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I left for a business trip last weekend. Hops were super green, flourishing, with cones to be seen. I got back 9 days later and think my wife forgot to water them :( Or maybe it was just too hot for them. Them being 2nd year Fuggles and Tatnager. It is California and it was 100+ for...

8 AM and the line is long but I'm psyched! Took the day off of work to drink beer! Any other HBT'ers out here? UPDATE: I posted the entire experience on Pst #36 in this thread. Page 4 :)

Hello! Trying a recipe I'm toying with not sure of the style. Any help appreciated! 7# pale malt (2 row) Belgium 3# white wheat 1# cara II 1# crystal 120 1# chocolate wheat 1# maltodextrin 1# lactose 1 oz magnum Nottingham yeast Started with a stout in mind but like the idea of less roast...

While I won't say the criteria is hard fast, the basis for making it here on this thread: Recognized recipe with many replies, stars, and testimonials. This is for the tried and true. This is what you point someone to who is looking for some new ideas or trying to branch out. This is not...

Hello! I searched Google and the forums and couldn't find this addressed anywhere specifically so here goes: I bought a Kong Kooker stand which included a 105K BTU jet burner. I have a relatively new 1 mm stainless steel brew kettle I used on the jet for the first time today and looked inside...

Go! I have 6 weeks (brewing next weekend) so 5 weeks from brewday to contest. Looking for suggestions. Current front runner is a Vanilla Creme Ale. Full Ag 10 Gal capacity. Any other 5 Week suggestions?

Anyone else put together a Holiday 6'er for friends and family? Here are my tasting notes: Rough Six’er Tasting Notes: NOTE: Taste in sequence below or prepare to get your taste buds obliterated by the heavy hitters near the end of lineup. If you drink the sixer solo, grats and...

My wife asked me brew up a super orangey beer. So after looking at few recipes I came up with: Type: All Grain Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Boil Size: 7.89 gal Amt Name Type # %/IBU 5 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) Bel (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 50.0 % 4 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 2 40.0 %...

I have brewed a lot this year, and I mean A LOT! Like, if it wasn't for my wife and 18 year old daughter, I would be WELL over the federal limit. I have made some stinkers (failed Black Pearl Porter) and some really good stuff (recent Vanilla Cream Ale), but just this weekend had a "tasting...

I brewed a batch of the Black Pearl Porter on 08/08/13 (followed to the "T" nothing weird happened) and used a water bath with about 1' layer plus fan to keep cool during fermentation. It may have got a bit warmer than 74 ish, but not by much for sure. I didn't taste it coming out of the...

- Took my porter off tap. It is harsh, vegetable'ish, too heavy on the soy, shall I go on? :). Put it back In a carboy with some vanilla beans. Plan on letting this sit for another few weeks and see what it is like. - Put my 2nd batch of Apfelwein on tap. Sweetened with 2 cups of Sucralose...

I followed the 7 day primary - about 7 days in secondary before fermentation stabilized. I then was waiting for the yeast to drop but it didn't for the next three days. For a Porter, should I wait longer, add some clarifiers, or just transfer to the keg? Thoughts appreciated!

OK I know where I screwed up during the brewing process, so I am not surprised that after 1 week in the keg (Keg conditioning not force carbing) that my Blue Moon Clone (All Grain Recipe) is watered down in taste. I actually really like the taste, but you get a 1 second hint of it, then the...

And yes, I do have a washer between the regulator and the tank. It is the MoreBeer Keg Kit (http://morebeer.com/products/basic-homebrew-draft-system-ball-lock.html) bought new 2 days ago and opened this morning. I followed the instructions including placing the plastic yellow disc (3/4"...

Apfelwein - Brewing Skeeter Pee - Almost ready Orange Wine (aka ABP) - Conditioning Lemon Lime Hefeweizen - Ready to bottle next week What should I brew next? I am fully all grain capable, so I am looking for something that is going to be awesome. What else should I consider starting...

Ok so did my first all grain batch of Hefe last night. The mash went stellar. I was incredibly happy with it. Hit all the temperatures for the time durations. I sparged and collected approximately ~7ish gallons and ended up at 26 efficiency which I thought wasn't bad for a first timer! I...

Is the best plan just to keep buying carboys and brewing new stuff till some of the older stuff is ready? I can't stand the waiting! Current Crop: Skeeter Pee - Ready June 1st Apfelwein - Ready August 1st Orange Wine aka ABP aka Aaron's Bottle of Puke - Ready Ready August 1st, 2014