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Local homebrew store is closed...I'm just starting the boil (with all malt mixed in!) and you guessed it, NO BITTERING HOPS! I realize the hops aren't going into the boil today...so I need advice on what to do here. 1) Can you buy hops boil them up and stir them in as a liquid solution to...

Well, I followed this recipe and made some slight variations. Figured I'd review the variations with you guys/gals to see if I made swamp water or good mead. Last time I used WAY TOOOOO MUCH NUTMEG, which resulted in some funky stuff. 1) I did not have any raisins on hand so I substituted...

I am brewing this extract kit tomorrow. Do I need to be aware of anything special with the lactose as in lower/higher temps etc? Does it change fermentation time? I've never had a Mackesons before, but the idea of a sweet stout after a big beefy meal sounds really good:ban: Malty and...

It would be helpful if I could get some of you experienced guys/gals subscribed to this thread. I'm a complete keg n00b and have been reading through as much as I possibly can, but my conversion kit arrived from keg connection yesterday and I want to start putting it together. I plan on doing...

After bottling my last batch, my wife and I looked at one another and sighed...about a week later, the order went in for my 2 keg system:ban: I do not have a fridge yet, but wanted to get some advice about kegging. I plan to get a new batch started soon and may or may not have the fridge...

I'm toying with the idea of making a basic brown ale recipe and adding some sort of maple flavoring. Can I just go to the store and throw in some Mrs. Butterworth at flameout? Trying to stoke the pipeline for fall!

I am planning on starting a build this fall, and will probably go the danby fridge route due to size/space and wife approval. I have never kegged before and wanted to know if I'd get more value if I experimented with kegging first before going gun-ho and purchasing the refrigerator too...

Could I get a single keg setup and single tower out of this fridge? I'm going to make an attempt and for $99, I won't complain. I'd consider a collar if needing to expand for a second corny, but this will fit the bill to start. Thoughts or anyone who has done this? Yes, I will measure first...

Ok, so I'm making a beer for all the WOMAN (as in one, WIFE!) in my life and I had a question. I almost exclusively primary ferment for ~14-21 days before bottling with carbonation drops etc. Low and behold this fruity beer requires the extract to be mixed in to a secondardy. I do not have...

Homebrewing became illegal starting 24 hours after you read this thread? I'm talking all homebrew shops shutting down, seizure of all "liquid" assets. ALL OF IT, GONE! BEERMEGEDDON! No more airlock sniffing, no more foggy house windows from boiling for 60 minutes, no more sticky fingers...

Well, primary for 2 1/2 weeks before bottling, then waited 2 weeks and had my first taste. BOOM! Right up front it's either insane hop character (not likely), or the amount of alcohol (9.9lbs of fermentables in a 5 gallon batch) I've had experience with stouts, porters, sparkling ales, and...

I pulled a 1 gallon recipe that called for the following: 3 lbs honey 3 whole nutmegs crushed 1 Dejuiced lemon (use the meat) 1 tsp yeast nutrient 1 pack wine or champagne yeast Instructed to boil the water honey and nutmegs for 30 minutes, strain, then cool down to pitching...

Be gentle:ban:......I'm using Beersmith for the first time. Would this produce a decent wheat ale? I'm starting to think Spring!:mug: Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 5.00 gal Boil Size: 3.25 gal Estimated OG: 1.050 SG Estimated Color: 7.2 SRM Estimated...

I have a 4 gallon brewpot that I use for almost all of my brewing. Most of my extract kits have called for steeping grains in 1-2 gallons of water and then adding another 1-1.5 gallons of water to boil. This has always left me with .5-1 gallons of headspace to add the LME/DME. I recently...

Well, I have enough Stout and Porter to last me through the winter, but need a solid springtime beer. I've seen German/American etc wheat kits, but wheat beer has more of a summer feel to me. Is there a good in between beer for semi-warm weather? This is currently the front runner, but I...

Well, this blasted work:mad: thing got in the way midway through the bottling process! I had just finished up my 1st case of bottles and then had to leave the house and am still away! Do I have cause for concern if I only got to bottle one half of the 5 gallon batch? I'm worried about the...

I figured if I didn't clarify the title the advice would be 1) Fire/Divorce your wife 2) Meet single girls 3) Give them homebrew 4) ...... So, I've brewed the coopers stout kit to the T and I like the flavor, but still the beer is not as thick as I'd like and doesn't hold that thick...

Well, before I knew of this website, I thought I understood what "just before boil" means. I do my extract kits on a gas stove with a 2.5 gallon boil. I even had a thermometer, but once again I was going on the "just before boil" text right in front of me. I steeped my grains all the way...

Up until now, I've had relatively clear beer. I had been doing the Coopers no boil beer kits. I moved on to a beginner kit with steeping grains, hop pellets, and some spices (Xmas beer with cinammon, nutmeg, and cloves) I had this beer in the primary for 3 weeks and then bottled this past...

If you had to guess how many times you go down and check on the brew and give it the good whiff test, how many would it be? Does your mouth water? I think there's something wrong with me (going down in the basement to sniff now!):mug: