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I've had 2 of my last 3 batches of beer go sour. The sour batches were in two different plastic fermenters. Pedicoccus is the likely suspect (due to slime in the infected beer and a sour flavor). Lactobacillius is also suspect. I did not catch the 1st infection until the beer was already...

I brewed a hard cider for the fall season back on July 2nd. When I woke up to snow falling this morning, I decided I'd better pop a top and raise my cup in toast to the coming season! Here's to heavy coats and a warm buzz! :mug:

I have my first SMaSH sitting in the fermenter. The recipe I used is below. Suggestions welcome! 10# Pale Ale Malt 2 oz Amarillo pellets (9.3% alpha/6.1% beta) @ 15 min (29.9 IBUs) 1 oz Amarillo pellets @ 0 min (0 IBUs) US-05 dry yeast pack Mashed @ 153 for 60 min. My OG = 1.040/Est...

After searching for an answer, it appears that generally people use 3-4 liter starters for lagers. I need to know for sure what I can get by with as I may need a bigger starter jar/bottle. What is the minimum recommended size that you use for a lager starter? Do you have any tips regarding...

I aim to brew my first IPA next weekend. Just looking for some feedback on my hops & hop schedule. Thanks in advance! 1.00 oz Simcoe @ 60 min (37.5 IBUs) 0.25 oz Amarillo @ 60 (5.6 IBUs) 0.25 oz Amarillo @ 45 (5.1 IBUs) 0.50 oz Amarillo @ 30 (8.6 IBUs) 0.50 oz Amarillo @ 15 (5.5 IBUs)...

I recently brewed a hefeweizen using WLP320. I added 1 tbs of all purpose flour to the boil @ 15 min (5 gal batch). I did this even though I never planned to keg and do plan to roll/swirl the yeast into the beer when pouring out of the bottles. I figured the more cloudy and wheaty the better...

I aim to enter a couple beers into this competition. The deadline is May 18. Is anyone else on here going to enter? :)

Hi All! I'm doing my first APA for my next brew. I have 2 oz of Centennial, 1 oz of Citra, and 1/4 oz of Northern Brewer (left over from last time). I'm not huge into hops, but I want this beer to have at least some hip-hoppity-pop! :fro: My hop schedule: 1/4 oz NB @ 60 min 1 oz Centennial...

Just made my 9th batch. Every time I free up my fermenter, I am putting more wort and yeast into it. :D My only question is, how long does this last?! Can it truely be that we've found a fountain of youth kinda hobby? A pastime that brings eternal, perpetual enjoyment? I'm thinking, "YES!":mug:

I just pitched yeast for my 9th brew! This is my 1st brew using a new 10 gal pot. This is also the first time I have ever tried to do a mash (partial with a bag). I fathomed up this combination of ingredients, not because I wanted to recreate a certain style, but simply by following my nose...

While anxiously trying to find a free method of crushing the specialty grains that I accidently brought home uncrushed :o I found an old hand crank meat grinder handed down from my father in law. I found that if I kept the grinder and hopper plumb full from start to finish then with only one...

The beer in my primary has had stable hydrometer readings over the last two days, and some of the yeast has settled down to the bottom. However, there must still be a lot of yeast in suspension as the beer is very cloudy. I recently read on the forums about crash cooling the beer before it...

I just started a new beer kit today. This is the first time I've ever experimented with hops! Here's my ingredient list... 1 can Cooper's OS Real Ale 2 lbs Bavarian Wheat Briess DME (65% wheat /35% barley) 300 g corn sugar 1 oz Amarillo Hop pellets, boiled in 2.75 liters of water for 30 min...

I have 5 gals of stout that I am ready to bottle. I plan to use 1/2 lb lactose and 3/4 cup corn sugar. It sounds like boiling the lactose for 10 min or so should dissolve and sterilize it, so my questions are: 1) How long should I boil the corn sugar for? and 2) How much water should I boil...

I am currently fermenting a Cooper's Stout kit. The foam on top is starting to disappear. There is and has been a layer of :confused: on the bottom the entire time. This layer on the bottom has now been covered with a thinner, lighter colored layer which I figure is either yeast, trub, or...

I just washed some yeast for the first time last night by following the instructions I found here. My four pint jars have not separated/settled out, and I am anxious to start a new batch. About how long until my yeast settles out so I can decant the extra water and pitch to a new...

Hello, I just bottled my second-ever batch of beer (Cooper's Wheat beer kit) last night using 1/2 tsp Karo Light Corn Syrup per 12 oz glass bottle. This is my first time using glass bottles. My hydrometer read the same 3 days in a row, so I felt the beer was safe to bottle. I haven't had...

Hello, I have my first two batches sitting in bottles down in my basement. Batch 1 was a Cooper's Lager that came with my DIY kit. Batch 2 is a Cooper's Wheat. I am feeling very thirsty at the moment! Having a hard time waiting for the first batch to sit long enough to hit Cooper's...

I started my second batch last friday using Cooper's DIY brew kits (condensed wort), which I guess is even easier than extract brewing since I dont' have to boil anything/use a wort chiller. Batch #2: I started off with Thomas Cooper's Select Wheat Beer kit can + 23 liters of water + karo...