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I was wondering if anybody knows of a decent calculator to estimate the final amount of yeast from starters that were split then stepped. For example, yeastcalc is pretty close to what I want, but it won't let you change any of the variables for the steps besides the size of the starter...

A friend of mine has a salt water aquarium. When he compensates for evaporation, he adds water from a small reverse osmosis filtration system that appears to be of the type that is typically mounted under a sink. He claims that he could not use that water for brewing (even though it is not...

Noob cider brewer here... Started a batch of cider 2 weeks ago. Took a few days to really start ferementing, but rapidly made a mess then rapidly settled out and really started clearing. I was advised to transfer off the lees after 2 weeks, so I racked today. I was a little suprised the FG...

I have been kegging for about a year now, and ever since I started, I noticed something weird with my beers... The head on the beer seems to clump. Now what caught my attention, is that I bought a keg of Shorts Bellaire Brown, and it doesn't do that. So, my assumption is that there is way too...

A couple months back I brewed a Hemp ale. The base recipe is an American Pale Ale that I have made numerous times and always ends up crystal clear. The only changes I made for this recipe was the addition of 6 oz of roasted hemp seeds that were crushed and added to the mash. I also used...

I'm headed to Mason, OH Memorial Day weekend for the dreaded graduation party... Where can I go to get a decent beer? Any decent brew pubs in the area?

I am trying to clone Reissdorf, but find that the vast majority of recipes I have tried miss the mark by a long shot. Many recipes call for Munich malt or late addition hops... both of which I find inappropriate. Reissdorf has the grainy sweetness that is obviously from being primarily pilsner...

Anybody else try this recently? I found it tasty, but was hammered after only 3 beers! Plus I have a slight hangover this morning:drunk:

I'm going to be buying components for a keezer build and I was considering getting the the taprite 3 guage/dual pressure output regulator. I was curious as to what peoples opinions are regarding the need/benefit of the 2 output. In other words do those that only have the single output, do you...

I understand that this recipe is nearly identical to what is in Clone Brews, but I cannot say for sure because I have never read it! At any rate, the original recipe used Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale, but I find that completely inappropriate for Samuel Smiths. I used WLP037 Yorkshire Square which...

I'm thinking about buying the 3 roller Monster Mill. Those who have it and have used it, what are your thoughts on it, pros and cons... be brutally honest please!

I have been brewing for quite a while now and have always done ales. This weekend I brewed my first lager. I am just curious as to what to expect. My dumb a$$ is using an ale pale as a fermenter, so I really can't see too much of what is going on inside. What I can see, is a very small...

I have been brewing for a while now, but haven't lagered yet due to lack of equipment. However, I recently created a "ghetto" lagering cabinet in my basement that draws in cold air from the outside via a fan (all controlled by a Ranco Single-stage). At any rate, I plan on making my first lager...

This recipe was based mostly on a post Denny Conn made a few years back. The recipe he posted came from Dr. Frank Hebmuller, who is the brew master and executive brewer at Zum Uerige. I made a few minor revisions based on OG and available hops and grains. I must say that this recipe is very...

I was wondering if anyone has seen Leffe Bruin in the bottle at your local beer stores. I have had it in Ontario on draft, but if I can get it in the bottle, I can bring some home.

I was wondering if any of our Canadian friends or a Michigander know of a good pub in Sarnia. It doesn't have to be a microbrew, just a place with a good selection of beer from around the world.

I want to make something close to Hacker-Pschorr. I know that HP is roughly 60-40 Wheat-Barley. I'm thinking of this: 5.5 Lbs Weyerman White Wheat Malt 4.0 Lbs German Pilsner Malt 0.5 Lbs Carapils 1 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker 60 min. 1 Pkg Wyeast 3638 Bavarian Wheat Mash 154F for 60...

Interesting little problem I noticed. The first time I assumed I just screwed up, but this time, not sure what is going on. At any rate, I just had my second batch with low carbonation. The first time I assumed I mismeasured and didn't use enough corn sugar. Went and had several good...

Ingredients: ------------ Amount Item Type % or IBU 3.00 lb Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 38.71 % 4.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 51.61 % 0.75 lb Wheat...

This beer is really close to the Erdinger Dark. It has a nice clean taste similar to the original. You will note in the ingredients that I used some Glacier hops... that was a bit of an experiment, but another .5-.75 oz of Hallertauer would be more appropriate for the style. However, side by...