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I have tried everything to get my kegs to settle down and pour a clean beer. The beer line length is appropriate (4'). The pressure is correct (12 PSI). The tower is cooled with a micro fan. Yet I am still having issues with foamy beers. It is not just the first pour but every pour is...

Hello everyone. I was the recipient of some tremendous news on Friday. After many months (years actually!) of preparation I was finally accepted into Physician Assistant school. I will start school on January 7th, 2013 with a graduation date of 2015. I would like to brew a beer that will age...

I was searching the internet to find a reference to how alcohol content affects the hop bitterness, aroma and flavor in beer. Anyone have some concrete information on this? I was looking to brew a session IPA (3-4% ABV) but was unsure if I should use the same amount of hops as a normal...

I've been brewing all grain for the past 5-6 batches. I've noticed that all my beers are darker than the commercial counterparts. For instance I brewed a wit a couple weeks ago. Bottled it yesterday and it's tan, not white. I used only flaked wheat and pilsner malts. Why the dark color? I'd...

Ok, here's the issue... I bottled a dry stout (Beamish clone) on December 13th. I added 2 g of corn sugar to 4 gallons 0f beer as recommended by tastybrew.com's priming calculator. I tested two in seven days and both were carbed perfectly. I tried another on Christmas Day and it was flat...

Hello all, I was just reading in the latest BYO Magazine about a recipe in a previous issue that called for a 4 GAL starter in a 5 GAL batch. How does that work? I am very new to brewing and and only used a starter on my last two batches of beer, a pilsner and a hefe. I used a 2 L and...

Good afternoon to all. I am a greenhorn to brewing but have become addicted in only 3 months of brewing. I have a question (ok, four) about converting an AG recipe to a PM. I found on this forum a recipe for Bee Cave Brewery's Bavarian Hefeweizen. I am not skilled enough (or have the...