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I have been brewing off and on for several years and have done extract, extract with steeping grains, and all grain batches. I want to brew a somewhat Belgian Wit using wheat DME and Hallertau hops. I think I may try the hops tea/no boil DME method just out of curiosity and in the interest of...

I have a lead on some pin lock kegs for $30 each. Can I leave them as pin lock, and change out the lid so that it has a pressure relief valve just by changing the lid? I guess what I am asking is will a ball lock lid fit a pin lock keg???

About half way in to an hour boil using the MoreBeer Sweet Stout kit. Sure does smell good! I went outside a minute ago to check it and there were several honey bees flying around. Guess they want a sample too! Edit: O.G. was 1.056. Estimated O.G. was 1.045-1.049. Pitched re-hydrated...

I have a spot in my computer room that has ceramic tile on the floor. The temperature of the tile is about 61 degrees measured with a stem thermometer sitting on the tile. The temperature of the air in this area is currently about 68-69 degrees using the same thermometer. If I brew a batch...

Other than sanitation, what do you feel like is the most important factor in producing good quality home brew? How about regulating fermentation temperature? Or having a lot of patience? Just curious what every one thought may be the biggest factor other than sanitation. Thanks. I...

Just got through brewing up a Honey Orange Cream Ale. Recipe was 7 lbs. Briess Light LME, 1 lb. honey malt, 1 lb. carapils. Added .75 oz Cascade hops at start of boil, and with 10 minutes left added 1 oz. sweet orange peel, 1 tsp. irish moss, and 1/4 oz. cascade pellets. Cooled to 78 degrees...

I tried my second all grain batch today. I was doing a Maris Otter/East Kent Goldings SMaSH. I don't really care for real hoppy beers, so I used 1/2 oz. for 60 minutes, one oz. for 10 minutes, and 1/2 oz. at flame out. 8.5 lbs. of grain. I had a little more boil off than I anticipated, and...

I just did my third batch since starting back brewing after a 15 year hiatus. It was a porter brewed with extract and steeping grains. I was trying to make a clone of Black Butte porter using the ingredients found on Deschutes web site and guessing at the amount. This coming Monday will be...

I bought the Beersmith 2 program and have version 2.040 installed. It tells me that there is a version 2.057 available. Does anyone know if there is a charge for this update since it is still Beersmith 2? I sent a message to Beersmith but haven't heard back and was just curious...

I just brewed my third batch since starting back brewing after a long hiatus. I was trying to do a clone of Deschutes Black Butte porter, and went to their web site and found ingredients, just not quantities. So, I struck out on my own and got after it. Did a full 6 gallon boil with extract...

Hey all. Semi new brewer wanting to clone Black Butte porter. I went to the Deschutes website and found the ingredients, just not the amounts of the ingredients. I thought I would throw this out for you more experienced brewers to critique and see what suggestions you may have. Here are...

Well, I took the plunge and did my first all grain batch today. I used a 5 gallon igloo style cooler for a mash tun, but instead of a manifold, I used a 5 gallon paint strainer bag. It worked out pretty good. Next time, I probably will go ahead and make a manifold for the cooler though. My...

I have a buddy who owns a propane distributorship, and I went to visit him this morning to purchase a spare bottle and have it filled. We were talking guns like we usually do, and I told him while I was there, I needed to purchase another bottle and have it filled, so I would have a spare for...

Working on my first brew in 12 years. Went with a simple DME and steeping grain recipe to get started, then after a few batches want to get into all grain. I am doing a partial boil with 5 lbs. wheat DME and 1 lb. crystal 15 steeped up to 160, then removed, and a single addition of...

Hey all. I just ordered a basic kit and some ingredients from MoreBeer to do this recipe https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f70/simple-hefeweizen-186432/ . I substituted SafBrew 33 for the yeast since MoreBeer didn't have Danstar Munich. I also forgot to order priming sugar. Guess it was the 4...

Don't flame me guys! I'm just an old Miller Lite drinker who used to be a homebrewer, who is soon to be another homebrewer! Instead of drinking my usual Miller Lite, I have been experimenting with different beers that I have never had, so I can come up with something I would like to brew. I...

I used to brew several years ago, and want to start again. I only did extract brewing in the past, but am now wanting to try my hand at all grain brewing. I think I want to start out small with a 2.5 gal. batch and start with an extract brew just to re-familiarize myself with all the steps...

I used to brew extract brews several years ago, then got out of homebrewing. I am thinking about it again, and have been reading about the stovetop method of all grain brewing. Would it be possible to use a 5 gal. cooler as a mash tun, and use a bag to contain all of the grains, then pull...

Hey all. I just stumbled across this site while doing research on home brewing. I was into home brewing about 15 years ago but drifted away. Only did extract brewing then. I think I am going to get back in to brewing again, and want to try my hand at all grain brewing. Look forward to...