http://makebeerblog.com Dedicated to the Art of Home Brewing Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:50:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now those are the kinds of words that sound too good to be true, but let me explain. If you're a beer lover, you're probably buying a premium brand and paying something like $8 per six pack. If you drink one six pack a week, that's roughly $400 a year for ... http://makebeerblog.com/15-gallons-of-beer-for-free OK, so I took a hydrometer reading 2 days ago and it was 1.010. I opened the lid tonight and it looks like it is on the end of the fermintation. I took a big wif and I got a big nose full of carbon dioxide and thought ... http://makebeerblog.com/first-lager-isnt-bubbling-continued On March 20 I've got a rehearsal dinner for my best friend who's getting married the following day. I've only been involved in the brewing hobby for a month with 2 successful batches under my belt (a octoberfest kit and my own version of a porter). I'm looking for advice ... http://makebeerblog.com/crowd-pleasing-brown-ale-recipe-suggestion I brewed this blonde at the end of November and bottled January 4th and can't figure out why its still flat and blah tasting after a month + of bottle conditioning. The only thing I can figure out is that during mash my temps where off due to a ... http://makebeerblog.com/flat-blonde Do you guys prefer to pour your wort into your fermenter or do you cool it down all the way and siphon it in? The last couple of kits that I made I boiled 2 gallons and then poured it into 3 gallons of cold water. Not sure ... http://makebeerblog.com/pouring-vs-siphoning this is my first attempt at a barleywine. It went well here is the grain bill 16 lbs. - 2 Row Pale Malt 3 lb. - Munich Malt 1 lb. - Caramel/Crystal Malt (120L) 1/4 lb. - Chocolate Malt Hop Schedule 2.25 oz. - Columbus - 60 min. 1.5 oz. - Centennial - 25 min. 1 oz. ... http://makebeerblog.com/hoppy-barleywine Sorry for the site problems for the past several days - some script kiddy came in and messed with a bunch of files. The site should be cleaned up now - let me know if you see any issues. Forum: The Pub | Author: webby Posted: February 9, 2009, 10:10 am http://makebeerblog.com/site-fixed I made my first all grain batch this weekend but had problems. Here's the recipe and then I'll go into the problem I had. I used beer tools and estimated a 60% efficiency. 4.25 gallons 6 pds two row .5 pd 20 L crystal .65 pd victory 1 oz glacier hop pellets 6% AA 50 min 1 oz ... http://makebeerblog.com/first-all-grain-brew I will call it my recession amber ale. I was trying to see what I could come up with if I kept the cost of ingredients between $20-$30. Any idea what I have just created (besides beer)? Any suggestions on how to improve it. Oh by ... http://makebeerblog.com/my-first-concoction-from-scratch So, to be completely honest, I am an extremely young home brewer but I am sincerely intrigued by the whole process along with the history behind brewing beer. I want to enjoy the wonderful smells of actually making the beer along with the satisfaction of the taste that I may ... http://makebeerblog.com/first-time-home-brewer