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It's my favorite hoppy beer!

What thermometer do you have?

What were the findings?

You'll be stoked. It is a very cool shop with nice people. She might live down the street from me. She doesn't happen to live in Pt. Loma or Ocean Beach, does she? Cheers!:mug:

That is exactly what I did. Here is the recipe that they gave me in case anyone else is intersted. 9 lbs. Coopers Light Malt Extract 1 lbs. 60L Crystal .5 lbs Chocolate Malt .25 lbs Black Malt 1.5 oz Galena (10.5%) 60 min. 1 oz Centennial 2 min. White Labs Burton Ale Yeast...

This is my favorite porter. Does anyone have a recipe to clone it? (extract) How about some tips to approximate the taste.

What are the effects of priming with DME vs. corn sugar?

I love this beer. One of my favorites.

I just brewed my second batch, a AHS Belgian Trippel - Mini-Mash kit. My OG was supposed to be 1.085, but it was 1.068, and I am trying to figure out why. Extract ------------ 2 lbs. Munich Extract 6 lbs. Pale Extract 1 lbs. Candi Sugar Grains ------------ .5 lbs. Carapils 2.5...

I just bought a Belgian Trippel kit from AHS. I want to do a full boil, I have a 32 qt. kettle and turkey fryer, and I know that I have to modify the amount of hops that I add. So my first question is: How do I modify the hop recipe for a full boil? It calls for 2oz. Tradition...

Ever since I began learning about brewing beer I have been tasting a lot of different types of beer from all around the world, I have noticed that different beers have different temporal reactions. Using the musical model of envelopes (ASDR) Attack, Sustain, Decay, Release, is a good way to...

Ok, so when should I take a hydrometer reading?

Yeh, that is my question. Is there a difference as long as the total fermentation time is the same? I know that there are a lot of other variables involved, but does the time of primary vs. secondary fermentation matter?

I have a glass carboy and I was wondering if there is a good device for measuring the temp of the fermenter. Or does is it the temp of the environment that matters more?

What is the benefit of leaving it in the primary for longer? For the sake of example, what is the difference between 1-2-3 and 2-1-3?

I brewed my first batch of beer last Saturday (1/27). An Austin Home Brew English Pale Ale Extract. On Sunday there was a little bit of action. On Monday there was about 1.5" of krausen and the air lock was bubbling approx. once per second. On Tuesday (yesterday), it looked about the same...

It wasn't ment to be. Who would have thought that an interception by McCree (Chargers Safety) would allow the Pats to win. Go Colts!

I just wanted to introduce myself, I am from San Diego (hence the title). I will be starting my first batch in the next week. Wish me (and the Chargers) luck!