1. When reducing a given recipe from 6 gallons to 3 gallons that calls for a boil time of 90 minutes, should I reduce the boil time proportionally? 2. When a recipe calls for a flavor hop to be added with 0 boil time, how do you know how long the Hop Stand should last? Thanks in advance for...

I found a American Amber Clone recipe that I am wanting to make but it calls for the addition of a "Vienna CA V1" yeast. I can't seem to find any information on this strain. Any information would be greatly appreciated including a source or a substitute. The other yeast called for in the...

Any one ever used a stainless spice ball in lieu of the cloth hop sock when boiling your hop additions. Obviously I use the BIAB approach. Thanks in advance!

Only flipped them for 4 days so I should be ok. Have them sitting in a 75 degree room at this time. Hopefully this will work. Thanks for all the input. The most frustrating thing about brewing the the wait.

I did let it set in the fermenter for 3 weeks. That is longer than I usually let wort sit but I was wanting to get a more clear beer. I have turned them over and put them in a warmer area of my house to hopefully wake up the "yeasties" Thanks for your comments!!

DME added to grain mashed for 30 min at 155 deg F. 60 min boil. WLP029 pitched at 62 deg F

Original 1.040 Final 1.014

Yes Sir. I added 4 oz. priming sugar dissolved in 1 cup of water to the bottom of the bottling bucket prior to moving the fermented wort to the bottling bucket. I should have been thoroughly mixed by the siphon flow in the bottom of the bottling bucket.

My batch of Spotted Cow Clone failed to carbonate after 2 weeks in the bottle. Been sitting in dark bathtub for 15 days and the test bottle I opened was flat. I did some research and have moved to a warmer area and inverted the bottles. Plan on waiting another week before I open another...

Thanks all! I'll just eat more peanuts to cut the bitterness LOL!

The reason I tried some of the other calculators was that I got an IBU of 106 using the BF calculator. I must be doing something wrong. I am in Dallas so the altitude is approx. 300 ft To get under 50 IBU I would have to reduce by hop time to 15 minutes. Is that ok?

I have calculated the IBU value for a 1 gal batch of Sweet London Stout using multiple calculators on the internet and keep getting a value of between 70 and 92. I took a 5 gal recipe and divided it by 5 for my amounts. I thought a sweet stout should be between 20 and 40. What am I doing...

Just thought of another brew gone by the wayside. As we use to say in East Texas, "The big surprise in the little gold can --- Bulldog Malt Liquor"

Ok guys, I took a patience pill (couple of cold brews) and have now waited for 3 weeks in the fermenter. Plan on bottling within the next couple of days. All activity seems to have stopped and the clarity has greatly improved. Thanks for all the advice. I will let you know how it taste in a...

Crab cakes, scallops, pan seared cod and pea risotto all washed down with a Bitter Sisters Blonde.

Wow, the Olympia Brewery in Tumwater was closed in 2003. I forgot about Stroh's. When Schlitz closed the Longview Texas brewery, Stroh's took it over. My fraternity brother was one of the brewmasters at the old Schlitz brewery. Needless to say the tasting room sometimes doubled as a...

Some of my favorites that have gone by the way of no more carbonation: Olympia, Falstaff, Jax, Schlitz, Hamms, Tivoli (Denver). Any others?

Thanks guys. Guess I am just anxious. Believe I will have a b

Watching football game right now. Will check gravity tomorrow if it doesn't bubble any more. Thanks!

I started a batch of Kolsch two days ago and within 12 hours the airlock bubbler was going nuts. I just check on it today and it is though no action is going on. Am I being paranoid or should I just be patient? Thanks Bigdaddy0442