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I am brewing my first lager today and I am using about 10% pilsen malt along with the other grains like pale malt and flaked maize. Do I need to step mash the pilsen malt? I certainly can if I need to but I don't want to waste time if I don't have to. I assume the malt is well modified, it came...

This should get me by for awhile. I have a bucket that I am currently drilling holes in the bottom of, which I will then put into my spigotted ale pail to sparge with. Has anybody tried this? I measured the holes in a false bottm when I was at my LHBS and it was 3/32. But it is thicker and it's...

I am in the market for a new carboy since I lost one to stupidity (thermal shock). I was wondering what people thought about the method of primary fermentation using a five gallon carboy for a five gallon batch. Charlie Papazian suggests this to try in his book "The Complete Joy of Homebrewing"...

I've searched this site and some other sites and I haven't been able to get a grasp on it yet. Does anyone know what could cause a strong rubbery taste in my brews. From what I gathered so far it sounds like an infection. I will gladly give more details if necessary.

I want to brew a 5 gallon, partial mash London Porter tomorrow. And I thought I would try a starter. I have a 35 ml vial of London Ale Yeast. I was thinking I would use a mason jar and add some water and corn sugar then boil that in a pot of water a couple of inches deep for ten minutes...

It seemed like such a good idea when I saw it on the endcap at the LHBS. I bought a Fermtech Auto-Siphon for 3/8" regular carboys/pails/jugs, but there was a problem. It neglected to say on the package that this product only works with really short carboys. I had to modify the thing in the...

Whew! I'm tired, but it was worth it for the satisfaction of learning how to mash my own grain. Of course the true test will come when I taste the finished product. I am completely addicted to homebrewing! Hey, does anybody have an opinion on their favorite brewing software? I know the...

I want to make out my Christmas list and I was wondering about what products or methods people in the forum favor for cracking their grain? What performs best overall and what performs best for the money invested? Even if the answer includes a rolling pin.

Ok, so I've been really, really patient and conditioned my scotch ale for 6 weeks and it's awesome! So now I want to share it, but I won't have any cold enough tonight by putting it in the fridge. Anyway, with a BMC I would just throw it in the freezer for awhile. Can I do this with a homebrew...

My first batch was quite good at about two weeks of bottle conditioning (room temperature). It was clear, tasty and just a slight bit ashy which I enjoyed. It was the one from Alton Brown's show 'Good Eats' I figured it would be a good summertime ale. Well I decided I would be real patient and...

I am noticing a lot of different opinions out there on the subject of trub. Some people apparently try to transfer as little as possible to the fermenter, while others leave it all in. I am wondering how either method affects the beer, specifically the taste. I'm all about the taste, man! Any...

Hey everybody! I was never much for chat rooms and such but this one seems really cool. I just got a homebrewing kit and I decided to join the club.