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5 gallons of Saison just went into secondary after 4 weeks in primary. Even a week ago it was still bubbling away in primary. It's called the kitchen sink Saison because it began as a Petite Saison D'Ete kit from Northern. However, there was a pound of Amber DME that's been laying around for...

I've had this NB Saison kit sitting around for about a year and want to brew it. Here's the original kit recipe: - 3.15 lbs Pilsen malt syrup - 1 lb Pilsen dry malt extract - 1 lb Wheat dry malt extract - 0.5 lbs Belgian Cara 20 - 1 oz UK Kent Goldings (60 min) - 0.25 oz Styrian Goldings...

We have a bunch of conifers on our property and they're a;; sprouting wonderful new growth. I was wondering about using the tips for brewing an IPA. Has anyone tried it? If so how much? In the boil, or "dry hopped"? I just did a fresh squeezed IPA clone that I think would do well with some Doug...

I bottled a high gravity IPA 2 weeks ago. Just tried one and there is absolutely no carbonation The final gravity showed it to be about 9.5% ABV. I put it in secondary after 2 weeks, it didn't show any activity. I bottled it after 3 weeks in secondary using 3/4 cup of corn sugar. I've read...

I bought a case of 16 ounce swing tops at my local brew supply store. Being new, I rinsed them with hot water and then sanitized them with Star San on brew day. I bottled some in 12 ounce bottles and the majority in my new 16 ounce swing tops. The batch in the 12 ounce bottles are nicely...

Daughter gave me a True Brew Oktoberfest kit for my birthday. I would like to modify the recipe somewhat to get a higher gravity, finishing it off at about 5 to 6% ABV and add a bit more hop forward flavor and bitterness. Any suggestions?

Hello, my name is Alex, I'm here in Port Townsend, Washington. I used to brew long ago. Also dabbled in wine and mead and now doing cider. There's a great little pub here called the Pourhouse, their pour list is always changing and has some wonderful microbrews and even the occasional...