SO a few weeks ago I brewed a batch of Brandon O's Graff...followed the recipe to the T using Mt. Rainier hops. Today I bottled that batch leaving the yeast cake in the fermenter. Then I brewed up a 2.5 gallon stout wort with 1 lb chocolate malt .5 lbs de-bittered black malt and 5 lbs dark DME...
So 2 weeks ago, I made a batch of Graff following the recipe exactly using Mount Rainier hops and Nottingham yeast. Well today, I bottled this batch with 8 ounces of amber DME for priming. Now I am brewing a second batch to go on top of the yeast cake from the first. This new batch is 2.5...
I know this has probably been asked and answered ad nauseum, but I am nervous and need to ask. I bottled my first hard cyser a week ago. I just opened one to try it today. I knew it would probably be too early but I still wanted to see. I got a little pfft upon opening, but no bubbles or head in...
So from what I am hearing, I need to try some different styles. That is what I have been trying to do. But buying a 6 pack of something I end up not liking is kind of a waste. I will try and find a place that sells individual bottles or mix and match 6 packs. Thanks for the recommendations and...
SO...I am new to homebrewing. I mostly started with fruit wines meads ciders and grain mashes. I figured I would try my hand at beer. If I am being honest, I never really liked the taste of beer. Now that I know what goes in to making beer, I have figured out that it is the hop bitterness that I...