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I'm looking to brew my first India Black Ale this weekend and need some advice on the recipe, mainly the grain bill.. Here's what I have: Batch size 5.25 Gal OG: 1.062 FG: 1.009 SRM: 23 IBU: 99 Est ABV 6.9% 9lbs 2-row 10oz Corn Sugar 8oz Munich 10L 8oz Crystal 80L 8oz Victory...

Five minutes left in the boil. My house has no basement. Couldn't it wait?

I have a bit of a problem. You see, the last couple of weeks I had planned to brew but, was unable to for whatever reason. Now, I have two kegs getting low and nothing to replace them with. I'm planning a double brew day this weekend and am wondering how much more time to budget? I know I can...

What better way to spend a Friday night than sitting in the garage, brewing beer, drinking beer and listening to baseball on the radio? I have to stay it's a nice way to cap off a good week! Cheers!

So, last Sunday I brewed up a porter and pitched a starter of American Ale II That was harvested from a previous brew. Brew went well and I actually hit my projected OG of 1.052. Fermentation started fine and went steady for three days then stopped. SG read 1.025. I roused the yeast a bit and...

I'm currently mashing in a rectangular cooler that loses about five degrees over an hour long mash. I know most of the heat is coming out the top. Is there any reason why I cant make a lid out of Styrofoam so long as it doesn't come in contact with the mash?

I just bought a 10.5gal brew kettle to replace the 7gal pot that came with my turkey fryer. The stand for the burner has a ring on it that is made for the original pot to sit in (I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about). The problem is, my new kettle doesn't fit inside the ring so it is...

So, Monday I brewed a Cream Ale and pitched Wyeast 2112 California Lager. It's fermenting nicely right now at 58*. My question is, can I treat it like an ale and bottle as soon as it's done fermenting or will I need to warm it up for a diacetyl rest and then cool it down again like with a...

So, I just got back into brewing after about a three year break and tonight I was gonna bottle my first batch. Never had a problem before, I thought I had it all mapped out and the process would go smoothly... Guess I was wrong. While I was racking the beer into the bottling bucket, I knocked...

First off, I did a search and found some answers but I'm looking for a little more confirmation... So, here's the story. Wednesday I brewed an IPA and pitched a starter I made from Wyeast 1056. Today, I was hoping to brew an American Amber and reuse my yeast cake but, the fermentation is...

Please take a look at this recipe and offer any feed back that you feel would improve it at all as I'm new to writing recipes and am open to any suggestions. It's pretty straight forward but any advise is greatly appreciated. Style: American Amber Ale Type: Extract Boil size: 2.5g Batch...

Hey, my name is Chris and I live in South Dakota. I'm not completely new to homebrewing or the forums, I just haven't been around in a couple years. I've only got a handful of batches under my belt, though. I'm getting back into brewing after about three years off. Was gonna brew an IPA this...

Scored this beaut on ebay this afternoon. Not sure about the graphics, but then again, I'm not too worried about it at this point. I never get lucky enough to find this kind of stuff. Hey that rhymes.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120174813213

Well since this is my first recipe, I thought I'd call on the help of you fine folks. Basically, I went on the BJCP website and picked grains and hops that I thought fit the style. Because, I've never made my own recipe before I'm open to any and all opinions and ideas. The only thing I for...

So, I'm not really new but, I thought I'd let everyone know I just moved to the Iowa City area from Sioux Falls, SD. Just curious if any HBT members in the area could point me toward a good LHBS? I noticed the Coralville Liquor Store has some stuff. It didn't look like they had a whole lot...

So I'm gonna be doing my second brew this weekend and I was wanting some documentation afterwards. Since my first brew was an all extract, I didn't bother taking any notes. This time I'm doing the extra pale ale extract with specialty grains kit from Northern Brewer, and I was wondering...

Hello everyone! My name is Chris, I'm 23 years old from Sioux Falls, SD. I've been checking out these forums for a couple weeks now and decided to join. I've always enjoyed a good brew and hope to produce a few of my own. Just wanted to say what's up. I plan on doing my first brew...