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Don't you find that you can make some really great IPA's, Belgian beers, barley wines, etc... But no matter how good your beer is, there's always going to be people who's (how do I put this politely?)... taste buds aren't as adventurous / worldly and will taste you best beer and say "wow this is...

Hi everyone, I just wanted to share a recipe I made. It's a clone of a beer called Zythos by a New Zealand brewery called "Epic". This is sooo good, it's an American Pale Ale, everyone who's tasted it raves about it :mug: Here's the recipe...

Do enzymes get used up? Im thinking to make rice beer by boiling the rice then using a small amount of barley for the enzymes. Assumming that barley enzymes can convert rice starch (can they?), will I be able to get away with only a very small amount of barley if I'm willing to have more...

Hey guys, this isn't that much of a brew science thread, but I'm hop-ing (brew pun :mug:) that it will be. otherwise, webmaster please feel free to move the thread into the right category :o Basically, in NZ all our hops have a high alpha and a beta that is one point below the alpha. I know...

I'm about to do my first AGB and have been wondering about a few things in the process: If you buy a grain such as crystal grain, where the sugars have already been crystalized, surely it must have already gone through a mash - in which case, do i just need to sparge it? Also, as any named...

Hi guys, In a couple of weeks (Once I've cleared out some bottles), I'll be starting my first all grain brew :ban: I'd greatly appreciate some advice on my proposed recipe, although please ignore the stuff about the hops and directions (I haven't made my mind up on that yet). Also, if you...

Hi guys, This should be an easy question for any AGBers out there: to achieve 1.050 OG, how many KG of grains are needed, assuming that I'm getting a fairly efficient mash/sparge working? Just wondering, as I'm starting my first AGB next month :ban:, roughly how many kg's of grains I...