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gotta say the brew i made was delicious. if you have a favorite IPA malt recipe. id even put those additions later and increase them to really hop burst it. i know yall are like oh where is the first addition, but those are really not needed in IPAs as you will be adding so much at the end the...

I started out with exploration, naturally, all I knew is what I had read. My very first all grain brew turned out amazing, although it had almost no hop bitter at all it didn't really need it being a brown ale. I experimented with mashing techniques, changing the temp, and using slight...

very cool. and i thought the same thing about the welding swivels. i think it might be more sturdy if you use a brace around the outside of the pot so the weight is distributed. but hell! you are the engineers im sure you thought of that

Don't use chocolate it has fat in it and will separate your beer into two layers. I did it with a dark brew and it screwed that batch up. i used coco id imagine syrup is even worse

Ya I don't believe BYO.. they seem to just make stuff up IMO.. Here is my version, I've tweaked it a bit over time but haven't brewed it yet (i just got the required hops will be ordering the 120L).. I think instead of just following someones recipe you should probably formulate something that...

buy a 50 pound bag of two-row (45 dollars) and pound of cheap but tasty hops, like cascade (16 dollars) if you buy stuff in quantity its always cheaper i think thats why all grain tends to be cheaper, try and find a dealer who does bulk extract (who gives breaks on prices), i dunno if they...

Starting small is a good idea in my opinion. Don't worry about expanding too much because it sounds like you have a lot of responsibility with the family and all. The great part about brewing is you can do 1 gallon at a time. There are benefits to brewing small batches for both experienced and...

Beer + Beer = Beer 1. If you can't brew it to style in one attempt, blending is handicap (like in golf) 2. Making a good base beer and blending it can create a new better beer (creative) 3. Judging is somewhat subjective and the rules are objective, if blending is said to be against the rules...

Thanks, that did help me figure out what was going on in the pictures. It sounds like a lot of time to get some yeast, but my next order the yeast is 7 dollars! I plan on making a starter to make 6 jars, and grow those, its probably easier than cleaning yeast, but I might try to clean yeast as...

I don't really see any separation it just looks like a bunch of lard. I'd like to try this, just cant figure out what is going on here

I did a 20 minute boil with 1/2 oz of chinhook, and 10 minute boil 1/8 oz K golding, dry hopped about the same of golding and its turning out quite tasty so far... havent bottled it yet tho... Its a 2.6 gal wheat ale

I've never had a problem with the LME burning to the pot, but getting all of the liquid out of the can is damn near impossible. I use a rubber spreader to scrape the last bit out, and use hot water in the can to get the rest, but no matter what there always seems to be a little left in there...

I've heard that one way to learn about hops is to buy a selection of them. Then make tea out of a couple grams of each. This way you can get a feel for the taste and aroma. I haven't done it myself, but I am poor right now. When I have the money I will definitely be taste testing their essential...