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So I have basically switched to 05 for Am ale yeast usages. I usually have it going within 24 hours. Anyways this time I get no bubbling after 24 hours at all, or the next(this) morning. So I decided to pull it out of the fermentation freezer to let it warm up to 70 since my A/C is on all the...

After looking on BJCP and Designing Great Beers, I threw this together: 12 lbs Briess Brewers Malt 12 oz Black Barley 500L 12 oz Carafa III special(still on the fence on whether or not I want dehusked or normal. Maybe dehusked would be good to impart a dark chocolate flavor with the dry...

I haven't had a very long history of brewing(over a year), but I have used English ale yeast a few times. This first time was WLP002 with a starter in a porter last year. The beer turned out excessively fruity, but I still consumed the entire batch eventually. That was before I had a keezer...

So essentially everything went great as far as brew day. I nailed my mash and sparge temps within 1 degree(with ice help) and got great eff of 74%. Pulled off almost the exact amount of runnings I needed too. I brewed a Avery Ellies Brown clone I found online. Then the mistake: I rushed my...

So I just racked my Imperial IPA to secondary will dry hop when it clears up. But it smelled like a Barley wine, and tasted somewhat like one too (smelled like Blithering Idiot from Weyerbacher, almost positive). It wasnt sour though from what I could tell went from 1.085 to 1.020 in 5 days...

I had a fantastic night tonight, I think it went well. For those who are unaware, I have just started brewing about 3 weeks ago. Anyways, I designed a DIPA in beersmith I brewed tonight. (is an alteration from the original recipe since Amarillo is non existent right now!) BeerSmith Recipe...

My best friend's wedding is coming up in May, he is also a fan of really good beer. Decided to brew a batch of porter for the wedding. I found a clone recipe for Edmund Fitzgerald and tweaked it a bit. How does it look. I think I should be fine without a starter. I am making 5.5 gallons so I...

I made a simple recipe for an imperial IPA(going to have to wait for my fermeter to free up because I just brewed on wednesday) I am going for a small batch because of Mr Beer and I just want to get a few recipes out of the way before getting a bucket Batch Size: 2.13 gal Boil...

So far so good. My first batch ever(Mr Beer) is done. I boiled 2 HME Irish Stout cans with a bit of honey and added about 3 ounces of cocoa powder. I am super excited. 2 weeks of waiting, and then I have to wait 3 weeks for bottling haha. I hope it turns out good. I was really OCD about...

Hello there Recently I have gotten a real interest in brewing my own. I have been sitting on a Mr Beer kit for well over a year now, unused. Last week I finally decided it is time to break it in. I went to the local Homebrew Supply shop and bought a second HME can for the kit, with some...