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Guys, Brewed a few all brett beers in the past (actually won best in show for a bretted american stout:ban:) and have just brewed my 100th batch last week which is an American Barleywine w/ Brett Trois. Numbers: 3 vials of Brett Trois in a 4L starter on stirplate 5Gallons OG...

Hey guys, ended up with an extra packet of Wyeast 5112 Brett B. I already have a Bretted saison going and I would really like to use what I have sooner rather than later. I was thinking about an all Brett American Stout but would like to hear what everyone else has to say.

Has anyone used this when making a Kriek? http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/vh-cherry-base.html Don't have access to high quality fresh cherries so I'm thinking of adding this to my lambic to make a Kriek? Anyone w/ experience or advice would be appreciated. Thanks

Guys, I have a question/thought. I have a flanders red in primary sitting on some oak cubes for several months now. Nice pellicle, looks like the bugs have found a home on the cubes. I am planning on using the cubes in future batches of funky beer. Recently, I had a thought that I could...

Guys, I have a question about the production date on Mr Malty's yeast calculator. First, to tell you my process so my question is clearer. I start w/ a smack pack of wyeast and pitch that into a 4L stir plate starter and allow fermentation to finish out. While making the starter I also...

Guys, I have a lambic sitting in primary since 8/11 that I pitched wyeast lambic blend. Has a nice pellicle on top....really excited about this. My intention is to make it a kriek w/ my initial plan being racking the lambic onto the cherries after a year or so in primary. My question is...

Guys, I'm attempting my first lambic/kriek this saturday and wanted a little feedback regarding my fermentation plan. I'm pitching w/ the Wyeast lambic blend off the bat and will primary ferment at 72 in my Johnson controls regulated chest freezer. My question has to do w/ whether or not...

Guys, I brewed up a Flanders Red last July, pitched the Roselare blend, fermented then racked to secondary end of July and have let it sit in the back of an unused closet since then occassionaly checking on it. I formed a thick brown cake at the top of the carboy which caused foaming, etc for...

Guys I've brewed a darn tasty Munich Dunkel and am going to enter it into competition. The only flaw that I can find is that the head is kinda weak and not persistent at all. What kind of 'penalty' do you think I will take for this? Thanks

I would say nearly all the wheat beers that I have tasted are pretty heavy on the ester/phenolic flavors which I really don't care for therefore I have avoided wasting time brewing them. In the SMaSH vein I was curious if anyone has brewed a 'wheat beer' with a neutral yeast strain such as...

Ive been brewing for about a year now and AG for the past 6 months. As I write this Im currently brewing my 41st batch. While I normally due variations of pale ales I do enjoy stouts, etc from time to time. The problem that Ive had since Ive gone AG is that every stinking time I use an adjunct...

Long story short: I have a chest freezer that I use as a lagering chamber/cold crashing chamber. This summer w/ the temps in my basement exceeding 75F I decided to use it as an ale fermentation chamber. I decided to brew beer for my wedding. 10 gallons of brown ale and 15 gallons of pale...

Guys, I did not do my research before aquiring a MLT and purchased a 5 gallon rubbermaid cooler which does not allow for the grain bills that I would like to use. I have a 10 inch false bottom for it. I've decided to bite the bullet and purchase the 10 gallon version and take the ball valve from...

I've made two lagers so far with good results. Of course one of the fun things about this hobby is to try to get better results :cross: Mr Malty recommends a 5500mL starter for my next lager. I'm lucky enough to have two stir plates (one performs better than the other) and two Erlenmeyer...

Hey guys.....I was reading somewhere on here where someone used a tea infusion ball to dry hop in the keg. I was thinking of doing this and just tossing the ball w/ the hops and a few marbles in it for weight. I know some guys drill the in tube and hang a bag so thought the hops are not...

I started kegging a few batches ago and I've gotta say: This is THE way to go! I'm fortunate enough to have what I think is a pretty decent setup already. I have a triple faucet tower for the 3 cornies in the kegerator (3 gauge secondary regulator just in case I want different pressures). I...

So I've had a kegerator since my college days (that was a joyous day) w/ a single dispensing tower for a Sanke system. Since getting into homebrewing, I've wanted to convert it to a corny system w/ three taps. I aquired the triple tower, kegs and drill bit to convert. All holes were...

I'd like to switch over to kegging since the bottling thing is getting cumbersome and space consuming. I already own a standard kegerator/beermeister that can accomodate a 1/2 keg of beer. I was wondering how I could go about converting this to accomodate multiple taps/barrels. Also, can...

So I have some "extra" ingredients on hand and want to come up w/ a house pale ale. Not just b/c of the extra stuff but b/c american pale ale is currently my favorite beer style second only to IPA's. This is what I've come up with so far: House Pale Ale American Pale Ale Type...

Hey guys....been brewing since this past December and have 8 batches under my belt......doing my 1st lager this Sunday. I had an idea for trub/cold break material filtering: Why not put a filter in the fermenting bucket as I'm transferring from brew pot to fermenter? I use the standard Ale Pale...