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I'm growing hops in my back yard and my neighbor up the street has some too. We have no idea what they are. I was going to go gonzo and try a fresh hop pale ale or smash. Any tips on the amount of hops to add?

It's been a while since I brewed, but I've been ordered back into service by my neighbors wife. :) They have been bugging me to make a chocolate lavender stout since I started brewing. I've had some time off and I think I'm ready to have a go at this again. I've been using this for a very...

I use beersmith for all my recipes. I batch sparge. I've tried using a mash out for the last three batches but can't seem to hit 168 no matter what I do. I'll use my last beer as an example. Scottish Ale 80/- 11.5 lbs Maris Otter .25 lbs Roasted Barley I mashed at 154 using the Single...

I've had three infected batches now, band-aid flavor. Don't remember what that's called. I primary in a bucket with a spigot, I had two of them. If I go back and count every other batch, all the infected batches fall on the same bucket. I even had a gusher infection out of the same bucket, don't...

I finally have a real room for all my beer. Is there an ideal temp to keep it at for primary, secondary, and bottle condition?

This is more of a rant than anything else. Sorry. This is my third batch now with bottle bombs. The first one was due to unfinished fermentation, the second a weak bottle, and I have no idea on this one. Three bottles in my batch have blown so far and my house stinks of beer. Horribly. I...

I've done four all grain batches now and the original gravity of three of them has been off by quite a lot. I had some problems hitting temps on the first batch or two but I think I have is under control now. The last batch I did my temps were dead on. I'll use the most recent as an example...

Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 5.00 gal Boil Size: 4.08 gal Estimated OG: 1.060 SG Estimated Color: 6.7 SRM Estimated IBU: 57.1 IBU Brewhouse Efficiency: - % Boil Time: 60 Minutes Ingredients: ------------ Amount Item...

I decided when I first started brewing to take two bottles of every batch and put them in "long term storage." This was so I could go back and taste my first creations compared to the beers I make now. The first six batches or so were done as partial boils in a canning pot, 3 gal. or so topped...

I've done a dozen and a half batches by now and feel I have a pretty good idea of what to do. But I just need to check anyway. :) I've had problems hitting my FG for quite some time. Couldn't get below 1.020 for some reason. Started using a starter and all is well. Two of the last three...

I've made about fifteen or so batches now and almost every single one has been high on the FG. I can hit the OG almost perfectly every time but my FG is almost .06 off. If I'm aiming for 1.019 I get 1.024 etc. I'm always high. I do extract and ferment @ roughly 65. Out of 15 or 16 batches only...

I made an Extract Smash not too long ago using the simplest extract I could get and Simcoe hops. It came out excellent! I want to try the same idea but with a different hop. Any suggestions? Or should I just go grab any ol' varitety? Here's the recipe: 5 gal. batch 7.5 lb. Briess Pilsen...

I just tasted my first attempt at a smash. It's awesome. I noticed a lack of extract smash's here so I thought I would share mine. Simcoe Smash American IPA Type: Extract Date: 3/12/2010 Batch Size: 5.00 gal Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU 7.50 lb LME Pilsen...

Just had one of my bottles blow up right behind my head. Scared the sh*t outta me and the dog. Glass everywhere. Seems a little dangerous. Definitely from bottling too early. Are the rest of my bottles in danger of doing the same? Is there anything I can do, like refrigerating or should I...

Has anyone found a clone recipe for this yet? I've googled and can't find anything. Wouldn't know where to begin to attempt a recipe on my own. http://www.iron-horse-brewery.com/

I'm on batch number six now. Tried something new. Made a SMaSH with LME and simcoe hops. Tried dry yeast for the first time. And Irish moss. I primary in a bottling bucket. When I was racking to secondary I noticed that there was no trub on the bottom of my primary bucket. There was nice...

Do you still taste every beer when it's green? I've been tasting every beer as I bottle and some taste ok others taste great but all have come out very drinkable. Is there an advantage to tasting before it's properly aged?

Ever seen anything like this before? I was thinking of bidding on it because it's cheap.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180476794343&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

My second batch was an IPA that used pellet hops. I had read about filtering with the siphon so I tried it. Wrapped a bit of cheese cloth around the end in the carboy, but kept getting bubbles in the tube and the siphon would stop. What did I do wrong?

I apologize if this is in the wrong forum, but I thought others noobs, like myself, would appreciate this. 22-quart stainless steel stock pot for $40. I just picked one up today and it's better quality than the ones they sell at the LHBS...