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First I want to say thanks to everyone who has shared their experiences and knowledge on this board. It has made me a better brewer, better than I would have ever been on my own reading a few books. I would like to hopefully return the favor and share one of my experiences as a result of all I...

Hi everyone, I'm humbly asking the fellow HomeBrewTalk members for a little favor. I'm a finalist in the Sam Adams Come Brew With Us Contest and I need your vote! I am in the Atlantic region (Jim L from Selden, NY) and if you vote for my video I have the opportunity to go to Boston and brew with...

I found two sealed bags of dried whole leaf hops I had ordered a year ago in a box I forgot I had. It was stored at room temp and they are still in the orig vacuum sealed oxygen barrier bags. Aside from a lower alpha bitterness would they still be good for dry hopping?

I was thinking about doing a 2.5 gallon all grain barley wine. Based on 60% efficiency I'm looking at about 11.75 lbs. of total grain to get to 10% abv according to Beersmith. That will require aprox. 3.75 gallons for mashing. I've done three partial mash batch sparge beers at 5 gallons with...

I have searched a bit on the subject of steeping grains vs. grains that must be mashed. There seems to be some mixed views on this and I am fairly new to steeping but here it goes. I am not looking to extract any additional sugars from the grains, but rather get color and flavors from them...

Hi, I'm a new member and would like to ask some advice. I've seen a lot of posts and information regarding under attenuated beer or beer that is too sweet. However, I'm on the opposite end of this. I feel my beer is finishing too dry and I would like to maintain a little malty/sweetness in the...

Guess I should start my first post here. Hi! I've been a home brewer off and on for the past 5 years. In the past year I've really gotten back into it and I'm looking to expand on my knowledge and experience and figured this was a good place to do so. At this point still doing extract and grains...