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to start, my first batch of gluten free was a bust. no enzymes to convert my unmalted grains. that beinging said I am trying again. I want to use some flaked maize and flaked rice in my brew along with some rice solids, corn sugar and maltdextrine. i am trying to keep away from the bitter...

I am in the process of inventing a high gravity barleywine recipe and was wondering about yeast. From the recipe i found they used 3 packs of safale s-04 just rehydrate and tossed in the bucket. Does this sound right? It is just skipping the starter stage by adding the 3 packs, right? will...

when entering a recipe in beer smith for a barley wine, I have gotten a original gravity of 1.13 for a 3 gallon batch. When adding my hops, i used 3oz of Columbus for 60 minutes and 3 oz cascade for 15 minutes but the ibus only get to around 8. i understand high gravity beer diminishes the...

Just uncorked an Imperial IPA which was one of my first batches i ever made. it was bottled last november 2010 and it was very smooth and still had a great hop flavor. glad I saved some.

made an attempt at all grain gluten free brewing. 1# Quninoa 1# kasha 2# GF roled oats 1# minute rice 1# rice hulls Mashed with 10 qts h2o at 155 for 45 minutes FG of this mess 1.010 the wort looked awesome just not sugar conversion. What might I have done so wrong? To salvage this...

I got 4 cases of bottles filled with homebrew from someone. The date on the cases say it was bottled in the mid nineties. Some is stout some is British ale some is something else. It still has fizz and doesnt seem to bad to the little taste. Anything I should worry about if its drank. I...

Well in my attempt to brew a gluten free beer I have gathered my ingredients, Certified oat flakes, quinoa, kasha, and some sweet rice, along with my hops and dry yeast. I have about 2 # of each grain and I want to make a 3 gallon batch to start with. II will also add frozen sweet cherries to...

Well I got the results of my first brew competition. I entered 3 beers and my Bourbon Barrel Porter scored 38 out of 50 and placed second in its category. my Octoberfest was middle of the road and my third beer bombed. It is a great platform for someone who is not sure if their beer is good...

Want to make a pumpkin ale this fall. It will be all grain and it will be a 3 gallon test batch. I have had a few micro pumpkins and am not fond of the spice content. I think I could do without the nutmeg and pumpkin pie spice. Will this just make a pumpkin tasting ale. Has anyone every...

Am thinking about entering my Bourbon Barrel Porter in a competition and was wonder if it should be a robust porter or a specialty style. :mug:

while unloading my dish strainer, i tried to save my hydrometer from being knocked over, only to hit my starter flask sending it to dumpster heaven. I have an all grain caribou slobber to brew and would like to make a starter. is there a way to use a quart jar or some other vessel without the...

I have the ability to brew all grain recipes. I also buy kits that make 5 gallon batches. this is great for most beers which i am sure will get drank and enjoyed by many. I was wondering if it is necessary to brew in five gallon batches. I want to do some experimenting and wondered if 2.5 or...

Let the remarks fly. I like beer with good head, it just seems right. My problem is a made a belguim trippel and it is almost like champagne it has so much carbonation. I may have put in a little extra corn sugar in the bottling process. Is this what happened or is it something to do with...

I just brewed a batch of brew I called Breakfast in a Bottle. I used maple sap as the water in my boil, and the batch seemed to turn out great. I read that if I boiled my 12oz of maple syrup in the boil it would leave a woodsy flavor but the sugar would be fermented up in the primary. I opted...

I use beer smith to generate recipes. It gives an amount of water for both mashing and sparging. These volumes are more than my pot will hold. If I was to use less water which end do I take it from? and when my boil is done does it hurt to just top fermenter to 5 gallons like in an extract...

Just brewed a batch of October Harvest Marzen all grain using my newly constructed mash tun made from a 10 gallon coleman water cooler. It was great to just add the hot water to my preheated cooler, add grain and wait the proper time and strain, then sparge. The wort was great color and even a...

I finally found a ten gal coleman water cooler that I am going to convert to a Mash Tun. When this is complete, do I hjust biol my water to correct temp, add grainn and pour into the Cooler and let sit for the appropriate time? Will this keep my temp in the 152 ballpark or do I have to keep...

i haven't determined if this beersmith program is something you buy and they give you a hard copy or if it is something downloaded off the internet. I would like the hard copy since I have download issues sometimes. any help:confused:confused:

I am thinking about brewing a batch with fresh map sap this spring when the sap is high sugar content. Would like some input on any problems I might encounter. Also maybe some direction into a style or base recipe to use. Thanks.:D

I have a couple of friends that are gluten intolerant and would like to try a gluten free brew. I have seen some recipes on this forum, is there any hints, do and don't s that i should be aware of when buying my ingredients or for the brew process? Any help appreciated. :fro: