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Thanks for the suggestions. The British bitter sounds like a good idea, it's a style I've been thinking about trying.

Does anyone have a good extract or BIAB light beer recipe? I'm considering going on a low carb diet and I'd like to have something I can still drink when I want a beer without cheating.

Their free shipping isn't all it's cracked up to be, their prices are so much higher that even with $7.99 shipping 3 pounds of grain, a pack of yeast and a pack of 6 pack holders was $.50 cheaper from Northern Brewer. Not a big difference but it was only 3 items, I'm guessing it would really add...

What's a good inexpensive way to filter small batches mead and cyser? I have a gallon of each going right now that I've already run through a fine mesh strainer twice and there's still a lot of sediment in the cyser. Posted this in bottling because I'd likely do the filtering right before I...

I used Brewer's Friend's pitch rate calculator and the lagering schedule I found on Homebrew Talk and my first lager turned out great. https://www.brewersfriend.com/yeast-pitch-rate-and-starter-calculator/ https://www.homebrewtalk.com/lagering-101-need-know-making-lagers.html Because it was my...

I used Wyeast 4184 Sweet Mead yeast, Wyeast says it likes 60-75 F and I started it before it got so cold so it was closer to 70 when I started. It being so cold right now just got me wondering if it would make much of a difference since I've almost always kept meads around 70.

Is there any advantage or disadvantage to fermenting mead and cyser at lower temps? I was planning to ferment at 68-70 F but it's been so cold it's been hard to even get them to 68. The basement is so cold right now the heater runs more than the refrigerator to keep my beer fridge at 48.

I don't make a lot of beers that call for US05 but it's my go to back up. Used a pack of it last week for a mead that never got started, just dumped the pack in and in a few hours it was bubbling away.

I plan beers I'm making for holidays and birthdays but that's it. Beyond that I'm always looking at recipes and kits for things I might want to make.

Been drinking this for about a week now and it turned out awesome, never expected my first lager to turn out this good. Thanks for the tips, doubt is would have turned out so good if I followed the kit's directions.

After some suggestions I was given for my first lager I've started making a starter for every batch, even when using dry yeast, using this calculator to figure out how big it needs to be. https://www.brewersfriend.com/yeast-pitch-rate-and-starter-calculator/ Sometimes it would take a few days to...

Normally I'd agree with you but I decided not to take any chances. Because I started with a starter it started bubbling away within a few hours instead of a day or 2 and a pound of dme is cheaper than 2 extra packs of yeast.

Because of using mostly dry yeasts I haven't made too many starters. How many days ahead should I make it if I need a 3 liter starter and don't have a stir plate?

I have a question about the yeast, got the dry yeast, s23, because of ordering it during the summer, and it calls for just dumping it in the wort without rehydrating it. Is that a good idea or should I rehydrate it first like I normally do?

I don't want to rush any part of this. The directions for the kit only calls for 6-8 weeks from kettle to ready to drink, I'm planning to do 12 weeks including 3 weeks to bottle condition. The lagering schedule I'm planning to use includes a couple days to gradually change the temp at each...

Anyone have any tips for my first lager, waiting for a European Pilsner kit I ordered from Midwest. I have a refrigerator and temp controller for lagering and this will be my first batch that I'm doing in glass. I'm planning to use the lagering schedule that was posted on Home Brew Talk last...

Awesome timing for this, next thing I'm planing to brew is my first lager. THanks

Mead recipes look good but the beer recipes are what caught my attention. I've been thinking about upgrading from all extract to BIAB and the Braggot and Belgian Quintupel look really good.

Basic Brewing's YouTube is where I got the idea to ask this question. I have a gallon going with S-04 right now.

Thinking about trying a Sorghum Orange Mead I saw posted on Basic Brewing's YouTube channel next. It's made with S-04 and I think they only started it a month before they tried it for the video. Not sure I'd only give it a month, I think a month each for primary, secondary and in the bottle at...