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This is mainly as a way to get feedback on what you would have done, as I already kind of made my decision and will update (if people want it) to see how it went. I searched the forums, but didnt get any info for this situation. I made a true spontaneously fermented beer last winter. 100%...

Took a peek at my 14 month old framboise tonight and noticed this on the top of the raspberries. There is only a tiny bit of this stuff. Doesn't really look like the beginnings of a pellicle, so guessing it's maybe some kind of mold? This obviously frightens me. How should I proceed to get rid...

I've started doing a couple sour mash/wort berliner weisses lately, and thought of a question about aeration. Obviously, one of the main enemies of beer once it has started to ferment is oxygen, and we go to great lengths to avoid aeration during/after fermentation. I may be wrong here...

I am semi-new to meads (done about 7 one gallon batches), so I'm not sure if this is something people see on a regular basis or not. With these two traditionals, all that is in each of them is 3lbs of honey, tap water, yeast (one with 71B and one with D47), and then I did a nutrient addition...

I have a saison that was in primary for about a month (5gal better bottle) that I kegged. Before kegging, I siphoned a gallon of it into a gallon glass carboy. I used the same siphoning (auto-siphon) and sanitizing techniques i've always used and never had a single problem. I then added the...

I'm going for my first fruit lambic (and first sour period). Would like a quick suggestion on when to pitch some dregs. I am going to do the primary fermentation with Roeselare (3763). I also have several bottles of Cantillon (Kriek, Rose de Gambrinus, Grand Cru, Iris, Geuze) and would like to...

So I set out to make a coffee porter. I made a typical porter, nothing out of the ordinary, and then added cold brewed coffee extract from a specialty roaster I had used stuff from before with no problems. I added the coffee when I kegged it. I originally was going to put it on nitro, so I...

I have a complete homebrewing nitrogen system and homemade kegerator for sale. I bought it 4 months ago and have used it for one beer, and it works amazing! It makes your best stout/porter/whatever even better. Sadly, I am moving and will not have room for the system and fridge anymore. Again...

Going on a brewing adventure and going for a Black Belgian IPA. Using extract and steeping specialty grains. Thoughts on the grain bill? 6lbs. Extra Light Dry Extract 12oz. Crystal 20 4oz. Crystal 75 4oz. Carapils 2oz. Victory Malt 2oz. Biscuit Malt 12oz. Blackprinz Malt (500L) -...

Hey all! Like many around here...thinking of doing a RIS stout really soon so to have it ready during the cold months. I am a HUGE fan of both coffee RIS and really hoppy RIS (Sweetwater Happy Ending, Mikkeller Hop Geek Breakfast). So my plan is to brew this beer, do primary for about a month...

I had heard that the harvest for Nelson Sauvin hops was either late may and/or into June, so I am getting impatient. Is there any way to find out more precisely when they will hit the market than just trying to check back at your favorite spots over and over?

Has anyone had to do this before? I just didnt think through the timing and I have a Black IPA in the primary and I have to move next weekend. It will have been in the primary for almost two and a half weeks, and I'm really worried about too much sloshing. I know that it probably wont ruin it...

So today i tried my first attempt at a black IPA. It was an extract batch with steeping grains. Also, it was a partial boil, which i know is less than ideal. The extracts/grains/sugars used were: 9# DME .5# Carapils .5# Crystal 10L .25# Black Patent .25# Honey I was going for a big...

I have recently made an IIPA that i have fallen in love with, and want to do it again. Problem is that I used my favorite hops, Nelson Sauvin, and cannot find them in stock ANYWHERE. Anyone have any help?

So I am new to homebrewing, and am looking to do my first put-it-together-yourself batch. I am a big hop head (as you will see in the recipe) and want to do a big IPA. Being new, I am not messing with all grain and am just doing extract. Here is what I have put together and sounds good to me...

Brand new to home brewing and loving it. I have gained some knowledge already from these forums and now glad to be a member of the community!