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I have been brewing all grain for some time, but recently I have noticed that my beer is lacking body. The flavor is good, but the overall mouthfeel and body are light and lackluster. I have brewed a red ale and also a porter and both are the same. Great taste, no body. What am I doing wrong here?

So up until recently I have been bottling all my brews. With my last one, I have just started kegging. Currently I have a nice stout I am about to rack onto some sour cherries. Normally after bottling, I would leave that in the bottles for a good 3-4 months for the flavors to develop. Do I...

Over the Summer i bought 10 pounds of sour cherries, pitted them, and froze them for use in a beer. I had intended to do a cherry stout. Although I have been an all grain brewer for years, I am just now getting into designing my own beers, rather than using someone else's recipe. What I am...

Let's say life just got away from me.. and now I have had a double hopped IPA sitting in the secondary for darned near 3 months. How long can it sit there before it is swill? Should I still bottle it? :confused:

I am about to try something that I have not before... namely add a tincture of spices to my secondary fermenter. Rather than brew them in the mash or boil, I have added all the spices to a cup of bourbon and have let them steep for a few days. I intend to strain out all the solids and add them...

My light ale has been fermenting for exactly one week today. I decided to go and check the gravity today to see if it was time to move it to a secondary. When I opened the lid, there is a whole whole lot of sudsy stuff on top of the liquid... which I have certainly seen before. However... when...