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Hey All, Its been a while since I posted, but I've come across an issue im not so sure about. I brewed a breakfast stout back in June which turned out fine in the primary. After about 2 weeks I racked it to the secondary and added oak chips that had been soaked in bourbon for a few weeks...

Sorry for the repost, but I put this in the wrong section by accident. Hi All...Just thinking of whipping up a simple summer ale. I have 2 oz of Sorachi Ace hops from last summer that I need to use and I thought that this would be a good quick fix... 5 Gal Batch: 8# Light American LME...

Hi All...Just thinking of whipping up a simple summer ale. I have 2 oz of Sorachi Ace hops from last summer that I need to use and I thought that this would be a good quick fix... 5 Gal Batch: 8# Light American LME from Williams Brewing online (thoughts on their LME?) .5# 20L Crystal Malt...

Just got a new brewkettle with a hole for weldless fitting :D. Is there anything that I need to attach on the inside of the kettle to help drain if i get a threaded ball valve? I'm just a bit confused on the whole matter of what needs to go on it. Thanks!

I have been wanting to go all grain for a while. I have enough $$ to get the turkey fryer and MLT cooler...but the brew kettles are a little too pricy for me at this point. Essentially i can get some things but not others...I have about $100 at my disposal with a $20 amazon gift card. I think...

Wow....made a starter for my weizen that i made and i can actually see a whirlpool in the carboy, its going off like crazy right now. Saw fermentation after 2 hours. Ive never had it that fast. :ban:

So i did my first full boil (5 gal) today which i was totally stoked about cause i built my own wort chiller...however...after 1 hour i only got it to around 78 degrees. I think in the future, best practice is 4 gal boil, have 1 gal of water in the fridge, then top off at the end? my only...

I went to home depot today to get the stuff to make a MLT using the specifications from FlyGuy...however they didnt have a 3/8" threaded ball valve...only 1/4" and 1/2".... So i was wondering if there was a good way to convert or make an adaptor to either one of those sizes.... Thanks!

So, ive been reading around the fourms about this yeast. I plan on making a houblon chouffe clone and wanted to know the best temps to ferment at. I know im using westmalle yeast but its all the guy at the LHBS had. Anyway...do i start in the 70's then bump it up to 80's after a few days...

Well to start of, i have to say i used some suspect LME that I had bagged up and left in a dark cool room for 6 weeks which i was not too happy about, but whatever. When I was making my brew i tasted the malt and it seemed fine, and i thought the heat from the boil would pretty much kill...

I have an OG of 1.082 for my IIPA. would pitching 3 packets of safale-05 be overkill? Thanks! :mug:

Hi all -- up to this point, i've made several batches of beer mostly using Safale US-05, WLP001, and made a nice german wheat with WLP300. I went to my LHBS looking to make another german wheat but the dude had no yeast for it. So I thought I would try something new...a la WLP530 Abbey Ale...

Hey all -- I just moved back home to Bethesda and I was wondering if anyone knew a good place to buy empty bottles. I was living in Phila before and there was a distro that sold them to me for $3.50 for a case of pints (which was a great deal, i thought). Anyhow, I was wondering if there was...

Hey guys, bottled my first batch of apfelwein last week. I decided to pop one open and give it a taste test. Interestingly, there is almost zero carbonation in it. I know I added priming sugar, so that is not the problem. Does it take longer than beer? :confused: Thanks for any...

is it worth it to make a wort chiller for 4 or 5 gallon batches with 20 feet of tubing or do i need a full 50 feet? what do you guys think/normally do? :)

Sooooooo, the guy at my LHBS was like, "hey, why don't you buy this 33# jug of LME and save some cash..." I thought wow, great idea. But then I realized I don't own a scale :( . So does anyone here have an idea of how many cups of LME are in 1lb? thanks! -nooooob central Edit: Reason I...

Hey guys and gals -- I started some of Ed's Apfelwein on 3/1/09. I'm still noticing bubbles from the carboy 1.5 months later (Carboy is at a steady 66 degrees). I know everyone says wait until you can read a newspaper through the carboy, but I mean...come on...I want me some %*^@*($...

Here is my recipe for an extract brew I want to make....No idea if this will be good. Any suggestions welcome! :o 8# Extra Light DME 1# 40L Crystal Malt .5oz Simcoe Hops 12.9AA 1.5oz Zeus Hops 16.4AA 2oz Amarillo Hops 9.3AA 2 oz Cascade Hops 7.2AA WLP 001 Yeast Steep Crystal...

So, i've been searching some threads and cant really find the answer. I really wanted to bottle my beer tonight and i accidentally forgot to let the caps dry from the last time I used them. There is a small amount of rust on some of the caps. It doesn't seem like it would affect the...

Is anyone going to this? I'm heading to Monk's in Philadelphia to check out this. First 75 people get limited edition 75 minute glasses.