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I placed an order a week ago online from Northern Brewer and, besides an email that says there's been a "delay", have been unable to get any further update from NB about my order. It's been a week, and the order is still unfulfilled despite their website still indicating that they're shipping...

Hey all! I think I probably know the answer to my own question, but back around the middle of April, I brewed an ESB, and in May (2 weeks later) I brewed a Citra Pale Ale kit from Austin Homebrew. Primed, bottled, stored, etc. Both beers were excellent up until about 2 or 3 weeks ago...

I brewed an amber ale recently and bottled about two weeks ago. In the past, I've used a variant of Voss Kveik (either the Omega or Lallemand version). This time, I was able to keep my fermentation temperature at 90 degrees for about a week until finished. I allowed the temperature to...

So I cashed in on the Adventures in Homebrewing Wunderhops "grab bag." I ordered two of said Wunderhops which just came in. In other words, I've got two lbs of two-ounce hop packets. Naturally, I'll do some research of my own to figure out these hops, but I was wanting to see what your...

Hello all! I've been doing quite a bit of research on going to electric brewing. I re-started the hobby a couple of years ago, and I've been working off of a Polar Ware kettle and my old trusty Bayou Burner. Living in Texas renders parts of the year (read summer) uncomfortable to brew...

So, I usually use my refractometer to monitor fermentation especially when things get closer to FG. I don't use it exclusively to make bottling decisions, but I use it to get a feel for where the FG is before I pull a hydro sample. Since I re-started brewing a few years ago, I've basically used...

This isn't my first issue with Voss not reaching expected FG, but it's under different circumstances. I started this thread about this time last year: Omega Voss Kveik: Should I Bottle? This time, I brewed an AG version of Biermuncher's Ode to Arthur formulated for about 4.5 gallons. My OG...

I brewed up an amber ale last Saturday and used Voss Kveik. I'm at FG, but I don't quite have enough bottles to bottle the entire batch. I have no problem waiting for bottles, but I had an idea. For this batch, I was going to individually prime my bottles with sucrose and bottle straight out...

Hey Y'all.. Bottled my kind-of-kolsch last Monday. Reached FG of 1.011 with Omega Voss Kveik. Cold in the house, so I put one case on top of a heating pad to increase the temp and hopefully hasten the conditioning process. This morning, pulled out my trusty canary-in-the-coal-mine Topo...

Hey all. I've posted some of this in the Voss Kveik yeast is a monster thread, but I'm looking for some advice. I pitched at around 82*F and the yeast went to ripping through my wort. Unfortunately, it seems to have stalled at around 1.022 once the carboy reached room temperature (66*)...

Hey all. I've been experimenting with no chill brewing lately.. Usually leave the finished wort in the kettle until it's cool enough to transfer into my bucket (usually around 90F or so). This last batch, I did a short and shoddy version of a blonde ale I've done before. The previous...

Hey ya'll. This is my first "wild" fermentation. I cultured my sourdough bread starter by feeding it with a starter wort about 5 months ago. The culture took off, didn't smell or taste weird, and looked very healthy overall so I decided to use it in an American wheat recipe that I brewed on...

I'm on my 3rd BIAB, but probably my 25th homebrew overall. I actually quit the hobby a few years ago and picked it back up with a far more condensed setup. I'm still dialing in my equipment, efficiencies, and processes, but I had a weird efficiency day on my Saturday brew sesh.. My estimated...

Hello all, I went down to Jester King in Austin this past weekend. The place is amazing! They're doing a lot of really interesting things with beer.. All sorts of spontaneous fermentation, barrel aging, cask programs, etc. They really adhere to being a "farmhouse" brewery, and embrace that...

Hey Guys, This was my blog post from last week. It revisits a project I worked on in 2012 for my MBA with Karbach in Houston, TX. I went back and examined the piece I completed then and compared it to where Karbach has gone with content marketing and social media.. This is not a brewery...

Hey folks! Thanks for your help compiling information for this post: 5 Home Brewing Innovations That Will Change The Way You Make Beer! I know I missed some things, but I'll do a "Part II" soon! The PicoBrew and several others are definitely worth mentioning. Let me know what other gear...

Hey Folks, I was doing some research for a blog post, and wanted to know what you guys thought were some of the most innovative pieces of homebrewing equipment on the market today. What makes your life/brew day easier and why?

Fellow HBTers, A friend of mine started a forum called Sundance Farm (http://sundancefarm.freeforums.net/). It's basically an information exchange for organic farming, sustainability, and alternative lifestyles. I'm heading up "research" on farming hops, barley, and herbs for brewing over...

I searched the forum but had trouble finding a straight forward answer. I brewed BM's Centennial Blonde the other day (a PM, no chill variety). I pulled a stupid and did not allow my wort to cool enough and/or add room temp water to my fermenter. As a result, I melted my 6.5 gallon Better...

I'm not a total noob at this gig, but I had a noob moment today. Decided to make Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde. Converted to a partial mash recipe from tastybrew.com calculator as follows: Batch size 5.5 gal Boil Volume 3.5 gal Nottingham Yeast 3# Extra Pale DME 3# Two-row .75#...