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I'm on round 2 of this one and the results are still very sweet. And the hop aroma/flavor is (surprisingly) just not there. Possibly drowned out by the sweetness. Interested in group feedback. 13 lbs 2 Row 01 lbs White Wheat 01 lbs Crystal 90 90 min: 1 oz. Warrior 15 min: 1 oz. Apollo...

Hey all. Went big on my mill and got the 328D. Picked up a 1 HP 1725 rpm motor off of ebay, and 1.5" and 10" sheaves to turn a v-belt. Planned on dropping 25 lbs of grain at a time into the hopper, but my test with ONE pound of grain was a disaster. The rollers jammed up almost instantly...

Third attempt at a Saison and while I like this latest one, the finish is still a bit too tart. Is it the flavoring hops? The yeast? Looking for suggestions on how to tone that down a tad. Here goes: 5.5 lbs Belgian Pilsner 3.5 lbs German Vienna 1 lb. Torrified Wheat -------- 60 min...

Looking for some thoughts on this one. Going for a British Style Ale. Brewed two weeks ago and just tried a sample. 8 lbs Maris Otter 2 lbs CaraStan 1 lb Flaked Oats 0.5lb Brown Malt 0.25 Chocolate Malt 1 oz EKG 2 @ 60 min 1 oz Northdown @ 20 1 oz Progress @ 10 1 oz Pilgrim @ 5 1 oz Fuggles...

I've had a couple of clogs recently using the orange carboy cap on my better bottle and whatever size tubing fits on the spout. Recently purchased the Big Blow PET closure to hopefully avoid this in the future. Wasn't sure what size tubing would fit into the opening, so I took a trip to...

Hey all. Trying my hand at hop growing this year, and I'll admit I'm getting impatient. Planted one Cascade and one Kent Goldings rhizome about two weeks ago. Cleared out a nice, sunny, southern-facing area against my house. Buried them horizontally, with (what I assume was) the sprouts...

Just did my 27th batch on Friday. I've made the usual noob mistakes over that time but I think I may have screwed the pooch on this one. Tried NB's Partersbier. Think I was more into the back story than what it might taste like. Full deets here...

Got a little aggressive with some hop preorders and now I'm sitting on a pound of Centennial, and 3/4 pound each of Amarillo and Citra. Looking for some recipe suggestions featuring some or all of these. Thanks!

Hey all. Anyone have a general rule of thumb re: how much hops will clog your spigot? I've got a 10 gallon Boilermaker, and I've also built hop sock. I typically don't use it (assuming I get better utilization) unless I've got a recipe that seems like it uses a lot of hops. Did an IPA last...

No more $7.99 flat rate shipping? Apparently Northern Brewer JUST dropped it - as in the last few days. I used to order 3-4 kits at a time (sans yeast) and still get it shipped for $7.99. Just put 2 kits in my cart and shipping would have been $21.00!! Any suggestions on who I should use now...

Hey all. Got an Octoberfest fermenting in my homemade chamber at 56 degrees. Johnson controller is set at 52. Can't seem to get the temperature down. Here's the setup: Got an old fridge and built a box around it with doors on the front - like most others have done. The inside of the...

Hey all. Taking my first pulls from the keg and really enjoying this one. The thing that's jumping out at me is a very smooth/velvety mouth feel. But I can't figure out what's contributing to it. Here's the grain bill. Any guesses? 4.25 lbs English Maris Otter 4.25 lbs Rahr 2-Row Pale...

Hey all. Recently tried bottling from a keg for the first time, and now my previously well carbonated brew is flat. Here's what I did: Used the low tech racking cane attached to a picnic tap method, with a rubber stopper to control the flow into the bottle and let the air purge. I dialed...

Hey everyone. Interested in how you Brew in a Bag -ers measure your mash temps. I have a 10 gal Boilermaker but don't have the Brewmometer installed. That thing was WAY off (what a piece of %^%*&%) and even if it worked I was concerned it would snag (or put a hole in) the bag I've tried...

Hey all. Got my starter together last night, so it's been churning for about 12 hours now. Looks a little different than my usual starters though - almost like the yeast is not mixing with the wort. I'm used to a milky white-ish liquid after 24 hours. Any thoughts? There are 2 packs of...

Opened my keezer today and noticed a good 1/4" to 1/2" puddle on the bottom. Not good. Had some soggy 12 packs sitting down there. Here's what it looked like when I took everything out: It smelled a little like beer, but also had this really strong, almost fruit punch-like aroma. Is...

Hey all. Excited to be making the move to all grain, and decided to keep things simple for my first few tries. So Brew In A Bag seemed like the way to go for me. Brewed Northern Brewer's Cream Ale: - 7 lbs. Rahr 2-Row Pale - 0.75 lbs. Gambrinus Honey Malt - 0.25 lbs. Belgian Biscuit...

Getting ready to fill my first keg so I'm starting deconstruction, cleaning and replacement of the O-rings. This keg has a 12 point gas post. Is it normal for the gas tube to be attached to this kind of post? I've been reading up on cleaning kegs and have seen recommendations that you take...

Anyone use the Carboy Cap Thermowell in their wort? THERMOWELL FOR GLASS CARBOYS @ Williams Brewing Picked this up a few weeks ago and tried it on my latest batch (Douple IPA) in a glass carboy. Only problem was, as much as I kept trying to seat in in the carboy it would keep popping out...

Prepping to brew the NB Spiced Winter Ale. Made my first starter last night with the Wyeast Scottish Ale 1728. Interesting to see the different prep methods out there. Some mix the DME and water and then boil. Some boil the water then add the DME. I tried the latter, which sucked because...