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I'm taking a wait and see approach to the NB/MW acquisition. I never bought anything from them anyway, so it wouldn't be a big loss to them if I didn't shop there. I do, however, have a problem with a company running a commercial that ridicules fans of craft beer (and I think most if not all...

I make a Vienna/Cascade SMaSH that never lasts long. Even my wife likes it and she doesn't like hoppy beers! Vienna malt is one of my favorites right along with Maris.

"Clean" and "sanitary" are not the same thing. Start simple and go from there; +1 on the SMaSH Ale post. Also, get to know your beer all along the process by smelling & tasting. Check the propane bottle BEFORE brewday.

Being a former Oregonian, it's probably a combination of this last summer, which was murder on any sort of crop grown in the PNW, and the increased demand from craft brewers & home brewers, which will likely cause some pain for all of us. Hopefully there's a bumper crop next year.

FWIW, my guess is your yeast is fine. I made a starter using Cal Ale V that hit around 90 overnight on the stir plate. It had no krausen or other signs of life. I went to the LHBS to get a new vial, thinking I'd killed it. The guy said you have to get them over 110 to actually kill them. I...

Oh, no real reason I guess. I just started using their empty grain bags because they were there and handy. Good idea though, I might have to borrow it! :rockin:

Another confession... I recently bought a false bottom for my 10 gallon Igloo mashtun to replace a torpedo screen. Got it all plumbed in nice & pretty with the new stainless ball-valve & silicone tubing, then took a small piece of the leftover silicone tubing and made a pickup tube for it. (I...

IIRC, WLP001 tops out at 73F. I'm no expert, but I wouldn't be surprised if there were a few fusels produced. How long was it at 77? You might get lucky with this one if it wasn't there very long. Edit: Gameface beat me to it with a much better explanation. Didn't refresh the page first.

From the "Oh, Crap!" department... When buying grains for a batch, I generally use a leftover 55lb grain sack from the LHBS instead of the plastic garbage bags they have- I just don't trust a garbage bag to hold up with 12 - 15 lbs of grain and not break. One day on my way to the brew...

Funnier.Than.Hell.

I love this concept! I've seen dozens of recipes online that seem to be "a pinch of this and a dash of that" and I hate spending all my time at the LHBS measuring a dozen different malts. I listened to a podcast on The Brewing Network a while back (not to pimp another brewing site) which stated...

I was introduced to homebrewing in 2013 by a friend who had shoulder surgery and needed help lifting kettles, stirring, etc. It seemed like a good excuse to hang out, drink some beer and have fun. It still is, but that's beside the story! About a month later, I bought a Bayou Classic burner, 8...

I've always brewed outside in the garage, mainly 'cause it's the only place with enough room to store my brew stuff and our kitchen is too small. The only drawbacks are that with three kids I often spend the evening before brew day cleaning the garage up so I even have room to brew. That and...

First of all, Happy Thanksgiving to all! Thank you Brad for creating Beersmith, I bought a license for it a year ago and have enjoyed it ever since. I tried all the free programs out there and none offered the features and ease of use that Beersmith has. It marked another milestone in my brewing...

Forgot to add I used WLP001 for these at ~66F.

I did my first SMaSH earlier this year, I got the idea & recipe from Eric Shepard's blog, just tweaked a little. 10.5 lbs MO & Cascade, 1 Oz first wort, 1.25 Oz @ 7 & 1.75 Oz @ 1 min. I did another with Centennial but I think I prefer Cascade. It's been called "one-dimensional" but I prefer...

I had a problem with low mash efficiency this weekend with Yooper's Rogue Dead Guy recipe. I came in .013 below the calculated OG in Beersmith :( and I'm pretty sure it's the crush from the mill at the LHBS- either they "readjusted" it or somebody was turning knobs they weren't supposed to...

I brewed this today and missed my OG, 1.056 per refractometer as opposed to the 1.069 in the recipe. Preboil was a little low too. The crush looked a little larger than what I'm used to seeing from my LHBS so someone may have fiddled with the mill. I wasn't going to double-mill it as the last...

After brewing wheat beers & smash ales all summer, I think this will be my first brew of the Fall season! Dead Guy is a great ale, and if this recipe is as good as I've been reading (I've got no reason to believe it isn't), it should be a winner! If I don't screw it up, that is! ;)