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Okay, so, I want to make sure I am not missing anything before I go nuclear tomorrow and get all new plastic equipment. So, I have had a few batches that have become gushers in the bottle. I have made 29 batches. Batch 008- An amber made with WY3522 (gusher, tastes like high carbonation). Batch...

Okay, so first let me say, I screwed up. Yes, I know I did, now I just want to know the best way of fixing it. 5 gallon batch- 4# Belgian Pilsner 4oz Flaked Wheat Mashed at 149 for 60m, BIAB Sparged with 172 for 5m 12# Light DME 2# D-180 Candi Syrup. 90m boil, 1/2 dry malt at...

So, here is a little story that I would like to share from my weekend. Saturday, I went to a tag sale unexpectedly. (For those who are unaware, this is basically an estate garage sale, where either a professional or a family member come in, take what they want, and put a price tag on...

Okay, so I have a wheat beer going on. I want to make it a raspberry wheat, so I plan on racking onto 4lb of raspberries (frozen, then cooked to 170 to sanitize but prevent pectins). I have the 6.5 Gal (full to 5gal) it is in currently and 5 gal fermenters. So, there is some trub on the bottom...

So, I made a dry stout 4 weeks ago now. I hit my FG of 1.012 two weeks ago. When I did that, I racked it over on top 4 red hot diced chillies from my garden last summer that were frozen, thawed, sanitized and diced. My gravity has stayed at 1.012 for the last two weeks. Thus, no bottle bomb...

While I know many do not always advocate racking to a secondary, I only have one primary carboy, and would like to rack over if deemed to be ready. My SG was OG= 1.076, today when I measured it was 1.015. (Fermenting for 3 weeks) My recipe was as follows: 8.5 Lb DME-Pilsen (Added 5.5# at...

Hey, I am a total noob with application, but I have read 2 books on homebrewing and finally bit the bullet and invested in equipment. My first beer is going to be a very ambitious Tripel, with an SG in the vicinity of 1.085. Now, I know I need to make a starter. I have seen all the...