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So, how exactly is brewing and fermenting a big beer different opposed to a "small" beer? I've heard it can be harder, but how much harder? Yesterday I brewed an Imperial Rye IPA with an OG of 1.122. As of now, the airlock shows fermentation. Will it keep on going as my others have, or will it...

My past few beers have been sorta grainy tasting. Almost like the unfermented wort. I think it may have had something to do with the boil. My pot doesn't quite fit on the burner and never quite gets to a full boil. Could that be the issue? I have made the switch to AG and now have a propane...

I broke my hydrometer the other day and don't have the time to go get a new one. My beer is almost done fermenting and I need to take a reading soon. Is there any other way to take a gravity reading? I've heard of using a scale and weighing the beer, but I don't have a scale that precise. Any...

So, in my drunken ramblings with my brother, we have decided to make a watermelon shandy for this summer. Couple of Q's. 1. What should be my beer to watermelon beverage ratio? 1:1? 2:1? 2. What beer is best for shandies? I was thinking a pale ale. Erxtra pale. 3. Should I use real...

Will an inconsistent temperature during fermentation ruin my beer? I'm doing my rye IPA now and the temperature has fluctuated between about 55 and 70 degrees. I gave it a taste after racking it to the secondary and it didn't taste TOO off, but there was something off about it I think. I'm...

Just brewed my Rye IPA last night, my first original recipe, and after reviewing the numbers, my OG is a little low. The calculator said it would be 1.066 and my reading was 1.054. Any ideas on what could make it off that much? Is that even a lot to be off? This is my first time actually taking...

Been putting this together in the calculator. According to the thing, everything is within the normal ranges for an Imperial IPA, except for the IBUs at 210. Would YOU change any of the DME, hops, addition times or amounts? This is my first recipe that is my own, so I'm kind of afraid of muffing...

Quick question. When adding hops in the boil, do I leave them in for the entirety of the boil, or take them out at the next hop addition?

I found a stout recipe and wanted to jazz it up a bit, so I added some coffee. Most things I found said about 2 cups of coffee grounds. I added 6. It turned out to be way too bitter(who woulda thunk), so I added some raisins and figs to sweeten things up. It did sweeten up and brought some...

I bottled my honey double IPA not even a week ago. I cracked one open to check on it and see if it was carbonated. It was, but it had one problem. It was way too sweet! I used 2 lbs of honey for a 5 gallon batch. What I was told is that the honey would ferment out and produce a dry beer. That...

Why is my double IPA so damn murky? I've filtered out as much as I can but it isn't enough. I was going to bottle, but don't really want to bottle something that looks like this, unless it will clear up.

I brewed my triple coffee stout 4 days ago and I'm thinking of a way to remove all of the coffee grounds that escaped from the grain bags. I was thinking about french pressing it. Either constructing something to press it in the bucket, or pressing a little bit at a time. Has anybody ever done...

I brewed my honey double IPA 5 days ago and decided to check on it and give it a taste today. The first thing I noticed was an extreme burn in my nostrils when I took a whiff of it. Is that normal? Will it lessen in time? The other thing was it wasn't as hoppy as I expected. The aroma was insane...

I'm freaking out a little bit right now, and I'll tell you why. This is my second batch and first that isn't from a kit and I'm not sure this will all come together and become beer. I'll take you through my process and all of my ingredients. I steeped the grains at around 160 for 30 mins...

I'll be making a honey beer next week and plan on putting something else in it, like ginger or a fruit. When should I add these when brewing? Beginning of the boil? Towards the end? In the fermenter? How much of a difference will it make depending on what time I add it? Thanks.

Hi, this is my first time posting so forgive me If I break any rules. I have two questions. I just finished my first beer, a whiskey barrel stout, and it seems to be a bit bitter at the end. It tastes fine right until it gets to the back of my throat. What could cause this? It is certainly...