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So, I was going to just let this ride because I'm sure it's fine, but my natural anxiety got the better of me, so here I am. I made a 2L starter, California ale WLP001, last night and it turned into a volcano. Looks like this is pretty common so I just let it ride. But I was losing so much down...

Hello all. I'm making a Anchor Porter clone this weekend with a recipe from Brew Your Own which is as follows: 11 lbs 14 oz 2 Row 1.5 lbs 40 L 12 oz Black Malt 12 oz Chocolate 6.7 AAU Northern Brewer 0.7 oz @ 60 3.4 AAU Northern Brewer 0.35 oz @ 30 Now, my problem arises from the...

Hello all. I've been using Brewer's Friend to build my first few all grain recipes, but for the first time I plugged in a recipe from Brew Your Own and found that the numbers don't match up, and I'm wondering what I'm missing. I'm planning on doing the Anchor Steam Porter Clone recipe with the...

Hello all. I going to brew an American IPA this weekend and had a question about my grain bill. I want it to be a fairly simple, dry-ish easy drinking summer IPA with a nice citrus flavor and touch of malt sweetness in the background. I'm thinking about using about 12 lbs of MO, with 1 lb of...

So I haven't brewed in over a year and today is yeast starter day for the ESB I'm making. If today is indicative of brew day though I'm in for a rough one. Lost half a liter to a boil over and had to hammer my long since used DME back into powder and ended up with an OG in the 1.06 range. And...

Hello all. I'm planning my first all-grain (BIAB) and want to start with a SMaSH ESB. Obviously, the recipe is pretty straight forward. But I still want it to fit the style in more than just name and I was wondering if there were any tips on adding an ESB character to the brew without adding...

Hello everyone. It's been awhile. I haven't brewed since my son was born almost a year ago, and now that I'm deployed it will be even longer. Needless to say, I've had a lot of time to think about what I want to do when I get home in a few months. I wanted to run it by you guys because I've had...

I've had a disturbing trend start with my beers. The past three batches I've had (IPA, Scottish, and another IPA) have all come out great- a 'best batch yet' taste for me- and then quickly gone south. Like I'll have a few one night, and the next night it nose-dives. I made a similar thread...

I want to start doing AG via BIAB, but I only have a 20 qt kettle so to do full volume mash I have to do 2.5 gallon batches, which is fine since I'm usually the only one that drinks it and I don't think my stove could handle more if it wanted to. I can find how to do BIAB, so I don't need to...

Hey all. A little late on the 'intro' but I would love to hear from some brewers out here. I've lived in Everett for about two years, moved up here for the Navy. Been brewing for about a year but haven't had anyone to sample my brews and would love to have experienced feedback, besides just...

I made a Ferocious IPA kit last month and when I initially tasted it, a few days in the bottle, it was pretty great. It could have been a bit more balanced, so I set 12 or so aside to see if the hop flavor would blend a bit more. Last night, after it had been sitting another week and a half or...

So I've convinced the wife to let me get a new piece of brewing equipment, so I've decided to start doing starters. I get the process, my question is on the math. The pitch rate calculator changes the necessary cell count based on OG (obviously) so is there a rule of thumb that says a 1L starter...

Evenin'. I've been wanting to get a better understanding of malt profiles and the flavor they give, so I can pick up a given brew and be able to discern the different flavor profiles it contains. As well as have a solid foundation of recipe fundamentals when I switch to all grain eventually...

Hey- I'm about to brew and had a quick question. I've been doing late additions when I add my extract, but I've been ordering from Midwest so I've been using LME. This kit from my LHBS uses DME with the bittering hops included, and I have no idea how that will affect hop utilization/flavor if I...

Hello, just bottled my first attempt at an IPA, the Ferocious IPA Midwest extract kit, and was wondering if anyone else had made this recently. I ask because I set a sample aside, chilled it, and it tastes way sweeter than I imagined it would after all that 'hop overload' type advertising. Never...

Ugh. So I didn't want to add another fermentation temp thread, but I wanted to hear from those of you who use the fermentation cooler from Cool Brewing for a few tips. I'm fairly new still, and have read a million and one threads about the importance of temp control, setups, variations based on...

Hello. Quick question; when I get back from vacation I'm brewing a Ferocious IPA kit from Midwest, which came with one package of liquid yeast. From what I've read that may not be enough, especially since I need to get some basics for making a yeast starter. Tried to find what the OG was...

Hi folks. So, I'm about seven batches into my brewing career, all standard kits with extract and steeping grains from Midwest or my LHBS, and before I do my next one I wanted to slow down, cast a critical eye, and do some research for some issues I've noticed in my brews. Overall, they've turned...

So I have almost 100 beers conditioning and I've noticed an unfortunate trend. All my batches appear to have gone slightly flat and have no head; I made a post on the subject (not trying to double post) but my question has evolved to: is there anything that can be done about it now or am I stuck...

Hello. This is the first question I've had I haven't readily found an answer to here; I'm on my seventh batch of beer currently and they have all come out well, however I've noticed that my last three or so (I'm rotating drinking them) have seemed like they're losing carbonation as they sit in...