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My fellow brew partner has been making some beer recently (2 to note) one a stout and the other a black IPA. Both seem to be slghtly carbonating in the secodary. If said secondary was moved slightly there will be air bubbles moving up the side and settle on top just like if it was a fully carbed...

I am going to start making some of these for my wife, so I had some questions for the exprets on gluten free beer. 1. is I have read that the finish to sorghum can be described as dry. any thoughts around getting a better finish? 2. I would much rather use an equivelnt to dry malt extract, for...

I recently was in a brew pub talking to the brewmaster there who let me know that they ferment their beer all the way down to 1.001. So became interested to know how your home brews get down to. For me dependent on style I usually get everything down to about 1.010-1.008 where my reading had...

I didnt know where to post this and if it is offensive or doesnt abide by the rules from some reason I completly understand it gets taken down. Just out of curiousity though, what websites do you use for buying most supplies? I have for a long time used northern brewer and midwest brewing, and...

The title is facetious, but I was wondering if anyone has ever added two starters together? same yeast same wort dimensions, only difference is one being further along than another. So say you made one starter 3 days later its good but not your not ready to brew, could you make a nother starter...

I have very little experience with Wyeast smack packs, but i wanted to try the 3522 Belgain Ardennes. The package came via mail on a mildly hot septmeber day in a padded envelope with a cool pack (that had been exhausted) the smack pack didnt know seem to hot or swelled. I refriderated for 3...

I'm making a belgain triple its OG should be around 1.081. I'm going to use the WYEAST 3522 belgain ardennes which should att: 72-76% Floc 65-85 degrees, the package and their web site says that it is best for OGs at the top end of 1.065. Below is the recipe for the partial mash and I just...

I was wondering if any one could share the process for making my own yeast strain. Much like the big companies use, I would like to move the ball down the field and have something that is only at my residence. Any thoughts? i know a bit about the process all ready but I didnt know if any one...

I have always read that .225# in a gallon of liquor is about 1010 SG. And I think this is a silly question. Does the increase of ME (DME or LME) raise the specific gravity in lock step? and this would be 75% efficient. - clarification of question "would .225#s in 1 gal being 1010, then 1.125#s...

I know our good friend charlie Papazian would say most things have been done before so i figured i would ask before i try to rack my brain and brew. Anyone ever made a Tea beer before? I'm not sure if there are any fermentables that could be extracted from tea leaves or if it would strictly be a...

I am always trying to make new recipes so that I can try new things and like info prehand. Any reason why usuing different levels of base grains would make sense? I should state that I like high gravity style beers that arent sweet in nature. thinking about Briess 2-Row Brewer's Malt 7...

I'm buying a new aerator and am looking to figure out what is the best any suggestions? also is it possible to use fish ones? sounds weird but from my reserach I cant seem to find much of a difference.

I have been bottling for some time and dont mind going to kegging but there is something more satisfying about bottling. Any thoughts on carbonating other than using ye olde corn sugar in the bottling bucket? I was thinking about artifical carbonation but didnt know if that is easily feasible or...

I have been homebrewing for a while and want to take my beer to the next level. I can make, what i consider decent beer but always feel like i missed something. while it is easy to say relax have a home brew, I appreciate it but want to discuss a couple of things that I have been trying to clear...

I have never atempted growing my own hops. however I live in the herb capital of america which is gahanna ohio. I have been wondering if there is some magic to growing hops or can they be pretty much grown any where? btw Ohio has screwed up weather, where we could have snow one day and summer...

I have always used grolsch style bottles for my bottling needs in the past but recently I have wanted to use a capper because i have a ton of caps. I was wondering though on the bottles i have been told i can use any style that fits your cap but does that also apply for twist off bottles? or do...

I have a mini fridge (those little college dorm ones) and it is not big enough for me to do a kegorator so I was thinking about using it as a wort chiller. Idea was to have brass fitting on top run brass tubing coiled in side 20-25' and then run the tubing to the side were I could have a tap or...

I wasnt sure were to put this thread so I went with this section because I feel if it is not known then it must be most identifiable here. :) 2 parts actually, was wondering if you can add alcohol to beer sometime or if that would kill all the yeast. (idea was adding scotch to porter) any...

I read a lot of stuff in the sanitation/cleaning section and just wanted to throw this out there for everyone in this section. We all know that cleaniness is next to drinking good quality beer. But I usually clean with soap and water, boiled water rinse, then sanitize with star cleaner in hot...

I am making a pretty high grav beer and was wondering if there is any benefit or negative benefit to aerating from the primary to the secondary. I know the transfer its self will have a little bit of air traveling with the beer in the tube but I have a venturi aerator that is suppose to be used...