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Does it matter that I dumped all the malt dextrin in at the beginning of the boil? Thanks

Hello ladies and gents! I brewed a mini mash coffee stout the other day, and have a question. I have done stouts before that came out a little watery for me, so I was going to use maltodextrin to help that out. I added all my LME and DME at the beginning of the boil as instructed. The...

Hey folks, I am preparring to do my first all grain. I've been doing extract brewing for awhile and am finally making the jump. I guess my question is this. I am thinking about buying a basic Irish Red Kit from Northern Brewing. I want to dry hop it with some cascade or citra. What are...

Lets keep our minds out of the gutter people. I am wanting to try and do a unique batch of homebrew but I want to use some kind of wood/lumber. I know spanish cedar can be use or oak, but has anyone used wood in the homebrew and had some good/unique flavors. Thanks!

Hey crew, I brewed up an Red Rye IPA and dry hopped in a seocndary for 5 days. Day 3 of dry hopping no Pellicle, then it showed up on day 5. I primed and bottle the beer not really knowing what to do. I am pretty sure I had to much head space in my secondary carboy. I have no pics, so I know...

I am getting ready to brew up a batch of Fultons Libertine Imperial Red Ale from Midwest. The directions say bottle condition 6-8 weeks and the box says 6 months. Anyone brew this kit. I am wanting to do a big red ale but it has to be ready by October 1. I am open to suggestions on a beer...

I've got a family brew contest coming up in Oct. I want to do something different but good. I was thinking cedar ipa or using some bourbon. Anyone have any good "out there" brews that would be good. I like to get crazy so any suggestions would be great.

This is an extract kit elf rom Austin homebrew. It's the AHS Anniversary IPA. I think I'm going to use 2.5 lbs of mangos from the frozen food section and add the. When I dry hop for 4 days. It takes 1lbs crystal 75L malt 7lbs of extra pale extract 1lb of extra light DME 1oz summit...

Will it condition out if I've already bottled?

I brewe a pilsner lager partial mash kit. I lagered it at 37 degrees for 4 weeks. I opened a bottle one week after I bottled to see if there was any carbo. Carbonation was great but it has a champagne smell and taste. Sometimes I think it's green apples mixed with champagne. I have read about...

This is a five gallon batch and am trying to do something new. I thought this sounded like it had a good ring. I am getting bored wit the traditional kits, I need to expand my brewing taste buds.

The recipe calls for no aroma hops

I am planning on chunking up about 3 lbs of fresh mangos and add them to the secondary when I dry hop.

I'm getting ready to start my mango IPA and have a question for all the hop heads in the house. My bittering hops are 1 oz of summit and my flavor are 1 oz of zythos with no aroma hops. I'm gonna dry hop this one with 1 oz of citra and 1 oz of cascade with 2.5 lbs of mangos. How does my hop line...

So I brewed up my first lager. A european pilsner lager. Threw in the WLP800 liquid yeast and stored at room temp until first signs of fermentation. Then I moved to a room that was 55 degrees. We had a heat wave in Kansas in January and the room temp went up to 59. The beer was bubbling like...

That seems simple enough. I love doing all grain. I gonna give this recipe a try. I've been a little fun shy about venturing away from the kits, but now is as good of a time as any.

I've got a fridge to use. I like the idea of a pilsner. I may try a kit for the first one. Any suggestions on a good kit lager?

I am getting ready to try my first lager. Any suggestions on a really good lager Icahn impress my friends and family with? I like the clean tasting lagers, but need one that's got something extra to it. I saw a dry hopped lager. Anyone ever done a dry hoped lager?

I am racking my American Wheat onto 4lbs of cukes tonight. I was thinking about letting it sit for 4 days. Do any of you think I may need to let it sit longer?

What would be a good kit beer to try and add cukes too? Also, when would you want to add your honey for the recipe posted on the first thread?