Questions tagged [beer]
A fermented beverage where the majority of the fermentable sugars are derived from malted grains via mashing.
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What are the guidelines to store beer ingredients?
I am new to the homebrewing world. In this moment I have just brewed using prepared kits (I use Brooklyn Brew Shop kits). However, I am considering trying new recipes and therefore buying the ...
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Why are hops added at different times during boiling?
I crafted an Oatmeal Stout (using a Brooklyn Brew Shop kit) last weekend and the recipe instructions were to add 2/3 of the Golding Hops pack at the beginning of the boiling and the remaining 1/3 15 ...
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How should bulk DME be stored?
Related to this question, but I'd like to get a 50 lb. bag of pilsner DME from the LHBS to use over the course of 3-6 months. Can it be stored like grain, or are there additional considerations that ...
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Oxygen in beer due to airlock
I just noticed that my airlock opened up within the past day and I was wondering if it is ok to bottle still today?
It has been fermenting for past 2 weeks which is supposed to be enough but I am not ...
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How to increase sweetness without adding body?
Most methods, like increasing mash temperature, adding oat flakes, or using lactose, increase body even more than sweetness. Are there any methods to increase sweetness only, without affecting body?
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My beer is not carbonating in bottles
I followed the instruction, but did one week more on secondary fermentation than it is supposed to be. After I bottled it, one week passed i didn't see any bubbles in the bottle. Did the yeast run out ...
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White floaties at the top of each bottle
This is my first time brewing a batch of beer. At the top of each bottle there is a tiny amount of little while floaty things. The rest is super clear.
I've tried to get a photo of the floaties, ...
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Performing a hop boil seperate from the wort boil.
I'm curious to try some single-hop style beers and would like to do several varieties in one brew day. My ideal situation would be to make a five gallon batch of an unhopped pale ale as the base and ...
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My cooled wort got contaminated by tap water. What are the primary consequences of re-boiling?
One of the hose clamps for the cooling spiral malfunctioned, so my cooled wort got contaminated by roughly 10 liters of tap water (in a 55 L batch). This is a lager beer which will be stored for five ...
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What beer would showcase Castle Malting® Château Black Of Black?
I have 1kg of Château Black Of Black malt. Bought it without really planning, because it's description was appealing. Particularly:
the flavour and aroma typical of the traditional Black malt ...
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Can I use wine yeast to ferment beer?
Can I use wine yeast to ferment a beer? What sort of problems might I encounter that are unique to wine yeast trying to ferment malt sugars? What sort of flavor differences might I encounter?
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Planning brewing towards an occasion over an extended period of time with regards to storage
When brewing for an occasion in the summer, like a wedding, an anniversary party, I might want to make several different kinds of beer. Neither me nor the average Joe necessarily have the time or ...
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Trouble with flat beer. Everything seems perfect and a few bottles always turn out great. very few! Please help
So my brother in law are in the midst of our 4th batch. Of our first batch ( a 5 gallon brew) probably 2 bottles turned out. These bottles were spectacular great carbonation, retention etc. The ...
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First time homebrewing, odd film in jug (not on top of beer)
Here's a picture of what I'm talking about.
So for reference, I got the Everyday IPA kit from Brooklyn Brew Shop for christmas, and I just got around to using it last week. This is day 4 of the ...
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Boosting a recipe for longer shelf life
I made a lot of beers last summer, and I realize that I made more than I could/would drink. Some (if not most) of my beers don't age well (at basement temperature of 18°C), although they were great ...
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Which probiotics can exist in beer and at what abv's?
Just curious which specific strains can exist in beer, and if so, what are the various alcoholic thresholds for each?
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Hops substitutions for Amber Ale
I am looking to brew the Amber Ale listed at homebrewtalk.
The Hops bill is:
1 ounce centennial (to get you to 28-29 IBUs) 60 minutes
(I used an ounce of 7.7 and .25 ounce of 8.5% AAUs)
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Hefeweissen ingredients question
it's my first post in here. I've just done my first batch of weissbier (or any other). It turned out quite alright so I'd like to repeat it to check I wasn't lucky.
However, since it was from a kit I'...
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Should I ferment a new batch directly on the yeast cake generated by the previous batch?
I'm going to re-use the yeast cake from a low-gravity batch to ferment a high-gravity batch.
Can I just put the wort directly on it? Does it then need to be agitated?
Is it worth the risk of ...
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Doing (very) small batches of beer
I was wondering if, for the sake of testing, it was a good idea to do very small batches of beer. I almost always see batches of 5, 6 gallons. I would like to make tests, and I don't want them to take ...
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Recipe for Canadian Red Ale
I recently made a 1 gallon batch of Brooklyn Brew Shop's Canadian Red Ale. As it was absolutely incredible, I want to make it again. I have searched everywhere for a list of ingredients but have not ...
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Affordable hops in Europe
Where can I find affordable hops in Europe (Belgium, France or Hungary would be best)?
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Can I bottle a beer at 1.028 gravity?
I have a beer which may or may have finished fermentation. I read about "stuck fermentation" and am wondering if I ended up with not enough fermentable sugars.
According to the calculator if i bottle ...
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Doubling my beer volume
hi guys i'm very new to this beer brewing business. ill be be having a small party this weekend, I'm short on beer, So I'd like to know how do i go about doubling my alcohol volume when diluting it ...
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Belgium clones leffe brune
has anyone made a Leffe Brune clone, please tell me what you used and how it turned out?
