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I'm interested to see what this recipe would be classified as in the BJCP guidelines, as it's kind of toeing the line between Old Ale and ESB. I started with an ESB recipe, and bumped up the OG while balancing the hop-to-malt flavor ratio, intending to add more alcohol to an already drinkable...

I'm a beginner AG brewer, but I have a few batches under my belt. I'm also a proponent of tweaking my recipes to make them my own, which means I'm also brewing different styles all the time. Changing mash thickness per style is advice I've gleaned from books and forum posts here, but there's no...

Just bought into the hype and purchased some StarSan. I've used it before with friends during brew sessions at their insistence, but I'm having some reservations... anyone ever get off-flavors that could possibly come from these no-rinse sanitizers? I don't like pouring wort onto bubbles, it...

I just finished building my 9-gal Coleman Cooler mash tun, and I did a little differently on the manifold design. I've attached a diagram below, viewed from the top of my rectagular tun. The spout is on the bottom. Positive/negative feedback please? Thanks.

I'm about to brew my first all-grain, BIAB beer. It's a extract-to-grain converted recipe from a popular IPA I made last year around this time, so I know the recipe kicks big homebrew butt. I have two questions: 1) I know because of my brew method of choice I'm looking at low efficiency. I...

I've brewed a pumpkin ale that I'm quite proud of, and I'd really like to submit it to a competition. The competition is following BJCP 2008 guidelines, and obviously my pumpkin beer would be titled under Style 21: Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer. Although I'm excited to enter this brew, I'm...