Search results

Hey, all. It's been about a year since I was able to brew, but I swore to do a batch today. I'm an extract/grains brewer. I decided to just pick up random stuff at the supply store locally, in hopes that the muse would do the rest today. I have a bunch of oddball hops I ordered from HopsDirect...

Howdy, I brewed an IPA a few months ago. Because of the ridiculously busy summer my family had, I was unable to bottle it quickly. The plan was to leave it in the primary bucket for 3-4 weeks (that's been working great for me!), then bottle and wait a few weeks. The beer was dry-hopped...

Hey there, I have been unable to brew for a couple of months, and I had purchased a vial of WLP001 for brewing an amber. The vial is now just past the recommended viable date. I have a chance to brew tomorrow (actually about 12 hours from now). I picked up another vial of 001 today on my...

Sin of all sins, I let myself get too busy with life and forgot all about a batch of IPA sitting in a pail in the basement. Meant to bottle it at least a dozen times. After five weeks, I noticed that the vodka in the three-piece airlock was below the level of the little pipe inside! I filled it...

First wheat ale. I took the recipe from Jamil's book, using the fruit beer one near the end. I'm going to be adding red raspberries (four smaller cans of Oregon, but draining half the "heavy" syrup) in secondary glass. So, made a 3000ml starter and built up a two-month old vial of WLP320...

Well, I really f$!@ed up the other day, and just realized what I did... I had a Brewer's Best Bold Series Nut Brown Ale kit sitting for a month, begging me to brew it. I got the itch, and broke out the supplies, cleaned up, and fired up the turkey fryer. In my haste to set up, I made a...

I'm a very happy user of BeerAlchemy for OS X. Brilliant user interface, very good selection of ingredients... but... I've brewed Brandon O's graff cider brew, and would like to add it as a recipe to my app. There is no ingredient comparable to apple juice. BeerAlchemy (and BeerSmith, as I...

OK, first brew was a bit over-the-top for a beginner, but I felt I had a good grasp on the basics and beyond (having brewed a few times about a decade ago). I made a really dark, heavy gravity pale ale, modified from a recipe in a 2005 issue of BYO. Extract w/ steep, 6# of light DME, 3.3# super...

Greets to all! I'm preparing to re-enter brewing society after a 10+ year hiatus (and even then, I was a noob). Once I was but the student, and now I'll be forced into the role of teacher to two neighbors who are very interested in getting into brewing. Thank goodness for John Palmer and HBT...

Hello, lurker and beginner here. This forum has been extremely helpful in a hand-holding sort of way. I started brewing about twelve years ago with a knowledgeable buddy, but time and life got in the way of a great hobby. Now I'm finally ready to jump back into the pool, and I'm bringing a...