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Hi All, I am working up a Christmas Ale recipe, loosely based on an Olde Ale base. I'm mostly interested in my spice additions, and if the ratios are within acceptable parameters. I don't want to use too little and not taste them, but I don't want to ruin the beer by having too much of...

Brewing up a Blonde Ale recipe with a 1.5 pounds of “wheat” in various presentations. -1LB White Wheat Malt @9.1% -8oz Flaked Wheat @4.5% Being a blonde ale, does it make any sense to do a Sacch rest for any period of time? Or should I let it ride with a standard Single Infusion Light Body...

While camping in the mountains this past week with some friends, I had my binoculars out, glassing a peak for mountain goats. One of the ladies, who is rather voluptuous, was in front of me, and to make a long story short, it turned into a joke that I was actually glassing up some “Peaks and...

With spring establishing itself across the country, I am interested in making a dandelion beer or wine. I have two questions... 1) can I freeze the flower heads to later use and not ruin them? 2a) do the stems need to be cut off; only use the head of the flower? 2b) for the flower head, do I...

Hi All! My CO2 regulator high pressure gauge needle is on the wrong side of the pin. Any ideas on how to fix it? I attached a picture to show what I mean.

I plan on upgrading my equipment to be able to do 10 gallon batches. Obviously 5 gallons batches will still be in the mix, but I want to have the capacity for 10 gallons. What is everyone's thoughts get a gas burner set up or spending the extra money for an all electric set up? Seems like...

Hey Guys, I'm looking for feedback on this stout recipe I put together. The goal is to be fairly robust and forward, with plenty of body. I have only brewed one stout before with mixed results, so I'd like to get some feedback before diving back in. I would love to hear anything you have...

I'm going to take a crack at a pumpkin saison today. This recipe I'm going to use. https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/mashing-pumpkins-spiced-saison/ My main question is about the Libby's 100% Pumpkin... I've read several other pumpkin beer recipes that use real pumpkin...

We brewed a Roggen beer a few weeks ago. It's in the keg now. But even after two weeks in the secondary and now about a week in the keg, it is thick like syrup. Personally, I prefer a "chewy" wheat/rye style beer. But this almost over the top; however it is not fully carbed yet. Below is a...

Had an awesome brew day on Sunday. But Tuesday we found our primary looking like this. (See pic below) What could have caused it to blow the lid completely off? In other words, how'd we get such actor yeast and how to avoid in the future? Some items of interest: -5.5 gallon batch -S-04 dry...

Hey All, Looking for a good "brew in a bag" receipe for a hefeweizen. 5 gallon batch. Ideally, something thick, like a chewy texture (thinking weihenstephaner or yazoo hefe style). You guys got anything good out there?

Been putting my ingredients into BeerSmith for a clone I'm going to do in the next week or so. It's a "close" extract clone for Dechutes Red Chair NWPale Ale. Definitely not an exact recipe, and I know this, but it should be close-ish, and good to drink regardless. The issue I was looking...

Been putting my ingredients into BeerSmith for a clone I'm going to do in the next week or so. It's a "close" extract clone for Dechutes Red Chair NWPale Ale. Definitely not an exact recipe, and I know this, but it should be close-ish, and good to drink regardless. The issue I was looking...

On bottling day, how close in flavor is the beer at this point, compared to what it will be after conditioning for a few weeks? I ask because the batch I bottled today kind of lacks in flavor...

How equal are Liquid Malt Extracts and Dry Malt Extracts to each other? Is it a one to one ratio? Or is it different? Is 7lbs of lme equal to 7lbs of dme of the same type of extract?

Does anyone have an extract or partial mash clone recipe for the 2011 (or even 2010) Red Chair NWPA? Or even a conversion from all grain to one of the other methods? I've seen several all grain recipes but have not brewed one and am not confident of the process just yet. Deschutes posts all...

Brewed a batch yesterday, everything went smooth...until the very end. I pitched my yeast and sealed my fermenter. As I was inserting the airlock, the rubber o-ring the airlock goes into popped off and fell in the beer. I poured the beer into my secondary fermenter, found the o-ring, put it...

I ordered ingredients about 2 months ago for the next batch of beer. One of those was a wyeast smack pack. I finally opened my box today and realized I ordered the pack and then realized it needs to be refrigerated. So its been sitting at room temperature for the past 2 months in a shipping box...

Getting ready to move beer into secondary fermentor (5 gallon carboy) later today or tomorrow. Should I use a siphon and rack it that way or should I pour from the first fermentor into a funnel to Tue carboy??

Hi All! Just cracked open my first bottles of home brew! It's the Belgian Ale extract kit from True Brew. Looks awesome, has a really nice aroma, but... It's over carbonated! It's a little bland, tho I pick a hop taste out of it. I used a priming sugar solution (1 packet priming sugar and one...