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Cleaning our my parents place as they are moving house and came across this beer mug, all I know it's a football team logo does anyone know about these things?

I need some input on yeast for a red rye pale ale I have gone heavy on the rye malt as I want the other limits of rye. I have Windsor, 05 and 04 on hand at the moment. just torn in between which to use Here is the recipe red rye pale ale (American Pale Ale) Original Gravity (OG)...

Going to try my first pilsner later this month and im putting together a simple recipe 97% pils malt 3% carapils Yeast 34/70 I was going to use ctz hops but they might be a bit harsh from what I have read. What would be a good hop. Was looking for something with a slight fruity note but not...

I started my first sour last year with wild yeast I harvested from a wild mulberry tree in my yard. 12 months now and it tastes fantastic with a hint of banana and slight sour. I want to add mulberry juice from picked mulberries that has been pasteurized, Should I add more yeast or just let it...

almost 3 years I started brewing and jumped strait into all grain and I was experimenting and came up with this grain bill and it worked out really tasty and over the last 3 years I keep on brewing it because we all like it. its roasty fruity and caramel / raisins but I dont know what to...

I normally make my own recipes and find it quite fun but I mainly brew low avb beers around 3% so the investments are low. But the wife wants something with a higher abv. And we both like ipa's. since the cost of brewing bigger beers is much more i would like to get it right the first time...

For my first lager i want to try an oktoberfest/Marzen style beer. My house temps are a stable 12c at the moment in the spare bathroom so I will try to ferment in there. here is a recipe I made up. Does it look ok? Oktoberfest/Marzen Recipe Specs ---------------- Batch Size (L)...

Does anybody own a kitchenaid 8qt commercial. Thinking of buying one but not sure if it is strong enough. For the last 10 years ive been making bread by hand... No machines and through the winter months I make about 10 loafs of bread a day. Will this machine keep up with that?

Just a bit of feedback wanted on a dry stout recipe. I did a oatmeal stout last year which was nice but was looking for more coffee flavor. Im looking for a nice apparent coffee, toffee and chocolate flavor in a dry stout. Is my roast grains too much or should it be ok? (Dry Stout)...

I got my first infected beer today after almost 2 years of brewing. Im fairly sure it was from reused yeast and didnt show its self till after it was exposed to O2 when it was dry hopped. It still tasted great so I bottled it today but under my desired carb level for well knowing they will be...

I obtained wild yeast a couple of months back from fruit on a tree in my yard. I have brewed a wild/sour with this then plated some yeast. All the yeast colonies looked the same and after re-streaking I choose 2different single colonies and so happens I have 2 completely different strains. This...

I need to use an airlock from a sour batch as its the only airlock that I can attach a blowoff to. I have put in in near boiling wates so it will not melt but heat it up over 80°c and soak in starsan for 30min. Will it be ok to use. BTW I dont have time to get another airlock as im going away...

Hello I just brewed my first sour. Its from a wild yeast that i have been stepping up to pitch level that was from fruit of a tree in my yard. and its got some really cool flavors going on. Crazy banana and spice! My question is that i want just a pure strain as well and the current one that...

I would like to try my first wild lambic style brew. I have started a wild ferment from fruit off a tree in my yard that was started 3 weeks ago and been stepped up to 1 liter and its has been going for 5 days now and has a good smell spice and fruit and a little sulfur and a slight banana...

Where i live there are lots of wild yellow raspberry and wild mulberry. What should i do with them? I normally make jam with the Raspberry and bake muffins cakes and tarts from mulberry. But ive only been brewing for almost 12 months and would like to use them in some way. Should I try to make...

Im just wondering if anybody has made hard cider from a ginger beer plant? Ive got a ginger beer plant that ive always have going and was thinking today that it looks like it might work. Do you think it might work or do you think the alcohol will kill it before it gets any where.

Im trying to make a easy Irish red recipe with what I can get or have on hand My only problem is I can only get my hands on us-05 s-04 or lager yeast and I dont have the means to deal with lager yeast and have never used it. as ive only been brewing for 10 months. Does my recipe look ok...

Got some left over grains and since its winter I might try a Lager. Thinking on the lines of a Dunkel, Just looking for some feed back Thank you. Larger (Munich Dunkel) Original Gravity (OG): 1.048 (°P): 11.9 Final Gravity (FG): 1.012 (°P): 3.1 Alcohol (ABV): 4.72 %...

Hi all, I have my first stout that has been fermenting at 18*c for 8 days, With s-04, the temp I'm my house it quite cool, about 11*c. I was wondering if its ok to take the warmer off and let it sit for another 2 weeks to finish up at this temp as I don't want to keep warming it. Will it effect...

This is my second ever starter, I used washed s-04 yeast that was almost 6 months old, its taken almost 35hours to show any signs of activity ( small bubbles on the surface) its in a jar and i shake it a couple of times a day. But its cold in my kitchen in between 12c 14c I smelt it just before...