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Spent the day brewing what I think will be a really good IPA but at the end I screwed up. I've been using Wyeast for the past several months. I used Safale-05 for this. No biggie. Usually I just mix it in some warm water and it's fine. Today for some reason I felt compelled to add it to some...

I read a lot on here that people recommend milling their grains twice to improve efficiency. After a chat with some friends they suggested you shouldn't get a too fine of milling if you do this as long as the mill is set at the right grind. I decided to give it a try. Jumped from 73%...

A friend of mine wants me to brew her something similar to the Widmer Lemongrass Wheat Reserve. I think it sounds awful but many people swear it's good. Here's what I've figured out: They take a wheat beer, add muscat grape juice...ferment with wheat ale yeast and champagne yeast in tandem...

I love to brew. It's one of my favorite pastimes, especially in the winter. I am trying to give people beer so I can brew more. I've told friends that they can come over to my house and take beer whenever they like. BUT...people don't want to impose or take "too much". I get that. So what...

A couple weeks ago we brewed a Porter (which is tasty). We used WYEAST 1338, which I now see is a slow, slow yeast. Tonight we went ahead and moved it to a secondary without checking the gravity first. (I know, I know. Lesson learned.) After we got half way through putting it in secondary I...

Efficiency has become the bane of my existence. I am at least trying to be consistent but I can't even do that. :mad: I haven't changed my process since I started brewing a few months ago. I mash in a cylindrical cooler at 152 for 60 minutes. Then I heat up the mash to about 160ish. Then I...

Yes, I know this is a summer brew but my winter warmer is currently fermenting and I have an empty carboy. A friend of mine recently tried the Widmer Lemongrass Wheat and asked me to brew her a batch. Not my kind of beer, but I'm excited about brewing for someone else. I figure I'd use the...

A couple weeks ago I brewed an IPA and for fun I tried palisade hops. I wanted something a bit more floral so I gave it a try. Initially I liked the flavor, but now that's it's done fermenting it smells and tastes a bit like cider. I'm sure the flavor will improve if I let it sit for a while...

This will only be sy fourth beer so I don't think I'm quite ready to develop recipes. I thought I'd be adventurous and give it a try anyway. I was wondering if I'm creating a disaster. Any suggestions? Here's my recipe for 5 gallons: Malt 11 lbs American 2-row 1 lb Crystal malt 90L 1...

Hello! Tomorrow I'm brewing my first all-grain. My 2nd beer ever. This is going to be a chocolate cherry porter. I'm wanting something creamy and a little tart...but not too sweet. I thought that instead of adding lactose I'd put oatmeal in my mash to give it a more creamy texture. After...