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This hopefully helps with me having the same problem. Thanks!

I could sure use a new fermenting tank!

What if I use instead of American Ale an Oktoberfest yeast? Would that help smooth it out? The beer had been in bottles for about 3 months or so. I was weary at first because of the allspice. When I opened the first bottle after 2 weeks that is all I could taste/smell. It really mellowed...

I made a spiced ale for Christmas that had a GREAT flavor to it. I had a few people try it and give me some notes about the beer. They said the finish was a little too bitter, and the lingering taste was of stale beer. This is an extract recipe, but now that I've moved to AG I'll be...

My brew floor.

My brew floor.

I find bottling very soothing. Like phenry said, I share my brew with friends and family for tastings and notes. It wouldn't work so well to take the keg with me when I visit them. Plus, there is something fun in setting up a bunch of bottles, turning on some music, opening a homebrew (or...

+4 gallons of blonde ale 5028

I believe I lost more than that, but like I said the gravity was correct after the boil. I did boil outside, it was about 45° F that day. My brew kettle has a diameter of 12 inches. I think my problem is more of not getting enough sugars from the mash.

I recently made my first all grain recipe. After the boil I had the SP perfectly where it should be, but I had around 4 gallons. I was aiming for a 5.5 gallon batch going into the primary. This is my recipe and steps BeerSmith gave to me: 7 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 65.1 %...

I just built a mash tun out of an igloo and copper tube. For the cleaning and sanitation, would soaking it in my no rinse solution be ok, or perhaps simply boiling it in some water before mashing?

After more research I now understand the problems with my terminology. I used beer calculus first to find my OG, but I believe that takes into account using the specialty grains for a partial mash instead of merely steeping them like I did. Then I tried The Beer Recipator. I selected extract...

I've brewed about 10 batches of beer now. After my first batch I moved to partial mash. Every time my OG comes out quite lower than the recipe calls for. Today I made a stout and (according to an online calculator and the recipe I found) the OG was supposed to be around 1.084, but I ended up...

Yes it is vinyl. Not discoloration. Its like a translucent white film.

I started brewing about a year and a half ago, but I haven't made a batch in 6 months. I clean all my equipment before and after each use. When I went to get my plastic hose out to use there is something white on the inside. It doesn't look like mold, more like some sort of residue. I...

Thanks for the information. I've been reading A LOT about opening a brewery (what systems and equipment, business stuff,...) and have been researching actual brewing a lot in the past year so I have a soft base. I was looking at the courses and I think I would definitely need to start out with...

I'm not sure if this is the correct board, but here goes. I'm looking at taking brewing classes through Siebel Institute in Chicago. I was wondering if anyone has any experience/comments about it. It looks to be a bit pricey. Is it a good price for the class? Was it helpful. I would like...