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Stuck fermentation: Hey all, I brewed a galaxy SMASH pale ale on 04/07/19 and think I might have a stuck fermentation. Some basic facts for context: 11 lbs of 2row, 7.5 Gallons of water, BIAB, mashed at 165 deg F for about 90 mins. 60 min boil used only galaxy hops and after cooling I wound up...

Hey I just got back into brewing after taking a couple of years off but I don’t remember this happening. I brewed two batches; one was a cream ale with sugar cookies and the other was the Lawson’s double sunshine. I really enjoyed both beers...at bottling. After carbing up for two weeks I put...

I was trying to think of a new pale ale to brew (i'd be brewing with malt extracts) for the upcoming summer and remembered that a few months ago I made limoncello from lemons I picked fresh from a lemon tree on my cousin's property in AZ. After steeping the lemon peel in everclear for 1 month, I...

I know its been asked here before, and I know it was released like 5 years ago, in Scotland, but I recently got the urge to find a bottle. I assume I will have to order online, and I found a couple European sites that seem to offer it, but many don't ship to the US. I live on Long Island, any...

Hey all, I brewed an extract octoberfest OG 1.052 on 9/25 and fermented it at a steady 53 deg f until today 10/20. It took a week or so to get fermentation going but the second week was very active, the. Died back down the third week. Being almost positive fermentation stopped I took a gravity...

I've noticed that most sweet of the sweet beers out there are usually higher abv stouts and porters, aka milk stouts cream stouts, southern tiers crem brûlée, etc. has anyone ever considered brewing a lighter dessert style beer like say a "snicker doodle" beer that's maybe an American style pale...

I've read a number of recipes that call for siphoning wort from the brew kettle into the fermenter. Is this because the auto siphons leave a good amount of sediment at the bottom? If so can this be achieved by just using a strainer? I have brewed about 6 batches of beer so far, all of them...

Hey all, new to the forum here and to brewing in general. I currently extract brew and have about 6 various batches under my belt, I do some kits some independent recipes and am also set up for lagering. I wanted to try my hand at a bock and bought the "True Brew" bock kit: An American style...