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I recently kegged a Belgian dark strong that I fermented with the Wyeast 3787 High Gravity Trappist yeast, which I have had very good results with in the past. The OG was 1.083, so I was expecting an FG of 1.017 or lower, but it stopped at 1.021. Okay, that's not too shabby, I know, but my...

Our little homebrew club in Jonesboro, Arkansas has been growing over the past year, which is really exciting (we are at about 15-25 members per meeting, and growing). It's been amazing to watch the new members join and the old members grow and hone their craft. However, we have been running...

I just got my results back from a homebrew competition I've participated in several times over the years, and two of my scores were pretty good: 39.5 and 41. In previous years, I've gotten scores of 42.5 and 44.5 back, but the only time I've won a medal is with a 36.5 beer, and that got silver...

Hey kids, quick lesson learned. If you're making a starter wort, and the liquid in your Erlenmeyer flask starts bubbling and you think to yourself "Oh yeah, I should probably add some yeast nutrient to this, shouldn't I?", just let it ride. I added half a teaspoon of nutrient to my...

Today I stopped by my LHBS to pick up everything I need for a hefeweizen I plan to brew tomorrow. The only thing on my list that they didn't have were rice hulls. Which is kind of surprising seeing as I live in the rice production capital of America, but I digress. SO. My grist bill is 50%...

Per request, this is one of 9 beers I made for my wedding. As you can imagine, the key to this beer is the pepper. I took the technique for prepping the peppers from someone on this forum, but for the life of me I cannot remember who. If anyone knows who the pepper guru from the southwest US is...

Is anyone is interested, the Northeast Arkansas Brewers Supply store is hosting a brewing event in their parking lot this Saturday from 11am until 3pm. It should be a good time, so if you wanted to check out what brewers in the area look like/brew like, this would be a good time to check...

Several news sources are reporting that the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau has approved a product called "Palcohol", which purports itself to be... wait for it... powdered alcohol. They claim to be rolling it out later this year. The product even has a website, which I won't link to...

I ordered a wine kit from Williams Brewing, their malbec, and something seemed a little fishy right from the start. The color just wasn't right. I emailed Williams with a couple pictures (attached) and they agreed that I had somehow received the wrong grape concentrate, because what I have looks...

Here's a bit of brewing voodoo that I don't understand. I continuously hit my marks (mash temp, mash pH, pre-boil volume, original gravity...) except for one: pre-boil gravity. This weekend I brewed a porter that BeerSmith told me should have a pre-boil gravity of 1.044 (and a post-boil gravity...

I just realized what a lucky brewer I am! I have a woodworking friend who's got a bunch of scrap wood lying around. Red oak, black oak, black walnut, cedar, and others. I am going to grab as much as I can and experiment, likely splitting the beer into 1 gallon secondaries and trying the...

I brewed an all-grain Belgian dubbel this weekend, pitching Wyeast 3787 Trappist High Gravity (I usually make a starter, but this was my first direct pitch pack so I wanted to give it a try and see how well it does on its own), and fermenting at 67. Between 24 and 36 hours I had a nice...

[Hoping I'm not yelling into a void...] I moved to Jonesboro about a month ago and am on the hunt for some homebrew buddies. Craigshead being a dry county, I figure that I can't be the only one who's brewing to survive. Ideally, I'd like to get the homebrew scene really chugging around here...

13 lbs 4.0 oz Maris Otter (Crisp) (4.0 SRM) 1 lbs 6.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) 1 lbs Brumalt (23.0 SRM) 5.0 oz Peat Smoked Malt (2.8 SRM) 4.0 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) 0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min 0.25 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min 1.0 pkg...