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Truth is, I'm not asking because I'm going to try it, I already did it with five bottles of a simple pale ale (extract + steeping grains) that I bottled about 3 weeks ago. I added 1 homegrown cascade hop cone to 5 bottles out of a half batch. It's fantastic, by the way. I'm just wondering how...

Hey all, just wondering if anyone has ever used the Austin Hombrew Supply "add pack"--DME, dextrose, maltodextrin with a canned (pre-hopped) kit versus just adding 2 lbs. of dme. If someone has used both (with the same beer), which turned out better? I may have to do test batches with...

I am a few weeks away from brewing my first all grain batch, which is to be the english mild from Brewing Classic Styles. I ordered my ingredients from Brewmasters warehouse (already received), but I made a mistake in the recipe. Instead of 2 oz. black patent, I ordered 2 oz. briess black...

I have converted a 5 gal round igloo to use as an MLT. I wanted to do Jamil's mild recipe (Through a Mild Darkly from Brewing Classic Styles) for my first AG batch. The reciped calls for british pale malt (I was going to use crisp), however I've seen the recipe on Brewmaster's warehouse using...

Hey all, as the subject says, I am looking for some input on my next brew. Because I actually don't drink a lot, I am looking for something that, 1)would be decent fairly quickly, say approximately 3-6 weeks of bottle conditioning, and, 2)would also stand some aging / cellaring, say 6 months to...

Long story short. I've been brewing and posting here for about 3 years now. Wife purchased a brewing class for me for X-Mas. Didn't want to hurt her feelings, so did the class and brought her with. We brewed a kolsch using a pre-hopped LME (german pils), a can of light, unhopped LME...

I want to do a yeast experiment by splitting a 5 gal batch and fermenting 1/2 with dried yeast (not rehydrated) and the other 1/2 batch with same quantity of dried yeast, rehydrated. I'm looking for a simple base beer, nothing extreme, however in the end it would be nice to have something that...

Has anyone tried this product (see link below)? They are fairly new--I'm considering purchasing 2 to try them out. I wish they were a little less expensive, but if they hold up over time I think they would be a good investment. http://www.cwcrate.com/

If brewmaster's warehouse has biscuit malt, I can't find it. Is there something I could substitute, or should I just get that somewhere else? Would toasting some 2-row in the oven work out as a substitute?

Okay, I searched for a while and couldn't find it. I have limited time here since I'm working, or should be anyway. Could someone put up a link from our fine forum here for a decent CDA / Black IPA recipe or 2. I want to do a partial mash, but an AG recipe is fine; I'll convert it...

I put together a brass bulkhead fitting exactly as described by JP on p. 291 "How To Brew" (3rd ed.) I'm a little concerned about the 1/2" nylon hose barb inside the MLT. I know it's JP's design and all, but still, slightly concerned. Is the nylon hose barb ok for the inside of the MLT, or...

Quick question (still at work), a black berry witbier would be BJCP catagorized under fruit beer (#20) and not belgian specialty (16e)? I'm thinking fruit beer but just want to be sure before I complete my entry forms. Thanks,

I picked up a 5 gal round igloo cooler this summer for $14 from wal-mart, thinking I might use it for partial mashing eventually. I went out and bought the fittings from Menard's for the bulkhead a day ago, and now will either build a manifold, get a false bottom or use a braid. While my...

I am looking at the kegging systems on the Midwest site. I don't know a lot about kegging, and I am having a hard time telling the difference between these 2 systems, other than the difference (roughly $15) in price...

True to form, I got ready to bottle yesterday and santized all my bottles but then decided I wasn't in the mood to bottle. (Had not transferred the beer to the bottling bucket yet). My question then, should I re-sanitize all these bottles, or are they ok after about 24 hours now? I have...

I've finally gotten around to reading "The Complete Joy of Homebrewing". Some of the recipes call for the addition of crystal malt, but the color isn't specified. I remember reading somewhere (not sure where) that older recipes which call for crystal, usually it's 40L. Is this true, or would...

I thought Pilsen (extract) and extra light were interchangeable. Some recent reading has led me to believe otherwise, but I'm not entirely clear on it. Is there a difference? Are these interchangeable? Thanks.

I need some advice for my first "big" (bigger?) beer, the Bourbon Barrel Old Ale from Midwest. Per instructions, the SG is 1.070 - 1.072. I need a few questions answered.... 1) Mr. Malty's pitching rate calculator recommends a starter of something like 3.2 liters, which sounds HUGE to me...

Haven't posted in a while. I brewed a simple American wheat a while back, using yeast I had harvested from Boulevard Wheat, made in Kansas(?) I think. Everything went fine, been bottled about 3 weeks now. For what it's worth, left in the primary about 6 weeks--longer than what I wanted, but...

I've got a southern english brown ale (extract w/ specialty grains) that's been in bottles about 4 months now. It's gotten better with age like all beers, but all along it's had a slight aroma of tomato juice. This has diminished slightly with aging, and doesn't really show up in the taste...