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I have not posted on this site in several years but have still been brewing. My brewing goal for 2016 is to diversify my brewing. It seems like I have been in a rut of IPAs, stouts,Porters, and Pale ales. I have a Weizenbock I just kegged and will brew a Kolsch in a few weeks. Any suggestions...

I recently cane upon BYO's 10 anniversary American Imperial Stout recipe. It looked good to me I was wondering if anyone has brewed it or remembers it? Sent from my XT907 using Home Brew mobile app

I am getting ready to bottle a sour stout, Tart of Darkness one from More Beer. It has been in secondary for 10 months or so. Do I need to add a little yeast when I bottle?

I see a lot of posts with people using gelatin to clear there brews. I have never used gelatin. I use Irish moss or whirlfloc tablets and cold crashing. I have only had cloudy beer 1 or 2 times in 3 years. Just want to hear others results and experiences.

This is just a little piece of history that has something yo do with beer. Aug 3 1913 in Wheatland CA, a small farm town about an hour north of Sacramento, a confrontation between striking hop pickers and the farm owner and authorities left 4 dead. It was one of the first large labor movement...

I going to try a SMaSH with Falconer flight hops and Maris Otter. I was thinking 10 lbs MO .75 oz Falconers Flight 60 min .5 oz Falconers Flight 10 min 1 oz Falconers flight 1 min 1.5 oz Falconers flight dry hop S04 yeast mash at 154 for 60 min

I was at a brew fest that had 50 to 60 brewers on Friday night. It seemed like every company brought an IPA and many brought an IIPA as there second beer. While I like IPA's it seems like brew fests should have a greater variety of beer to taste. Non craft beer fans need to now craf beer is...

I love a nice warm summer night on the back patio a good beer in my hand and a new brew just about to reach a boil.

THis is an atpempt at a session Pale Pale malt 6 lb victory malt .5 lb crystal 30 .5 lb EKG .75 oz 60 min N Brewer .5 oz 10 min N Brewer .5 oz 0 min Nottingham yeast I show a OG of 1.036 and IBUs of 21.3 and a estimate AB of 3.7%. Any suggestions on changes? I...

My 70 year old Mother and her roomates from college are going on a trip this summer and have asked me to make them my citra pale ale. I can not think of a better compliment. Now I just hae to brew it and not screw it up.

I just made my first cider a 1 gal batch. I added to much brown dugar and got a starting gravity of 1.084 and it fermented down to 1.000 for a ab of 11.1%. I bottled it with .75 oz of table sugar for primming. My question is did I make bottle bombs or should I be OK?

I am thinking of brewing a mild since I work outside in the summer I thought a low alcohol beer might be nice for after work. What do people think of this recipe? Pale malt 6 lbs crystal 30 8 oz victory malt 4 oz Ekg .75 oz 60 min Northern Brewer .5 oz 5 min Northern Brewer .5 oz 0 min...

I just brewe a kit for a sour Stout from Moore beer. It recomeded the WYeast Roselare 3763 belgian sour blend yeast. The instructions call for aging this beer for 6 months. Should this be done in secondary or in the primary to allow the yeast to "sour" the beer more? I have never made a sour...

Went to costco today. They had no Bud, Bud light, coors, or Coors light due to a conflict witht he brewers over price but they did have a nice 8 pack sampler from Stone Brewing company.

After 2 years of brewing I finaly gave ina bought a keg system. Just kegged my first brew and can not fiigure out why I waited so long.

I am doing a brew to use up some supplies I have left over from previous beer. What do people think about this recipe? 10 lb MO 4 oz crytal 120 4 oz honey malt 8 oz special roast 2 oz EKG 60 min .5 oz EKG 5 min 1 0z ekg 0 min SafAle s04

A friend just brought me a 12 pack of craft beers from Utah. It is funny to see a Pilsner, Lager, Pale Ale, and Porter all with the same ABV of 4 %.

I just finished grinding my grain and was wondering does using a Corona Mill by hand to grind 12 lb of grain count as a workout for the day?

I am considering making a big beer to honor the birth of our baby as well as for a few friends that are also having children arround the same time. My idea was to make either a Wee Heavy or a Imperial Stout and to let it age for a year. Any one have advice on which to make or another beer to...

I am getting ready to brew my favorite Porter in a few weeks and will give some of it as gifts for the Holidays. I was wondering if anyone has used organic grains and if so are they worth the cost? This is a brew I am willing to spend a little extra on since it is my Holiday brew.