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I just got some score sheets back from a competition and while my beer did win a silver both judges mentioned multiple times about oxidation issues specifically mentioning it was a good beer but must have some process issue that caused oxidation. So I am trying to figure out where and what might...

I'm trying to work out a new IPA recipe using Citra and Apolo. I've used a couple of other recipes to base this on (Fressh Squeezed Clone and Bells Two hearted) Any comments would be apprecited. Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 7.03 gal Post Boil Volume: 5.98...

Looking for some feedback on a Double/Imperial IPA recipe. I've got a bunch of hops and I want to brew a big hoppy beer. Amt Name 7.50 lb Maris Otter (Crisp) (4.0 SRM) 7.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) 0.75 lb Carapils (Briess) (1.5 SRM) 0.75 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) 1.00...

Well actually Mesa/Apache Junction area. Looking for reccomendation on breweries, brewpub and general craftbeer places to go. I'll get to make one day of beercation so if there is anything not to miss let me know even if it means a drive. Looking forward to the warm weather.

I had this beer that other week and loved it so I decided to try and replicate it. 3Floyds doesn't give out any info about recipes so I am punting here but one thing I don't have any clues about is the oak. Will 2 ounces of oak chips for just a few days give very much oak flavor? Here's a...

I've had 2 strange experiences with some beers I've brewed lately and I am at my wits end to figure out what has happened. Both times the beers had been kegged and were tasting very nice when suddenly the flavor changed. The first was an IPA, basically a Two-Hearted-ish all Centennial. I...

Are there any styles of beer that you feel just have to be bottled even if you have kegs? How about sours? Lambics, Krieks, Flanders, Oud Bruin? Would you ever keg / force carbonate these or would you always bottle them? I'm getting ready to brew a Tripel which is what got me thinking about...

I was getting ready to brew this weekend and I realized that this in my 50th batch so I thought I should do something special. I decided on an American Barleywine. I've brewed one before and using that and another recipe I have tasted came up with the following and was hoping to see if anyone...

We recently replaced our front load washing machine and before they hauled it off I removed the motor from it thinking I might be able to reuse it (it was another component that failed). Anyone know where I might find some information on wiring this sort of motor up? Here are some photos I...

Now that the weather is getting nice I am dieing to get out an brew some more. I've been working around a new IIPA/DIPA recipe and was hoping to get a few comments on it. SRM: 12.4 SRM IBU: 92.2 OG: 1.086 FG: 1.016 Batch Size: 5 gallon Amt Name 0.50 lb Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) 11.00 lb Pale Malt...

Just wanted to see about some feedback from people to see if my brewing system will be able to handle the temperature control for an extended kettle souring, specifically maintaining the wort at ~ 100F for the time needed. I have an old converted upright freezer that I use as a fermentation...

After a great success with doing a partigyle batch to produce my Porter/Brown Ale I decided I wanted to try to to product a DIPA/IIPA. But looking at my calculations for the resulting small beer I'm not sure what to do with it. The recipe is pale malt, Crystal 40 and carafoam (based on my...

I was working on a recipe and wanted to bump up the (estimated) FG so I decided to replace some of the Pale Malt with Crystal Malt. But to my surprise and confusion BeerSmith didn't change the final gravity. I thought that the point of Crystal malt (in addition to color) was to increase residual...

After a few homebrew club meetings and chatting with some other amateur and professional brewers I've decided that I need to start working into the whole water chemistry aspect of brewing. I've looked at the bru'n water sheets, Brewers Friend, the water profiles in beer smith and understand...

I'm trying to put a challenge together for my homebrew club and wanted to get some feedback. Every meeting (quarterly) we have a brewing challenge and I want to do a hoppy one. My idea is to have members randomly select a hop variety from a hat and then everyone will brew an IPA or Pale Ale...

I know I can't send people samples, but I was hoping for some feedback on how to brew my next version of the beer I am trying to clone, Clown Shoes Galactica. I email the brewery and they were kind enough to send me some helpful tips and grain bill and hops and while my first edition is very...

I was planing on brewing a Kriek (Cherry Lambic) and was looking at a couple recipes for lambics as well as Oud Bruin and was wondering how much does the grain bill effect these sour beers that ferment out for a long time and very dry? It seems like an odd question but since most if not all of...

I just finally used my fast fermenter conical for the first time and have a question, though it is more about collecting yeast than the fermenter. After three weeks, I opened the valve at the bottom and after a bit, well, let's just say it started pooping. Slowly dropping out what I assume...

I'm brewing right now and everything was going good. Started mashing at about a hundred fifty two degrees for about half an hour then the temperature started to drop so I turn my burner on a little bit and of course then my kids had needed the referee. When I came back about 10 minutes later the...

As with everyone else in the world, I jumped onto a club apple cider purchase and got 5 gallons to make hard cider for SWMBO. After adding some honey to bump up the OG I pitched 1/2 pack of Nottingham (seemed like a decent choice from my reading). 5 days later I pulled a sample and it has...