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Next week I plan to try my first "hopbursted" IPA next week and I can't wait. I would welcome advice on hop schdeule and general recipie advice. I am going for that tropical citrusy hop aroma/flavor bomb without enough IBUs to make my family cry. I still have some experimental "lemon drop" hops...

I am ready to bottle my first belgian strong ale and I have another fermenting away. Do I have to use belgian style bottles with corks and a cage for carbonation purposes or is that just tradition? Will normal beer bottles or the swing tops work okay without the possiblity of bottle bombs? The...

I just brewed my second belgian strong ale yesterday from Beer Captured. It called for 8.25 pounds of extra light LME and 12 oz of Belgian Candi sugar. Rather than wasting the left over extract and sugars we tossed them in to raise the abv a little more. My dad wanted to add some toasted oats...

I just brewed my second belgian strong ale yesterday from Beer Captured. It called for 8.25 pounds of extra light LME and 12 oz of Belgian Candi sugar. Rather than wasting the left over extract and sugars we tossed them in to raise the abv a little more. My dad wanted to add some toasted oats...

I was reading about Whitelabs super high gravity 099. My first question is how drinkable a 20%+ beer might be and how I can improve this recipie for the best taste? Has anyone used this strain before? Beowulf Barleywine OG 1.205 FG 1.041 ABV 21.5% SRM 24 IBU 27 12 lbs Marris Otter DME 12 lbs...

Has anuone ever thought about or attempeted to dry "hop" with the hops aromatic cousin (especcially those living in colorado or washington)? I think there are a lot of great flavors and aromas similiar to hops but different enough any hop head would sit up and take notice. If you don't know...

I stared my first Belgain beer about four weeks ago using 1388 wyeast, using a batch we started a couple of days before brewing. It started out fermentation strong and then started and stop fermenting like I heard it would. It started out about 18.5 brix. I have taken three other readings since...

I stared my first Belgain beer about four weeks ago using 1388 wyeast, using a batch we started a couple of days before brewing. It started out fermentation strong and then started and stop fermenting like I heard it would. It started out about 18.5 brix. I have taken three other readings since...