It was Sunday. A very sad day. I wanted to have taps playing in the background. It all started 3 weeks ago with a blonde ale I've made 3 times before and always turned out good. It was all grain, hit all the numbers, pitched Nottingham. 2 days later no activity. Shook up the carboy, another day...

I think the new recipe search function is going to work well. I agree the slider ranges need to be decreased and a box to enter the range would be good. I don't know if it is just me or my computer, but after a search and view a recipe I use the back button (to review my search results) all my...

I recently made a pale with all sorachi ace. It didn't have much for citrus, but what I can describe as onion with a little cat box. I wasn't too happy. So far I have let it age over 3 months and it has mellowed but the onion is still there. What is interesting is that the first taste is a turn...

Did you determine it was a phenol aftertaste? I know I fought that problem for quite a few batches until I found the tap water I was using for the starsan. To test my theory I used one gallon of distilled water for the starsan and the off flavor went away. I now use filtered water for the...

haven't you ever chewed on a Bandaid?

Chlorophenols have a plastic almost bandaid flavor. Almost the same flavor that are in some belgian yeast strains, warmer fermentation temps seem to amplify the taste in that strain. I can't stand that flavor. Mine would start off very faint, the lighter the beer the more bandaid. Darker beers...

In the past I was getting a phenol aftertaste. It was only after bottling and the longer it aged the worse it got. I found it was from the tap water I used for my starsan. It was the only thing that still had chlorine in it. Started filtering the water I mixed in the starsan and the problem went...

Happy to see there is a fix now. I couldn't even submit a post to complain. I brewed yesterday and couldn't add to the brewlog or read the lower part of the recipe. I sure miss Larrybrewer. He kept the site running and provided us informative blogs.

Photo of the bottom. Maybe from 1964? I'm 52 and don't remember these bottles, although when I was young Bud was out of my price range.

I tried a bench capper and it worked fine. There is a 15 & 64 cast into the bottom and some other mark I can't remember. I'm not near the bottles right now to look. I searched and could find some images and one on E bay but no history. The design of the label on the carrier proves it's newer...

An old timer gave me 2 cases of old Budweiser bottles today. I was wondering if anyone has seen these before? They are so unique I would like to use them for bottling and not give any of them away, or maybe sell them if they are worth something. One case contains all the six pack holders and...

I broke my hydrometer when taking a starting gravity one day. I thought what the heck, I've made this before and usually I'm close with the numbers. I must say, it drove me nuts. I must have OCD because I was wondering if it was right until the batch was gone. It even tasted good. I bought...

I have a favorite tool.

Have a question about the Pacific Jade hop. I was wondering, because it has high alpha acids, if you used it as both a bittering and flavor? My most used hops are magnum for bittering and cascades for flavor and aroma. I also use a fair amout of centennial.

I don't post here often, but have been a member for a few years. I do like the tools but don't need them, I have hand written notes and recipes in a binder from about 6 years ago to date. I own a dumb phone, and proud of it. I sure miss Larry's blog entries, I always looked forward to them...

Thank you for the reply. Cooking the cornmeal is similar to the double mash (that had included boiling like a decoction) I had read about. Makes sense, and that is probably the way I'll go when the time comes. Would you use the same amount by weight or volume in a recipe that calls for flaked...

I spend many hours reading the posts and the wealth of information on this site. I find there seems to be more experience and less false information here. So now everyone give yourself a pat on the back. Now for the question. I recently bought some cornmeal to make corn bread. (because...

Quick hello. I've been lurking here for a while and decided to upgrade my membership. I've looked into Beer smith and others. I like this site better. Easy to use, good tools and excellent information. A little about myself. I tried my hand at brewing about 30 years ago in college with my room...