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My HBC is getting a 53 gallon barrel and we're going to age an imperial stout. I tried a search but couldn't find much, maybe I wasn't using the right terms. Anybody have any pictures of things they've built to hold one of these oak barrels on its side? Or some tips? I'm thinking a sheet of...

So my homebrew club wants to make a 30 gallon mash tun for doing large batches or really high gravity beers. We are actually doing a 53 gallons of a Founder's KBS clone into a wooden barrel, so this is our excuse for the group to have one to share... I saw a 30 gallon cooler at wallymart for...

I am brewing an oberon clone this weekend (10 gallons) from the popular oberon thread here. In one carboy I'll be using harvested bell's yeast. In the other I wanted to try something different. I think the Bell's yeast is a little estery, but not quite the same as WLP002. I was thinking of...

So my batch on Saturday (8 gallons of an Oskar Blues Gordon clone) called for 6.5 oz at 10 min left in the boil. That is a lot of hops and I didn't want get them into the carboy after the boil so I decided to use a hop sack. I got a 12" by 23" sack and used a 4" pvc coupler and a 24" piece of...

I recently brewed Firestone Walker DBA clone from the can you brew it show. http://www.firestonebeer.com/beers/products/dba-double-barrel-ale http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=24337&start=0 I plan on entering it into my LHBS competition. My question is what...

I am working on a 6 tap system, and have several friends working on 1 or two tap systems and we will need a lot of gas line. I was just going to order a 100' roll instead of paying $.50/ft at LHBS. What type should I get? PVC, Polyethylene, etc? I assumed PVC, but that seemed rather...

So I just brewed a Dragon's Milk Clone. OG was about 1080 and I pitched 2 smack packs of wyeast 1056 from a 2000 mL starter. I decanted about half the beer from the starter before pitching. Collected 5.5 gallons in my 6 gallon carboy. I fashioned the blow off tube into a 2000 mL Erlenmeyer...

So I brewed the Janet's Brown extract recipe from Brewing Classic Styles on xmas eve as I didn't have time for an all grain. Everything went well. I cooled with my IC and after 20 minutes I was draining to the carboy. Well, there was a lot of foam, a LOT of foam. So much foam I only got...

So I am one of 8 homebrewers that get to brew a batch at New Holland Brewery on October 16th. It's part of a homebrewing promotion thing I signed up for on facebook. I have to bring my own equipment in, but they are flipping the bill on the 2-row and the hops. I am limited to the hops they...

I'll be in San Diego next week for one night. Which brewery(ies) are a must?

I'm building a sanke kegerator for my brother. I've done some looking around and think I decided to go with this one: http://www.kegcowboy.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=143 Unless anybody knows where I can get one cheaper or that is better. This is for my brother in...

I told a buddy I would brew him a batch of beer for his tailgate party in October. He sampled a bunch of beers and decided he wants a beer like High Roller Wheat. I've never tried this beer, but can get it locally. I've never formulated my own recipe and wonder if anybody has brewed this or...

I brewed up a clone on Sunday. 5.5 in one carboy and 3 in another... I'm thinking of racking the 3 gallons into one gallon carboys and adding different things. Some ideas... jalapenos, chocolate, lactose, coffee, vanilla, and cherries. This is an American stout and has high IBUs...

I've done 5/6 gallon all grain batches on my system (10 gallon mash tun with SS braid) with no problems. Last night I did my first 10 gallon batch - planned for 1060. With the grain and water, I about one inch shy of the top of the cooler. I run a single tier with a HERMS coil and also pump...

I looked around and didn't see anybody discuss doing this: http://mattmegbrew.blogspot.com/2009/11/cheap-fermwrap.html I had a friend order from the site they recommend and it works great. I just ordered enough to make 2 heaters... $35.50 shipped. Morebeer.com charges 40 plus shipping...

I'll be in Louisville on Sunday/Monday.... which brewery should I make sure to visit?

http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/atq/1771689790.html Seems like it could be good for something....

I have a batch of apfelwein about 2 weeks into the primary. I am considering eventually kegging half and trying to age the rest on some oak chips. I did a search for apfelwein and oaks chips, and found nothing. Anybody tried this or have tips/advice?

How to calculate alkalinity? How to calculate bicarbonate? I tried using the search and didn't find anything, hopefully my question will be answered and in the future somebody can find them in the search! My water report is here...

First of all, I am new to kegging and am not familiar with these yet... So I bought some cornies that were not reconditioned. I was cleaning and testing them last night and need to replace some o rings. I just used the o ring wiki to order some from mcmaster. I ordered all three that are...