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I just kegged a standard Witbier and decided to brew up a new batch to pour on the yeast cake (Wyeast - Forbidden Fruit). The standard Wit was about 50% Belgian Pilsner and 50% Flaked Wheat (with 1 lb of Flaked Oats and a small amount of Acid Malt). I used Hallertauer hops. I only had 1.5...

Has anyone tried this? I was thinking that the Citra might add a nice citrusy aroma. Also, has anyone had any good experiences dry hopping with lemon zest? I'm trying to do a clone of Blanche De Bruxelles and I can't quite seem to get the "lemony" finish that differentiates it from other...

Moved this to a more appropriate area of forum I'm a huge coffee drinker and always in search of the perfect cup. RO water makes terrible coffee and my tap water is not an option. I want to build my water just like I do for beer brewing. This is the best information I could find on a...

After racking my Belgian Wit to the keg, I swirled the remaining contents of the fermenter and dumped the yeast, trub, etc. into a sanitized 1000Ml flask, covered it and threw it in the refrigerator. I had forgotten about pouring in the sanitized water first per the Yeast Washing Illustration...

I'm ready to take advantage of the cost savings associated with buying hops in bulk. I don't brew in heavy volume, so I wanted to narrow the purchase down to three varieties that I can use most often. My favorite beers are IPA's, Hefeweizens, and other pale style ales, so I was thinking that I...

I have a batch in the Fermenter that was started on 7/20/09. Due to impatience, I decided to draw a sample with my wine thief to see how it was tasting (not too bad by the way). It's been a few days and now I'm worried that I've oxidized the batch and should bottle immediately. Is it...

The Bruery in Placentia, CA just opened a home brew supply shop called Bruery Provisions. I wandered in there before doing a tasting and the place rocks! It is very well stocked and the prices were very reasonable (I will be trying their IPA extract kit was about $32). I inquired about their...

I have a Munich Helles that is almost done fermenting and ready to be lagered. I don't have an extra carboy, so I'm not sure which of these two options will work better: #1 Leave it in the primary for lagering #2 Rack it to a sanitized bottling bucket, clean & sanitize the carboy, and then...

Just had to share my blunder to possibly help others from encountering the same situation. I was ready to bottle my Cal Common last night and thought I was way ahead of the game. I had sanitized my bottles the night before and covered them in a sanitized bin. I boiled up the priming sugar and...

Just an FYI Ganahl Lumber in Southern California is having a sale on 5 gallon Gatorade water coolers for $10 (until 8/10/09). That is pretty cheap from what I've seen. Could be useful for brewing in some capacity. Stay thirsty my friends!:mug:

I've been fermenting my Cal Common at 58 degrees for about 2.5 weeks in primary and I'm almost at the target FG (It's at 1.018 and the target is 1.012. I'm not going to transfer to secondary on this one.). One other thing to mention is that I pitched the yeast around 72-75 degrees. Is it...

I just boiled up my second brew (Cal Common) and had a question about aeration. I have a brewpot with a ball valve on the bottom, so transferring cooled wort to the carboy consists of attaching a hose to the barbed fitting and running it through a funnel with a fine mesh screen built in. This...

I have bought my extract kits from Midwest Supplies, but was disappointed to see that they don't have a Munich Helles style kit. Can anyone recommend a kit or easy to build recipe for a beer along the lines of Hacker Pschorr Munich Gold or Bischofsof Original 1649? Thanks!

For my first brew after a long awaited return to the hobby, I chose the Hanks Hefeweizen from Midwest, with the Wyeast Weihenstephan 3068. I popped open a test bottle after only one week of carbing and it is PERFECT. I wanted a bavarian style hef ala Weihenstephaner Hefe Weiss, and I couldn't be...