying a nice Belgian Pale Ale. Any other MLS fans on here?

So I decided to set up a beer blog. I'm going to try to review commercial beers, and my homebrews. Let me know what you think, and if i'm wrong about a beer, feel free to correct me. http://isitgoodbeer.blogspot.com/

So i'm 23, and I have to say, I think music peaked from '65- '80. We just celebrated my Dad's 51st birthday with a couple of homebrews, and singing along to every single song on Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme. I'm sorry, but except for Pearl Jam and Dave Matthews, what has music brought to...

I finally made the step up from Mr. Beer recipes to a kit set up for me by my lhbs. I got myself a glass carboy, a recipe from the home brew shop, a new bottle of star san, the works. Got off of work today, and i am heading home to brew a 5 gallon batch for the first time. I'm more excited than...

I had a recipe delivered to me with 3 kinds of hops. Northern Brewer, Colombus, and Cascade hops. It says to combine the northern brewer and colombus in a sack and boil for 5 minutes. and to dry hop with the cascade immediately after the finished wort is poured into the fermenter. Now in case...

I was in a bar last night, no idea what the bar was called, or even where it was.(I didn't drive last night, i was in a town i've never been in before) I sat down at the bar looked at the taps, and saw a black tap just labeled Dunkel. I asked for one, and the bartender tried to pour me a glass...

So i'm trying it for the first time as I type.

For drinking Natural Light? Its been a rough day, it was in the back of the fridge, and i'm out of whiskey.

I just received a glass carboy and assorting brewing supplies from a coworker includiong a wort chiller, hydrometer, siphon etc. All the basics I didn't have because i started with a Mr. Beer. My question is, this stuff has been sitting in her garage for going on 8 years now. What is the best...

So i just cracked the seal on the first bottle from my first batch. If the product i just tasted was the result of an uneducated, novice, i cannot wait until i try some batches where i know what i'm doing. Even simple things like no more Mr. Beer booster should have a positive impact. I think i...

I decided to get onto this board to try to learn a little something about this hobby. I currently don't have any supplies, by my parents already told me they are getting me a Mr. Beer for Christmas. I used to live with a room mate who made his own beer, and i helped, and watched, and most...