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I agree. Costs $20 for 3 of their yeast bags, which i suppose isn't terrible but i feel like one could do better from their local wine/beer store and make something higher quality to boot. I like to know what I'm putting into my juice.

Greetings everyone, I have made my fair share of fermented concoctions from beer to mead, but recently my brother was telling me about this new product available called "Brewsy." Essentially, its hook is that it can make 15% wine out of store bought juice in 5-7 days. I certainly struggle...

Degassing is a new one for me. I just started my first batch of mead last night. It's in a carboy... so stirring is out. Give it a shake daily? I've made plenty of beer but this is my first romp with the bees. I know for beer, shaking once the yeast has been introduced is a no-no. It seems...

thanks- with the 2 row I would then steep everything at 155?

Greetings everyone, My last few beers have not turned out the way I have wanted them. I blame carelessness with my grains as the primary culprit. What I would like some advice on is how to best handle some of my grains so I get what I'm after. This is an extract brew... so there won't be any...

Interesting idea, I would be nervous about the bacteria component of Kombucha in my keg. You would need to be very sure you cleaned it thoroughly before using the keg again. Also, I don't know how well Kombucha would keep in a keg for a substantial amount of time. I guess the question would...

wow, thank you. This is a major relief. I appreciate you looking at this and weighing in before I did something drastic!

This is my first attempt at making Kombucha and there is a brown formation at the top that has me a bit nervous. It has been going for about a week. I fear it is mold, based on what you can see in these pictures- do you think this batch is ruined? thanks -Ben

Greetings HBT family, I am sure this has been covered many times over but I couldn't find it with a quick peruse. I have a new (to me) Corny keg and have put my beer into it, gotten it carbonated, and now I want to know the best way to handle my equipment. These might be dumb questions but...

Alright, I have adjusted my recipe some. I have removed most of the mini-mash/steeping ingredients. I decided that the White Wheat and Munich would be more work than benefit with the amount of hopping in this brew. Now, the only grain I have planned is Crystal 40. If anyone has any other...

thanks Bob. I will definitely be making a starter- and actually the honey and corn sugar are in there with the intent to dry the beer out. I also might take a lb of dry extract out to bring the alcohol down some. Anything over 7% is plenty strong- not sure I need to keep it at the OG that...

I have not brewed this beer yet but I would like some thoughts. It will be a very heavy IPA but that's what I want. I have a new baby on the way and I gave up beer while my wife can't enjoy it with me. My plan is to make this in the meantime and enjoy something that will have plenty of hops...

Mine is darker than I had planned. It turned out really good, but if I could do it again I would scale back on the amount of grains I used a little bit. The carafa added great color and flavor, so it should give you exactly what you are looking for (just don't use 4+lbs of dark grains). I...

I did follow this recipe and it is currently spending its second week in the primary. It is by far the darkest beer that I have ever brewed. You are right, I probably could have skipped sparging, the only reason I chose to do it was because I was steeping so much grain I wanted to be sure I...

I would definitely use the larger fermenter. You should be fine if you keep the water level at 5 gallons but I would keep a close eye on it. If you see krausen in the airlock then you might want to change to a blow-off. I had one bad experience and now I generally start with a blow-off...

I am brewing a similar style beer that can be seen here: Good luck with your brew! -Ben

Looks good- you are going to have yourself a heavy beer. I don't know what your primary set-up looks like but you should think about making a starter and using a blowoff so your airlock doesn't get clogged and blow through the roof. I don't know what your plans are but I see that you have...

Hi everyone, I am just beginning this recipe. I haven't brewed it yet, but am steeping 1.5 lbs of Carafa and have made my starter. I wanted some feedback on the recipe. Too much going on? Anything I should think about cutting out? Thanks for your thoughts! I rely on your input! I live in...

Hi everyone- I know every honey has a different sugar content but does anyone have a rule of thumb for ounces or cups of honey used as a priming sugar for a 5 gallon batch of beer into 12 oz bottles?

Thanks. I think you are right on the money. I appreciate the Penn State article as well. I found this article and am going to try some of their methods of elimination. http://www.gardensalive.com/article.asp?ai=837