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A full boil worked well for me when I attempted to add more body to the beer. I also so the largest improvement when I moved away from just using liquid extract. For example, when the recipe called for 6 pounds of extract, I would do 3 pounds of liquid and 3 pounds of dry. I found that...

Nice, you should post some information around your harvest so those of us interested in attempting to grow our own at some point have an idea of where to start.

I do not believe the corn sugar is really going to add much to the beer except to act as a gravity boost. If sucrose sugar is added in large quantities it will likely impart of cider taste, desired in some beer styles an dreaded in others. As far as the smell, I find that most of my beers...

If you want the best items for the lowest prices, you should check out the posts for people getting away from brewing and trying to sell their setup. This is your best bet for a good pot at a low price.

One hell of a man cave! Want to come install one of these at my place...theres a free beer in it for you!!!

A smell issue has plagued my last two batches of beer. First, for my very first beer I brewed a brown ale. Everything smelled and tasted great when moving it over to the keg and carbonating it. I kept it in the fridge for 3 days during carbonation and it was perfect. Then I moved it into my...

Thanks for all the response. In regards to the temperature, it is held at 62f. I can crash cool it if everyone thinks that would help, I have a temperature controlled freezer that is fermenting my lager at 39f right now.

I brewed an ordinary bitter 11 days ago. It spent 8 days in the primary and then racked over to the seconday. I did use 1/2 tsp of geletin when moving over to the secondary which I have never done. I heated the 1/2 tsp up in the microwave with 1 cup of water and then allowed it to cool prior...