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It has been a while since I posted in these forums, but I just got my Unibrau system today, so I am going to brew a Centennial SMaSH tomorrow. I do half batches, and can't wait to get started with this easier way to brew AG. The water testing of it tonight went great! I will post some pics to...

This morning I was bottling a half batch of my Simple-Minded Ale that was brewed on the anniversary of my first brew day(July 10). I didn't have the right lid to my bottling bucket, so I was covering it with my kettle's lid. I had 12 bottles sitting next to the bucket that were full with the...

2 gal Apple Juice/cider (not from concentrate) 8 oz crystal 10L 4 oz chocolate malt WLP300 (or wheat yeast) makes 2.5 gallons steep grains at 154 for 20 mins (I use a grain bag) in 1 qt of water sparge grains with 1 qt at 170 (I just dunk for about 5 mins) Ferment for about 4 weeks (similar...

Just cracked this batch and what a surprise! It is a good tasting beer with a creamy head on it! I will be brewing this as an AG this weekend. Almost gone!

I liked this because it is quick to drink and I wanted to compare with a pumkin ale I did. 1 lb German Pilsner 1 lb Torrified Wheat 3 lbs Wheat LME .5 oz Tettenager 60 min .5 oz Tettenager 15 min Remove from heat 1 can pumpkin (baked 20mins at 400 with 1 tsp of pumpkin spice) 1 tsp...

Well my first AG didn't go as the recipe called. My OG was waayyy off and I ended up added 1.5 lbs of DME to get the OG close. My efficiency must have truly sucked. I am not going to try this again until I get a MLT built so I won't have to use an extra large grain bag. I believe it was the...

Well tonight I tried my first AG and it ended up a PM... dang it! The OG was about 20 points off so I boiled up a pound and a half of DME and added that in to get the OG closer. Here is the picture walk through of the brew session. All ingredients lined up. Strike water going. All...

Today I am in the process of my first AG batch and I have a question... Can I take a sample right after I combine the mash and sparge together, cool the sample down and get an acurate SG reading? I think it might be too low because of having to boil off extra water. Is that correct? I am...

3lbs Light DME 1 lbs Crystal 20L .75 Fuggles pellets (60mins) 5.1 AA .25 Saaz (Sterling) pellets (15 mins) 1 tsp. Irish Moss 3 gal steep at 150 for 20 mins for Crystal Refrigerate 1 gal during boil Remove grains and heat up to boil Add DME and hops Boil for 45 mins Add remaining...

No trick here! Just a treat come October!:ban: I have been loving how the ac vent keeps the temp of the brew at 62-65 degrees!

I bottled a hefeweisen last monday and dumped the trub into this santitized mason jar. I wasn't sure what to do next, so I did nothing. This has been on the counter all week with a loose lid. Would this still be good to use in the next week or two if I refrigerate it? I could try a quick...

I made a storefront for shirts and things for my home brewery. The prices are set by cafepress, and kind of high, but I don't have to order more than one of any item. Limestone Brewery : CafePress.com It is also free to do!

Well I am in the middle of trying a pumpkin ale after reading many other recipes. This is an extract version, so it is easy and hopefully tasty! 3 lbs Muntons Light DME 8oz 20L crystal malt 4 oz chocolate malt 30oz pumpkin- 2 cans (baked at 350 for 20 mins with 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin spice) .75oz...

I have a 2.5 gal batch that is coming across very strong on the hops. I am not a fan of a strong hops flavor so I was wondering... could I make another 2.5 gal batch without hops and combine the two? I was thinking about rehydrating the malt extract and just dropping it as wort into the "hoppy"...

Well I have read two books and have read a lot on this forum, but I still have a few questions. I think the right word for how far the SG drops is called attenuation of the yeast. Either way, is there a certain percent of drop that is good? I have done two batches now and I haven't got either...

I have been here for a few weeks and decided that I have learned so much from reading that I would join (thanks for the discount this week!) and get more involved myself. Several have already helped me out on my first brew and I am looking forward to learning more about this new hobby of...

I bottled my first batch (2.5 gal) and I will say that it was not an easy thing to do alone. It was a learning experience and I am happy to have that first experience under my belt. Now the hard part... waiting. Next up is a batch of hefe that will be ready to bottle this weekend.

My first batch of beer has been in a carboy for 8 days now and I followed a simple ale recipe that I found online. When I started this batch, I did not have a hydrometer and I also steeped double the amount of crushed grains ( I posted a thread called "what will happen?). Here is my question...

Hello! I am going back over my notes that I took before and after my first brew last night and I realized something I did wrong. I was making only a half batch (2.5 gal) and I got a bit caught up in the excitment of it all plus trying to remember all the important things not to do and I steeped...