BeerTools Discussion Forum

I make most of my beer in a partial mash. I generally make my own recipe from with beer tools and beer smith. When I look up a recipe it often times has DME as the main extract. I would like to use LME because it is cheaper. What is the conversion rate?

I figured the burnt taste was from burning the bag holding the specialty grains. I was concerned with the film on the beer because I suspected an infection. Each bottle was dipped in C-brite and then washed in the dish washer. The beer was in the secondary for 3 weeks and didn't appear to have any s...

I'm relatively new to brewing beer. I started with malt extract and kits last summer. I'm working on all grain beers now. The last 3 batches I've made has had a film on the surface of the beer noticable within a week of bottling. I've thrown out the previous batches because it tasted burnt. So far I...