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Hey all, I want to brew up a batch of Carmel Cream Ale this weekend and the recipe I have calls for a German Ale yeast, but all I have left currently is a Belgium Witbier Yeast. I have to order all of my supplies from the internet so I wonder what effect this different yeast might have on...

Hey All, My daughter just informed me that her favorite beer of all time is Lindeman's Belgium Framboise...of course, I've never heard of it, but I said that I knew experts that could probably find me a clone recipe. So what do you think? All I know is what I'm reading on the empty bottle...

I read somewhere that Oxy-Clean works wonders on labels, can it get the gummy residue off of Heineken bottles? Also, can it be used as a sanitizer? Seems like you would have to rinse really well after using. Cheers!

Hey all, I keep hearing about yeast cakes...I assume you do something with the dregs on the bottom of the primary and that they can be used somehow....could someone elaborate? I seem to always have alot and I'm thrifty (my wife calls it cheap) and I hate to waste anything. :)

Hey All, Another quickie question. When priming before bottling, all I have used is 5 oz of corn sugar. Here is my question, what else can be used, what makes the beer better and how do you determine how much to use? I know in baking, chef's will use corn syrup instead of dextrose (in the...

Hey All New to all this (only on my third batch) and I have a quick question to ask that I hope will alleviate my fears. After 9 days in the primary, I transferred a Honey Ale from my primary to my secondary and I went to check my Specific Gravity...and got a whopping 1.008 (OG was 1.042)...

Hello everyone from sunny NW Florida. Just tried a homebrew from my first attempt at homebrewing (an Amber Ale) and even with a plethoria of semi-mistakes...it ain't half bad!...hope to learn lots from the board here. Next up this weekend is gonna be a Liberty Cream Ale...wish me luck!