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This is the first recipe I've brewed where I didn't feel a need to tweak it. It is loosely inspired by one of my favorite beers: Rogue's Double Dead Guy. Came out a beautiful deep clear amber. Side by side with Dbl DG, this one has both less bitterness (47 IBU vs. Rogue's 60) and is a bit...

I brewed an all grain golden strong ale, should be about 5 SRM. After a 4 wk primary, I cold crashed it then secondary for 2 months. Then bottled for 3 weeks. All the grav samples were light color and crystal clear. When I hold a bottle up to the light at room temp, crystal clear. After...

As I'm getting ready to do my 1st dry-hop I had a thought. If you are going to dry hop anyway, why bother with 5 minute or flame out additions? Since the best aroma is from the dry-hop, why not save the late hops and just do the bittering and flavor additions? What am I missing?

The best wheat beer I've had is "Quick Wit" from Fort George in Astoria, OR. I don't really like the banana-clove esters usually, but this beer just had a hint of them and it was perfect. Anyway, the head brewer stopped by our table and I told him how much I liked it and asked what yeast...

Finally trying my first beer that is a full 5 gal batch...in the past I have done some "Beer Machine" beers (pre-hopped mixes) and a half batch of an Imperial Stout fermented in the Beer Machine (verdict is still out on that one...aging). Anyway, my wife bought my some real brewing gear for...

Hello, My only previous brewing experience is with a "Beer Machine" kit (like the Mr. Beer), where you just add room temp. water to a mix. It was a gift...but I am bored with it. I just brewed my first batch of "real" beer, and I am just using the beer machine as a fermenter. It is going...