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I used to brew a while back and I got discouraged making some really bad quality brews. I went way overboard in trying to go way to fast and skip to the end of the brew process. I did maybe two extracts and then jumped to all grain. My first few all grain brews turned out fantastic and then the...

Like a proud papa I am growing my first SCOBY. I am looking for something to replace soda as I drink way to much of the stuff. Hopefully this will help me kick the habit. Had to drive about a half an hour away to find a bottle of kombucha. They didn't have any unflavored so I bought a green...

Hey HB community I'm looking for a mid level abv (maybe around 5%). A good summer ale with lots of citrus flavor. I've looked around the site but I'm not good enough to realize a knockout recipe unless I brew it. Just looking for some suggestions guys and gals.

Hey all I saw two leagues on here already but they are full to my knowledge. I'm thinking about starting another league, seems like a great idea to play fake football for beer prizes. So I don't have league created yet so this is just to see the interest garnered. 20 teams either on espn or nfl...

Hey all I started homebrewing last year and it seems the more I learn about brewing and beer the more I want to know. The problem I'm having is with so much info out there and all kinds of things to try. I'm like a kid in a candy store and don't know where to go next. I've read Palmer's How...

Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: S - 23 Yeast Starter: Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: Pitch 2 Packs or make a starter Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 Original Gravity: 1.051 Final Gravity: 1.011 IBU: 40.2 Boiling Time (Minutes): 90 Color: 3 SRM Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 2...

I'm trying to build a recipe for an apple fruit beer. My goal is to create a beer that you can have 6-8 before you start getting tired of the flavor. I'm thinking an apple pie flavor. My current recipe 5.5 gallons 5.5 lbs. Pale 2 row 5.5 lbs. Wheat malt 1.5 lbs. Honey Malt (Beersmith...

If this post is somewhere else please direct me to it, otherwise I was wondering how long to do a diacetyl rest for an American pilsner OG 1.050. Its at 1.017 now and I still have a bit of krausen. Do I rest it until the FG is met and then lager or is there a set time to rest depending on the...

I am doing my first all grain batch today and I wasn't sure what my boil off rate was going to be. I wanted to stop the boil at 5.5 gallons so I started with 8 gallons of wort and measured my first half hour of boil to determine when I should add my first hop additions. Will there be any...

I just had a thought today, would it be possible to up your efficiency by using a hybrid sparge method using both batch and fly sparging? Basically I was thinking for an hour long mash, to let the mash sit for 30 min or an hour and fly sparge half or a little more of your preboil volume. Then...

Ok so I made a starter of some US-05 yeasties that I washed off a previous batch. I want to use it for edwort's apfelwein but I was concerned about the higher alcohol level so I made about a 2.5 quart starter. The starter was around 1.050 at the start and I just shook it for aeration. But like a...

Hey all, I have been extract brewing for a while and I am looking to make the jump into all grain in a few months. While I understand all grain is cheaper I am looking for a cheap extract brew because of the time I have available, and leave the better brews for all grain. Bottom line I'm...

Intro: Well I've been on this site for a while and I'm trying to get more active in the forums but find that I don't have much to write about. I'm a newish brewer and am not overflowing with advice and I tend to take advice I see and try it so I don't have too many questions. So this thread is...

Hey all, I've been lurking around this sight for almost a year now and have found it worth my while to be on here as much as I can, and been learning more every time I look on here. Only three batches down but steadily progressing to all grain, 1st extract, 2nd extract plus steep, 3rd partial...

Well I'll start off by saying this will be my first brew, but I have been doing my research. Basically an astronomer rather than an astronaut at this point. I have a recipe in my head that's really rough around the edges, but here is the general idea. I'll try and keep it as organized as...