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Hey guys! I'm looking for any kind of information you can give me on this beer. It's hard to find something online. Does the apple taste come from actual apple, or cider, or juice? I have no experience brewing with apple and so I'm looking for the most intense smell and taste of apples in this...

Hi guys! I brewed a couple months ago the cream of 3 crops from this forum using 2-row, corn and rice. I wanted to have it stronger so I used 8lbs of 2-row, 2.5 lbs of corn and 1lb of rice. The ABV got somewhere between 6.8-7% (FG: 1.010). I loved this beer and I am planning to make it again. I...

I only have 4 kegs right now and I still will bottle the specialty beers that I make and that I drink less often. I bought the dual washer and the *(#@)%*! thing broke in about 10 uses. What do you guys use to wash bottles easily and quickly. Most importantly, something that would not break as...

Hey all, I did a couple times the same recipe now and I would like to try something different with it. It's a medium to sweet stout. I bought a couple oz of oak chips and now I'm wondering what exactly should I do with them. How much should I put in a 1 gallon test batch? I must say the beer is...

I searched a bit and I couldn't find what I was looking for so there it is. After fermenting and put to secondary for a few more days, I keg the beer to 30 PSI for a day or so then lower to 8-10PSI until ready. I tried the same batch in bottles and in the keg and it seems the beer coming out of...

Hey all! I'm always looking forward to use new hops. I start with doing a basic pale ale with that one hop, then go from there. I'd like to try the zythos hop. To my understanding it is a high AA hop mostly used for bittering and it resembles to Citra or even sorachi with its lemony flavor...

I took a recipe here on the forum, changed it a bit to bring it to 5% and I wrote what I need to do in my notes on my computer, then this morning I looked at my recipe and added again on top of that grains because I forgot I modified it.. Basically Im on the way to get a 6.3% when it was...

How is this possible? I took a refractometer reading right after cooling and checking for the right volume (72F) It was at 1.036 while my OG was supposed to be around 1.45 with 74% efficiency (average I get). I started mixing the whole thing very hard. Took another one and same thing... I...

I read everywhere that starsan in beer wont alter the taste and is a no rinse sanitizer. What I do when I sanitize my fermentation bucket is just put about 1 liter of my solution (1oz with 5gal of water), I shake well enough and I empty the whole thing. My question is: is there a quantity of...

Hey guys I am looking into making my own Sweet Chocolate Stout (first one!) in a couple of days. I see a lot of these recipes using chocolate malt, roasted barley and 2-row. I was wondering if it would be a good idea to try a pale chocolate malt instead of the regular chocolate one, flaked...

Hey yall. I started brewing crap beer about 2 years ago and I now brew every week better beer everytime. I have all the basic equipment needed (mash tun, hot liquor tank, kettle, burner, heat sticks, fermenters, glass carboys, storage buckets, etc, etc). I love drinking beer in a bottle and I am...

I can't find an exact answer on this. I am looking to reproduce a recipe I found here. It calls for 3 pounds extra light DME and 3 pounds light wheat DME. To make it all grain, I was thinking of 7 lbs 2-row, 1lb carapils and 2 lbs wheat malt. Will it be close that way? Any suggestions?

Hey guys, what are the differences between a nitrogen tank and a co2 tank? Can I fill a co2 tank with nitrogen or the opposite? Also, are the regulators the same?

Hey guys, its my first try on attempting to wash yeast. First of all i want to say that my beer is not infected (still in secondary). All my tools were properly washed and sanitized. Well thats what I think! And I followed a guy on youtube step by step. It really looks weird with the small...

Hey guys, I have a propane burner, which is great for summer brewing. Thing is, I always have to brew in the winter inside the garage, leaving the door open, lots of wind, etc. Well, just some bad stuff. I am looking forward to buy an electric burner soon. I only have a 110V plug in my...

Hey everyone! First of all thanks for your help. I've used a couple times lactose during a boil doing Stouts. Every time, I would add 1lb or whatever quantity directly to the boil for the last 10 minutes. That is the way I do it. I was wondering if it is possible to add lactose: 1. During...

Looking for a mash tun using a false bottom no bazooka screen please. In a water cooler would be preferable. Living in Canada, Montreal These things cost a hell lot more than in the US!

I've been brewing for about a year now doing all-grain, partial mash and even extract sometimes. I really like mini mash because it is less trouble for a beer that I would bring to a get-together. This is what I did here. I brewed a mini-mash OG 1.048 monday night, pitched the yeast (did a...

It might be a stupid question: Is the amount of water important when you mash? I really dont think it is but just making sure of it. For the same recipe sometimes I put 2 gallons, sometimes 3. Does it make a difference?

I did 3 mini-mash kits about 2 weeks ago and all the OG were between 1.045 and 1.049 (estimated OG were 1.049 and 1.050). I am using the Nottingham yeast for all of them. I mashed at 154-152F for 1 hour. Refractometer is accurate and thermometer also (I checked). The 3 kits seems to be stuck...