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I pitched the dregs from a Hottenroth bottle into a gallon batch and got a nicely tart Berliner Weiss that I bottled up in 3 weeks time. No other yeast was added. I then pitched the leftovers from that batch into this 5.5 gallon batch where after 2 weeks a significant Brett pellicle has...

Hi, I used BrauKaiser's tutorial for the at home water test (not as detailed as a Ward's test since I dont have sulfate info, etc) but it gave me a good starting point. My pale beers come out tasting the same, with a harshness. Tomorrow I am planning an Imperial Porter and would like to ask a...

Alright so I harvested the yeast from 5 bottles of Bell's Amber Ale and stepped it up about 3 times on a stir plate. I have read around about what possible strain this is, many saying its fruitier than 1056/US05 and probably Wyeast 1272/WLP051 (BYO lists these 2 for the Two Hearted clone). I...

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone had tried using some neutral high alpha acid bittering hops (like Warrior) in a Belgian to provide some bitterness without using up a ton of low alpha Saaz. I just brewed a batch of Jamil's Belgian Golden Strong and used .45 oz Czech Saaz (4%AA) for a gallon...

I haven't seen the answer on the forum and don't have beersmith (hopville doesnt have this option either) but have been using this formula for the past few days with really good success to convert recipes i want to make to my efficiency and process. Firstly, I found this formula for...