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This is a weird one. I brewed up my third batch, a honey wheat and bottled it about a month ago. Tonight I enjoyed a couple and before rinsing out the bottle I noticed that there are some strange, very dark patches on the yeast cake left in the bottle. It almost looks like mold, but not...

Hey all. I finished bottling my second batch a couple weeks ago and preparing for a party I foolishly put 12 in the fridge and a few more for my enjoyment. Well I cracked one open to find very little head, much to my disappointment. The beer seems well carbed, but I only get a thin layer of...

Well I bottled my first batch of home brew last night and I was extremely excited. I had my 53 bottles cleaned and sanitized and was prepared to fill them all. Once we got out routine down my SWMBO and I finished in about an hour, including clean up. The down side, I only produced 47 - 12oz...

Well I am still a new brewer with my second batch under my belt, but I have some questions about it. Last weekend I went to the LHBS I was going to make the Cooper's Real Ale according to the directions on the package, but after some assistance from the owner, the recipe was altered a little...

Last night I was preparing to brew my second batch when SWMBO "convinced" me that I should go to the grocery store with her. I had all my gear together and had already made up some sanitizing solution and was sanitizing my tools. We got home and it was late, so I just ate and went to bed...

Hey everyone. This is my first post about my first batch. Unfortunately I didn't do my due dillagence before brewing and fermenting my first batch and now I have a problem. I fermented one week in primary and racked into a secondary after getting consistent FG readings. When tasting my beer...