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Title says it all. I brewed a small 1 gallon batch of Flanders Red Ale on December 24 of 2019. It has been aging since. Dregs from a bottle of kriek, a Brett pale ale, and another sour I can't recall were pitched after primary fermentation. I know all three of these cultures were unpasteurized...

I have 4.5 gallons of Best Bitter at day 4 fermenting with Wyeast 1469. Talk about a serious top cropper. Fermentation was slowing down so I figured I'd add my dry hops. The kraeusen was thick and gluey so I swirled the carboy a bit to see if I could knock down the yeast. To my happy surprise it...

I know that generally you should check SG to determine if beer is still actively fermenting. I usually do, but I brewed a small batch the other day (2.25g) and threw it into a 5g carboy. The batch became active the next morning, was at high kraeusen that afternoon, and then to my surprise the...

My LHBS was running a sale on grains so I on a whim grabbed a ten pound bag of Weyermann CaraAroma. After popping a pinch in my mouth I was very surprised by how unexpected the flavor was. It had a dark roast flavor and then a zingy sourness in the finish. I really wanna like this malt because...

Hey guys. I recently brewed an English Porter. Maris Otter Briess Chocolate Malt Crisp Brown Malt Crystal Malt The beer was fermented in my Spike Flex stainless fermentor. It was fermented with WLP002 and then cold crashed and kegged. The beer initially tasted pretty good after a burst...

Hey all, I've been on a kick with true British beer lately and have come to adore real ale served from a cask/beer engine. I've been trying to think of ways to emulate this unique serving process as I feel it yields a much different result. I have a spare FLEX+ fermentor and as some may...

I was perusing a thread about having consistently produced watery beer and stumbled across a paragraph posted by Martin Brungard regarding how an excessive boil off rate can negatively affect beer quality. "Well here's another myth that will die. Excessive and prolonged boiling CAN AND DOES...

Hello all! I'm looking to brew a nice English Bitter. Probably a pretty simple one with MO, a little crystal, and maybe some Victory malt. Fuggles hops. Anyhoo. I've really been trying to figure out what yeast strain I want to use. I really want to get a better understanding of a true, estery...

Hi guys. Been lurking here for about a year now and can generally find the information I need by searching past threads but I'm really stumped this time. I have recently grown fond of English style Pales/Bitters. There is a certain flavor to them that I have always identified with the...