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contain both LME and DME??? with my last batch I used both, (following the back bone on a pre-assembled kit I once used from brewers best.) changing up speciality grains, and adding an additional 2 lbs of brown sugar to kick the gravity up and "tweak" the recipe. doing a search on "DME...

every home brew I have ever made has a watery mouth feel.... tried high gravity, tried high carbonation, tired spring water vs tap water (Chicago water) no difference always feels watery on the tongue. every beer that I have ever tasted that was "awesome" has always had a "syrup" type to...

hey everyone it has been a long time since I brewed a beer, life has gotten in the way of hobbies, but wanted to make a beer to give away as xmas gifts. making an imperial porter target OG is 1.090 made a starter with 2000ml of wort and 2 wyeast smack packs. (200G extra light DME to final...

need any input or advice. I am going to put out some numbers here. OG is going to be 1.116 I am using a Wyeast activator 1056 american ale. with a viabillity of 74% based on MFG date of smack pack per Mr malty. going to pitch this into a 2.5 gal batch of 1.116 gravity. just...

hey everyone I decided to construct my own counter pressure filler after pricing one out at the local home brew shop. I followed the instructions from this link http://hbd.org/mtippin/cpfiller.html in the link the builder explains of soaking the brass items in a solution of 2 parts...

so about April 2012 I started getting extremely bad headaches that started in my right eye and kinda creep up into my head and kinda on the right side/rear portion of my head. They are so bad at times that I feel nauseousness, it can bring me to my knees. Unfortunately I have traced it back to...

I love attempting to be different and trying new things!! and love to stray away from the norm of things. after some tailoring and messing with hopville's beer calculus I decided on, and brewed this recipe!! this my take on an Imperial Black Kölsch "I.B.K." extract at this time. O.G. =...

take this recipe for example just as a regular base line example. based off of beer calculus from hopville. 3 lbs 5 oz pilsner LME (3.3 lbs of LME) 2 lbs wheat DME using a wyeast Kölsch liquid yeast and proper pitch rate with starter per mrmalty.com and also using a yeast...

is there a typical guideline as to certain parameters?? or is it strictly a gravity/ABV number that needs to be reach... 7.5%?? or minimal of 8% or ???? or is it all dependent on the style?? I'm working on a formula for an Imperial Kölsch but so far it is only (ha ha) coming in at about...

Hey everyone I did a quick search, but got more confused ha ha a quick question...I see people say it's ok to over pitch, and some say it's not ok. And others say it's worst to under pitch. and others say you should pitch exactly as much as you need. the next batch I plan on hitting an OG of...

I watched a program on T.V. called "good eats" on the food network hosted by Alton Brown. The episode was called "Amber waves" and was an episode on home brewing that got me interested in the hobby. Have you seen it?? unfortunately I practiced a lot of things he explains to do that I have...

I'm trying to formulate a recipe for an Imperial Black Kölsch. I am using the beer calculus from hopville. I did some online research/searching these forums and got some ideas but with the ingredients I have placed into the recipe calculator I got the OG at 1.078 and FG down to 1.019 making a...

I was tossing the idea around of a Imperial Kölsch. Any one ever try one?? what were your results and how did it end up??

does length of hose from corny keg to picnic tap matter?? I am using a picnic tap with 5ft of 1/4" I.D. hose from the "out" post to the picnic faucet. And a 3ft 1/4" I.D. hose from the co2 to the "in" post all hoses and co2 tank placed inside kegerator. I force carbonated the beer earlier today...

hey everyone I just purchased a whole enchilada kit from cornykeg.com comes with just about everything needed to start kegging. I purchased a converted ball lock keg (coca-cola but fitted with pepsi style connections). I know they are old and used but this thing has rust INSIDE!! I thought they...

brewed my brewers best Imperial pale ale tonight got my OG right at 1.085 (what it calls for in the target gravity) ended up with 4.5 gallons at the end of everything. made a starter with 200 grams of Mutons plain light DME 2 liters of water boiled for 15 minutes added yeast nutrient at last...

this will be my first yeast starter I am using the brewers best kit Imperial Pale Ale. target OG = 1.081-1.085. based off beersmith.com, I need a starter of 340 billion yeast. from this equation, which is the 4 billion per point of gravity. (4 billion x 85=340 billion.) To hit target...

I use these stainless steel mesh ball that has a chain and clips to the edge of the kettle, http://www.teatoenjoy.com/catalog/images/Accesories_MeshTeaBall.bmp is this an okay practice??? Am I not getting the full potential out of my hops because of this??? I like this just because I...

Found a complete keg kit from Cornykeg.com of a coca-cola keg converted and fitted with ball lock connectors, (Which I need do to my set up) and manual pressure release valve. http://www.cornykeg.com/catalog.asp?prodid=674157&showprevnext=1 the kit comes with the converted keg, dual gauge...

so I posted earlier bummer!! https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/bummer-303732/ about how I would not be able to make my mini fridge work as a kegerator but another member "Day trippr" has brought to my attention the fact that converted ball lock kegs (originally pin lock "coca-cola") are about 3"...