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You'll have to pardon my ignorance on this one, but I'm wondering why people brew lagers over ales. If its a clean taste profile that is desired, won't a clean-fermenting ale yeast do? Is the extra equipment (temp control) and time needed really worth it? Enlighten me! Signed...

I spoke with a man who works in packaging, and he has worked in high positions for San Miguel brewing company in the Philippines. He states that clear and green beer bottles block UV light, because the glass is treated to do so. He insists this is true and there is nothing to worry about...

I'm looking into brewing some traditional Dutch beer, but I'm having trouble getting information. I'm not talking about brewing a heineken clone. From what I've read so far, saison/belgian styles were historically popular, as well as pilsner/lager styles. (This makes sense as the Netherlands are...

I'm going to enter a couple beers in a competition. A heather ale and a RIS. I'm thinking the heather ale would go in the Spiced Beer catagory (as opposed to specialty beer). The RIS has 8 oz of bourbon in it (per 5 gal). Do you think I should still enter it in the RIS catagory, or in...

Hello, Just a little curiosity here...what do you call your homebrew operation? For example, do you call it "John's Brewery" or "John's Brewing?" Both are perfectly acceptable, but I just had a touch of whimsy and wanted to know what people choose as a name, and why. Do you personally...

Hello, Working on a recipe here, and I wanted to get some second, third, and fourth opinions, if possible. :) I've got about a dozen brews under my belt, but not much experience making recipes. It's a partial mash recipe, and I'm calling it a "Molasses double stout-porter". I'm looking...

Just built my own wort chiller, presumably to save money. 36' of copper tubing, a few hose fittings, and the bill is....$92!!??? Why did I get ripped off? I'm reading threads here where people built theirs for $50. One guys said his materials were only $20. How is this possible? There is...

Has anyone attempted or successfully harvested the yeast from an Original Flag Porter bottle? Does anyone know if the yeast they use to ferment the beer is actually the yeast in the bottle, or if they filter it out? Thanks! (there was a thread like this, but it was a couple years old...

Just got done fermenting a kolsch-style ale using Wyest Kolsch, and I want to re-use the yeast. Anyone think it could work for a porter? On a different note, I was at one time thinking of brewing up a Baltic Porter, but I heard it uses lager yeast so I stayed away. Any thoughts on using a...

9 lbs DME 2 lbs amber malt 1.25 lbs roasted barley 8 oz black malt Here is the grain bill for the partial extract version for Stone's RIS clone recipe. Looking up these types of malt online, I find the Amber, Roasted, and Black malt all have no diastatic power to convert themselves...

Hello, I'm wanting to brew up a RIS in the next couple weeks (to be sampled in the winter) and I'm still deciding on a choice of yeast. Is there a yeast that will do well at slightly higher fermentation temperatures? I'm gonna try out a swamp cooler, but my place has been ranging from...

Anyone got a recipe for this baltic porter? I absolutely love this beer and want to brew one up for wintertime. Extract/partial mash recipe is preferred, but I'll take anything! I can't find anything online. Thanks!

Hello, Semi new brewer here, and I'm about to enter a local competition! I'm wondering about refrigerating my bottles before submitting them. I hear that chilling them for a couple weeks can really clear up the beer and make it look nice (my beers usually aren't super clear). However, the...