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I've read a lot about needing to ramp up the temps into the 80s and even low 90s to get this guy to ferment out, but most of what I've seen has been people starting out lower and then ramping the temp up after a few days. I don't have a good way to control temps in the summer, so I was...

After making four completely undrinkable batches of beer, I've finally found the cause of my problem: my ****ing aluminum pot. In each batch there was an incredibly powerful metallic aftertaste, and in some cases it was overpowering in the nose as well. Horrific stuff, I never finished a...

Hey, Has anyone else got their hands on some Mandarina Bavaria? Mine just came in and I'll be making a saison with some of it in the coming months. Smells fruity, and well, mandarin-y. Not quite American hop levels in terms of intensity of aroma, but really nice stuff. Can't wait to...

3.91 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 90.0 % 0.17 kg Caraaroma (130.0 SRM) Grain 3 4.0 % 0.26 kg Brown Malt (65.0 SRM) Grain 2 6.0 % 24.00 g Perle [9.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 29.2 IBUs 20.00 g Northdown [8.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6...

Hey guys, I was walking around a park today in Bologna, Italy and came across a rather plentiful source of wild hops. Strange, to find them in Italy I suppose, but they were there. I grabbed a bunch and threw them in a bag I had. At home, upon further inspection, I found that they are...

I'm asking because I made a fairly strong belgian ale a few months back(7.5%,) and initially it tasted pretty horrendous. I mean, down right disgusting, awful, vile stuff. Discouraged and lazy I just let it sit in the bucket, and now, 2 and a half months later, it's starting to become...

I'll be brewing a wit in the near future, but I can't find any rice hulls. I've asked about the hulls on an italian forum, where I live, with no luck. It's going to be 40% flaked wheat, so it's not as much wheat as if I was brewing a german weisse, but I still feel at risk of a stuck sparge...

I know many people are fans of making IPAs with little or no crystal malt. I've never made one, but I'm looking to make one with about 2% crystal 60 and 98% MO. My question is, will this make a good beer with a decent malt backbone, or should I look into adding some Munich or Melanoiden malt...

I was wondering about the differences between Munich malt and Melanoiden malt. I can only get munich malt in 5 kg increments, but can get melanoiden malt in 1 kg increments. For upcoming recipes I will only need a small amount of these types of grains, so I would like to get the melanoiden...

Is candi sugar 100% fermentable? Can I substitute candi sugar for table sugar(sucrose) 1:1 and get the same level of carbonation? Thanks.

Hey everyone, I recently attempted my first partial mash, which I will be bottling in the next couple of days, and am now looking towards my first AG. Looking for a light (~5% abv), malty beer with a little bit of a pilsner like bitterness and aroma. Here's the recipe, any and all...

Hey everyone, I will be performing my first mash tomorrow. It won't be an all grain batch, but rather a partial mash. Here is my recipe: Amt Name Type # %/IBU 1.00 kg Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 4 35.8 % 0.85 kg Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 2 30.5 % 0.85 kg Munich Malt (9.0...

Hello everyone, I will be brewing this beer in the near future: Batch size: 13.5 liters 0.12 kg carared(20 srm) 60 min 0.80 kg Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 60 min 1.00 kg Wheat Dry Extract (55% wheat 45% barley)(6.0 SRM) Dry Extract 60 min 12.00 gm Cascade [7.60 %]...

Hey everyone, I've never made a braggot before, but will be making one sometime in the next week or two. Right now I'm playing around with a recipe that looks something like this: 15 liter batch 1.6 kg Light dry extract 0.18 kg Caraamber 2.5 kg honey (probably a mix of chestnut honey...

Hey everyone, I'm in the process of making my first batch of mead, and I think I may have done something a little foolish. I fermented about 12 liters of must in a carboy for 4 weeks, using champagne yeast and staggered nutrient additions. At the end of the 4 weeks the gravity had dropped from...

Hey everyone, I'm planning on brewing an american pale ale for my next brew. I've made a few batches recently, but haven't made a pale ale yet, so I'm a little uncertain as to how it will turn out. Here's what I'm planning for a 12 liter batch Grains Used Amount Item Type % or IBU...

Hello, I'm planning on making a brown ale with honey, here's what I have so far. 12 liter(3 gallon) batch 1.8 kg(4 lbs) Light dry extract 0.18 kg (~6 oz) Chocolate Malt 0.12 kg (~4 oz) Crystal malt 80 0.5 oz Perle 9.5% 60 minutes 0.3 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker 20 minutes 0.75 oz...