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Is anyone else annoyed when they read "poured a ________ finger head" on Ratebeer/BeerAdvocate/whatever? I don't understand the basis of this descriptor....It changes based on how the beer is poured....am I the only one?!

My plan was to design a Candied Pecan Winter Warmer for a cook-off in Feb. I decided to go with a base recipe similar to a Double English Brown. Any thoughts or recommendations? Experiences? Batch size: 5 gal Est. Efficiency: 65% OG 1.074 FG 1.018 IBU 28 ABV 7.3% Maris Otter Pale...

My plan was to design a Candied Pecan Winter Warmer for a cook-off in Feb. I decided to go with a base recipe similar to a Double English Brown. Any thoughts or recommendations? Experiences? Batch size: 5 gal Est. Efficiency: 65% OG 1.074 FG 1.018 IBU 28 ABV 7.3%...

I plan to start making sours soon and have been gathering research on the subject. I'd like to reuse some oak cubes that will go into my sours to save some money versus buying new bugs every batch. My questions are 1) Will the beers be negatively affected by doing this? 2) What is the best...

I racked an batch of apfelwein onto 5 lbs of blackberries yesterday morning 9/8/13. Tonight I went to check on it and found this... The last time I added fruit to a cider it was just 3 gallon + 3lb fruit in a 6 gal carboy. This time I did a full size batch. My question I feel is obvious...

Been brewing beer for a while now and I'm starting to play with ciders just using store-bought AJ. I'm currently doing a double batch of EdWort apfelwein and want to use fruit/fruit juice in one carboy. I know I should use whatever fruit I like, but I'd like to get some opinions from others...

Was looking for some feedback on my hop schedule for a West Coast-Style IPA I've been working on. Use Time OZ Hop Variety AA » IBU boil 60 min 0.650 Magnum ~ pellet 14 » 29.0 boil 10 min 2 Amarillo ~ pellet 9.3 » 21.5 boil 5 min 1 Cascade ~ pellet 5.5 » 3.5 boil 5 min 1...

Howdy! New to the forums, so I apologize if this has been answered already. I'm brewing up a Bourbon Barrel Porter and plan to add 375mL of bourbon to racked porter just before bottling. My question is: How would I go about adjusting readings to correctly calculate my final ABV? I haven't tried...