I have read where people say to decoct lagers especially, darker lagers to help with attenuation and to build layers of malt flavor. I plan to brew a Helles style and can't decide if I should utilize a single or double decoction to give the beer some extra body and flavor. I worry about making...

Looking for some advice in a recipe for a German Helles style lager. What would you use as your grain bill? I'm thinking mostly pilsner malt, but should I add a bit of Munich malt, carapils or melanoidin malts? What percentages would you utilize?

Anyone have experience with fermenting a traditional German Helles style lager? I have a homemade fermentation chamber that utilizes frozen milk jugs and it works well for ales, especially getting temps down to the low to mid 60s. Wondering if I could get away with fermenting a lager using more...

Anyone else notice that whenever you add a certain yeast strain on the recipe builder that it does not stay after saving then viewing the recipe?

I am about half finished with my keezer build. It will hold anywhere from 3-5 kegs. Stay tuned for my latest pictures. I couldn't believe how fast the cost of the parts added up. The faucets alone ran me close to $300! They should last me a long time though and give me many many years of...

Have to share this with my fellow brewing community members. I went to Fathead's tonight looking forward to a nice refreshing pale ale only to find out that 3 Floyds Brewery was a guest brewer tonight. They were serving Zombie Dust, Alpha King and Rabbid Rabbit Saison on tap!!!!!! Not only...

Getting everything ready to brew a batch of Zombie Dust tweaked a bit for my set-up.

Brewed today and the weather was perfect for a nice Spring IPA. Hoping to have this one by Easter. My recipe was developed and inspired from a number of other recipes in this style. I never tried this type of beer so I'm flying blind on this one. I'm quite happy with my overall efficiency at...

Brewed a batch of NEIPA today. Perfect weather outside and 72 degrees. I ended up hitting most of my numbers except the post-mash gravity. It was a tad low so I added a few grams of DME. My overall efficiency was quite respectable at around 83%. I'm using my homemade fermentation chamber so this...

Drinking a Murphy's stout clone from the keg this weekend.

Looking for feedback regarding this NEIPA recipe I am looking to brew. http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/466799/orange-creamsicle-ipa

Occasionally I will sometimes notice an oily-looking film on top of the beer after it has been in the secondary fermenter, usually prior to bottling. Is this a compound from the hops or malt? I don't think it's Star San since I'm pretty good at rinsing everything after sanitizing.

Can someone explain the trophy points feature on Brewer's Friend?

I know someone in the homebrew community must have an answer. I need some help brewing a Summer Shandy clone. I thought about making a straight-forward American wheat beer and simply adding lemonade, but I'm not sure when or how to incorporate the Lemonade into the beer. Any advice would be...

I am happy to be joining the craft brewing community and look forward to learning all I can. I raise my virtual stein and toast many many more successful brew sessions and drinking delicious beer. Prost!

Anyone who enjoys reading about the Beer Barons will like this book, especially those from NE Ohio. My great grandfather August Uehlein was part of Cleveland's brewing history back in the late 1800s to early 1900s.

Visited Fat Head's Brewery and Tap House located in NE Ohio this past week. What a great place to drink some really fine beer. They have won many awards for their beer. Here's a few pics where you can sip the latest brew and watch the workers making beer at the same time.

Today marks day 7 in my Oktoberfest/Marzen beer ferment. I just checked the gravity and it dropped to between 1.016-1.017. The beer has fermented for almost 7 days at a temperature of around 55-57 degrees. My OG was 1.066 and my FG should be 1.018 so I'm not far off. The real question is should...