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Hi, I haven't posted on here in a long while, but countless searches have come up fruitless, so I thought I'd throw it out to the gallery. I just got a whole bunch of grain from AHS and I think I got too much for my next PM batch. 4lb 2 Row 10oz 40L 8oz CaraPils I was probably...

Hello. In preparation for my second bottling, I thought I'd ask some questions that I couldn't find in the archives. I recently bottled my first batch using an auto siphon and bottle filler. They seem like nifty contraptions, but the instructions that came with them were pretty ambiguous. It...

Is there a good resource out there that tells whether certain hops are good for dry hopping? I have 3oz of Columbus and 1oz of Horizon in my freezer. The latest batch that I'm fermenting is super-hopped already, but calls for some dry hopping. It would be nice if I could use these, but I'm...

So I brewed my second batch this weekend and I think all went well. I did notice however, that I never really achieved a strong, rolling boil. I started out with a pretty good boil but then I added my LME and first hops and it just kinda subsided. The pot was obviously hot, and looking...

So my first batch of brew is now in secondary, comes in about 8%abv and tastes pretty darn good. Now I'm gearing up to head to the homebrew store this weekend, but before I go I wanted to run a couple questions by the community: I am going to be brewing the following recipe from extract...

I took the lid off of my currently-fermenting brew last night to check how things were going (and because I'm curious). I noticed there was a very thick layer of the whole-leaf hops I used in the boil. They appeared to be mixed in with the trub, but mostly totally covering the trub with a little...

I've read many a-post on here wondering how to dry hop, how to get the hops fully wet and submerged and began thinking. What if you put the hops in the secondary first, then poured the brew from the primary? I get the feeling most of the time, the brew is siphoned into the secondary and then the...

So I'm wondering if anyone has any experience in enhancing the flavor of a brew after you've done the boil and it's been fermenting for a couple days. I've had one going for about 5 days now and took a draw off of it last night. Sample tasted fine (no odd flavors, drank the whole lot of it -...

Are you all as excited as I am that the batches we're brewing around now will likely be ready to go by Thanksgiving? I can't think of a better time of year to crack open those first brews and share them with friends and family. Something about the cool fall weather and a cold-yet-warming beer...

Hey all. So I posted on here about 5 days ago saying my fermentation temperatures were on the lower end of the ale spectrum (hovering around 60-62 deg F). My house just gets naturally cold and it was kinda icky around these parts beginning of the primary ferment period. Well, the weather has...

So I have an IPA going in the primary right now, been there about 4 days. Everything is going fine, regular bubbling in the airlock, nice krausen foam on top. I took a sample earlier to measure the ABV and OG with my hydrometer. Appears to have gone down a ton since the day of the brew. The...

As I prepare to accumulate the ingredients for my latest brew, I've hit something of a snag in my review of the recipe. The recipe calls for the following 12.2 lbs 2-row pale malt 0.28 lbs Crystal Mal 15L 0.86 lbs CaraPils Malt 1 lb Dextrose There is then a bunch of hops and the...

Hi all. Quick one before I start this Pliny the Elder clone. I've been looking at the XXL Brewing Co clone recipes (http://www.xxlbrewing.com/hb/recipe.html) and they look pretty straight forward. They do not, however, specify how much brew this will produce. All my experience thus far...

Can I take hydrometer samples from my primary by dispensing some of the goodness directly from the spigot? I did some searching on the boards, but most say to use a turkey baster/wine stealer. Welp, I don't have either of those and I'm just wondering whether it's OK to take a draw right from...

Hello. I'm brewing an IPA at my home. Right now it's in the primary in a closet. The temperature guage on the side of my primary has the temp gradually decreasing. Started at 68, soon 66, now 64, and even a little bit of 62 degrees F. My house is big and old and gets real cold, especially at...

My instructions say to leave it in primary for 6 days then transfer to secondary. It's been about 24 hours and the fermenting hasn't really started, though after reading all the posts I understand this is normal. So, does the 6 day countdown to secondary begin when the brew starts to...

So halfway into my first home brew I think I screwed up. After steeping the grains for 40minutes, I immediately added the first round of bittering hops (1oz Horizon) and the liquid malt extract. Then I turned on the heat and brought to a boil. I now realize I should've brought the mixture to...