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So i harvested my Cascade hops a few weekends ago. didn't weight them but got 2- 5gal pails of them from my second year plant. i laid them out on old window screens for about 5 days to dry with a fan blowing air around in my garage. once dry i tossed them in ziplock bags, squeezed as much air...

i do BIAB 10 gallon batches so i'm usually boiling 12-13 gallons of water. I have looked at my brew day and other then getting to mash temp and boiling quicker i don't see me shedding any time off my brew day. which is usually 4-5hrs. i have a cheap Canadian Tire burner (i think it's...

Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all you fellow Canadians. Enjoy the feasts!!! Cheers

Is there anyone else out there that drinks all the homebrew in a fancy red solo cup? I pour 1 beer of each new beer into a glass to see what it looks like. After that, plastic cup time!! I don't like glass bottles or glasses around because someoe always knocks one over and i end up with glass...

Well i just bottled and sampled my first hard apple cider. i kept it very basic and did make a few errors along the way. i used 1gal of store bought apple juice. 5gr of US-05 yeast 350gr of dextrose or around 1 cup i believe. 2 sticks of cinnamon 2liters of apple juice to backsweeten...

hey guys and gals, working on my first apple cider. took 3 gallons of apple juice (no additives), added 1/4 cup of dextrose and used 5gr of US-05 yeast. it's been fermenting now for a little over a week. i'm guessing that it's going to be rather dry. i would like to sweeten it up and...

I'm doing a 10gal batch of a IPA with hops i had laying around. I call it a garbage day ipa. Anyways grain bill is 20.5 lbs, pot size is 15.8gal, and water volume was 13.25gallons. That is a no go combination but not my much. I pulled 1gallon of mash water out and now its mashing away for...

i did a Caribou Slobber clone for my first AG BIAB and my temps were way off like i had posted in another post. my OG was 1.050 and after 2 weeks my SG is 1.030. i pitched another s-04 and 2-3 days later nothing. i also raised the fermenting temp up to 70F and still nothing. so I'm...

i've made a few batches (extract) of an grapefruit APA/IPA and love the beer. i've been kegging all the batches so i can crank them out quick to get a feel of what i enjoy. so i decided to bottle a 5gal batch so that if my keg ran dry i'd have a few back ups. i cracked a few open and really...

Well i did a brown ale for my first attempt at BIAB. I had issues with my mash temp because my thermometers (i had 3 different ones) were all completely different. I mashed it at around 172f and over the 90min mash i went down to 150f with no lid on and a ton of stirring. Then i did my boil...

hey guys, i have a pound of both Perle and Northern Brewers hops and would like to make a hoppy beer. anyone else use both of these in a beer they brewed? care to share your thoughts?

Anyone try the new Alexander Keiths Hop series beer yet? May just be up here in Canada. Wondering what its like.

Hey guys, quick question. i have a 3 way manifold for my kegging and each outlet has a 1/4" ball valve with the built in check valves. when the valve is open or closed it seems ok, but if it's in the middle it leaks CO2 like crazy. now i always keep the valves fully closed or open, but...

Hey everyone, Most of my friends drink coors light, bud, and other watered down urine samples. So i was wondering if anyone had a recipe for a beer simular to the listed above. To be honest, i'm glad they don't like my IPA's and Stouts. More for me!! Thanks

Hey guys, Just ordered a new keg set up today. should be in early next week. it's a complete set up minus the CO2. which is no big deal because i run a shop and can get a tank for a few bucks. any tips on cleaning, keeping it in tip top shape, or anything other tips? Thanks