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Did anyone see that the Beer Hunter Michael Jackson died of a heart attack in London yesterday? I have a couple of his beer books. It was a shame to here about that today.

I need a little advice on yeast. This is my fourth time brewing. On Saturday I brewed a Flat Tire ingrediant kit from Midwest Brewing using Wyeast Belgian Ale liquid yeast. I hit the smack pack and gave the pack a good 5-6 hours to swell. The only problem is it never did. I felt around the pack...

Anyone have experience using the Better Bottles as a primary fermenter? I was looking at them in the Northern Brewer catalog. They sound really nice. Lightweight, odor-free, stain resistant plastic. They can be fitted with a racking outlet so beer can be transferred with a spigot instead of...

I have been using this web site for a couple of months and just now noticed the Introductions forum. I am new to homebrewing. I brewed my first beer (Irish Red Ale) in August and I am getting ready to bottle my second this weekend (Honey Brown). First one turned out great. I am drinking it...

I am getting ready to bottle a honey brown ale and I have a few questions in regards to using honey as a primer rather than corn sugar. Will using the honey increase the taste of honey in the beer? How much honey should I use and how should it be prepared before putting it into the...

I recently purchased a Honey Brown Ale ingrediant kit from Northern Brewer. It came with one pound of clover honey that is to be added at the end of the boil. From my experience when I have tried a beer made with honey I barely taste the honey or not at all. While I don't want it to be an...

I am just starting out in homebrewing. I brewed my first beer last Saturday. It is an Irish Red Ale from a recipe kit. On Sunday I checked my 6.5 gallon plastic fermenter and found the airlock bubbling away. And it continued to bubble throughout the day. On Monday I checked and it was still...