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How to maximize the maple syrup flavor and minimize the cost?
Is it possible to add less maple syrup later in the boil or even after the boil and get a comparable flavor to adding more earlier in the boil?
It seems like we should be able to essentially "dry hop"...
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What wattage element is needed for hot liquor tank/heat exchanger, and what about brew kettle?
I'm completely captivated by www.theelectricbrewery.com, love their directions, and have ordered the parts, so I'll have my experience soon, but what is your experience with selecting hot water heater ...
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Bernzomatic oxygen bottles to oxygenate beer
I bought a cylinder of Bernzomatic Oxygen on the advice of my local homebrew store. They sold me an adapter kit (w/ air stone) and I got the cylinder from Lowes (tool section).
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brewing and storing small quantities in large receptacles
i have a 22.5 litre fermenting bucket and a 22.5 litre pressure barrel but accidently purchased a 9 litre Belgian beer kit.Is it still ok to ferment and store this smaller quantity in these larger ...
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Smoked Porter, should I mash or steep my smoked grain?
I have made a smoked porter batch from a concentrate my LBS was making and selling. Before fermentation, I could easily taste the smoke flavour, but 2 weeks after bottling I could no longer.
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Potential yeast problem?
So this is my first brew, everything was going great within 3 or so hours foams began to appear, krausen formed, and there were bubbles constantly coming out of the airlock. This morning I woke up and ...
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Does old fermented beer need more priming in the bottle
Hi I am going to bottle my brew tomorrow which has been left fermenting for 6 months. It is as flat as water will I need to put more priming sugar in the bottles for it to carbonat?
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no brew shop here. use some warm beer as yeast?
it is hard to find beer yeast where I live. I was wondering if it is possible to just buy a bottle of good beer and use as yeast after bringing it to 25C temperature
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How to keep bugs away?
I'm making cider and I dont have the space to brew inside so I'm brewing outside. It draws a lot of attention from bugs, particularly yellow jackets. I have it in a sealed container, so there's no ...
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I used too much malt. What should I do? Suggestions how to salvage?
So, I need advice how to salvage my beer. I intended to make 5 gallon batch of IPA. I had ingredients for two batches of beer on hand and I accidentally added 3 extra pounds of dry malt extract to my ...
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A recipe for a winter version of a wheat beer?
I brewed a great american wheat beer over the summer, and got to thinking about winter brew time.
Is there such a thing as a dark wheat beer?
I see a few recipes on brewtoad but not much. It doesnt ...
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If a beer recipe calls for secondary fermentation, should I do it even though there are drawbacks?
I just finished brewing my 3rd batch of beer (after taking 2 years off) and I started looking up the debate about secondary fermentation. I found this article which I think was explained very well by ...
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How does malted wheat differ from malted barley?
Aside from the fact that they're two different types of grain, how do the two malted grains differ in terms of their effects in beer such as flavor, body, head, etc. when used as base malts?
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Forgot My Fermenting Brew for a Month!
I was planning to bottle my beer before leaving for a trip, but my friends being here distracted me and I totally forgot about it until today. I moved it to the bottling bucket and drew off a sample ...
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Where do I start reading?
So I want to learn to brew beer. I constantly try new beer, and try to dissect all the flavors involved. The next logical step in my love of beer seems to be trying my hand at brewing. I should ...
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My bottle is leaking CO2 Idk if it is the bottle or the cap
I am new at brewing, and i am having some problems trying to keep my beer carbonated. I am using twist off 12oz bottles with regular crown caps. can somebody please tell me if there is a certain ...
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Kegging with no fridge
I just got my first keg and am hoping to get on without forking out for a fridge as well. I probably should've asked this before investing in the keg, but here we are.
Anyway, is it possible to ...
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Watermelon beer, anyone tried brewing?
I am new to brewing and was thinking of trying to brew a fruit beer. I saw that there were watermelons for sale cheap at my local green grocers and wondered:
At what stage I should add this to my ...
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What's the difference between top fermenting and bottom fermenting?
Some friends and I are attempting our first home brew. When the question came up I couldn't answer except to say that lagers are one and ales are another. I understand the some of the basic principles ...
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Coud I ferment a five gallon batch on top of the yeast cake from a finished one gallon batch?
Title says it all: Could I ferment a five gallon batch on top of the yeast cake from a finished one gallon batch?
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Is beer bad for dogs?
My dog, Lilly Von Shtupp, loves to drink beer. I only give her an ounce or so once in a blue moon, but I stopped recently because I heard that dogs are sensitive/allergic to hops. Can anyone either ...
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secondary or not? [duplicate]
Another noob question. I have been going back and forth on "im going to secondary my double IPA" and "Im just gonna leave it primary til completion" I keep reading contradicting theories and It's ...
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Foam directly out of my beer line
I hadn't used this kegerator in a couple of years (the fridge has been plugged in, but I've had nothing attached). I bought a brand new 3/16" hose and connected it and now I get about 50% foam coming ...
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Steam sanitation of a stainless steel fermenter and bottles
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As a chemical engineering student, I tried my best to avoid any chemical at all (When they say trust me, you should never do so).
As such, I resorted to steam to sanitize my fermenter and ...
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Is there any benefit (or detriment) to gelatin fining a beer twice?
I've got an IPA that just won't seem to clear. I've done the standard cold-crash/gelatin fine, but it's still a bit cloudy.
Should I try for it again?