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Little late in putting this up here, but here's the important details... Fri, April 29, 6pm – 9pm Where- River Market Pavilions-Downtown Little Rock Description- Foam Fest is a beer sampling event offering samples of over 100 varieties of beer and wine from around the world and the...

Just thought I'd let you all know that my 3 year old hops are up. One of my Centennial already has shoots over a foot long and has started training up the twine. As usual the Golding and Willamette are lagging behind with just a couple very small (less than 2") shoots on each plant. Terje

I've got a problem. I'm moving in June and have about 3.5# of pellet hops sitting in my freezer. They are about 2 years old but have been sealed and kept in the freezer the whole time. I can't ship full bottles or fermenters and don't have room in my car for a bunch of beer. I figure I've...

So SWMBO is taking a trip to see a friend in Antwerp, Belgium. I would be there with her, but I was supposed to be in class (that has since been canceled). What I need is suggestions for a few beers to have her bring home. I'm looking for stuff that you can't get your hands on in the...

I'm making Riki's Chevre kit with goats milk and after 24 hours I have what can only be described as runny yogurt. This is my first attempt at making cheese and I think I' may have made a big mistake. The instructions don't say anything about adding rennet to the milk, just the quick step...

I had an idea for a harvest IPA with several grains. I'd welcome any critiques of the recipe. I've never used rye before in any of my beers and would be happy for any pointers on it. Harvest IPA -------------------------------- Grain Lbs -------------------------------- Maris...

The Recipe: 6.5 Gallons of 2 row base wort OG 1.040 (donated by Diamond Bear Brewery) Steeped 2lb Crystal 60 .5lb Carapils .25lb Belgian Aromatic (not to style, but I like the malt character it adds) 3lb light DME Boiled 60 min to reduce/caramelize then 1oz EK Goldings 60 min Total...

I feel like maybe i should be posting this in Drunken Mumblings... So yesterday was a mess... Our local club was having a big brew day at a local brewery (Diamond Bear in Little Rock). Between the pouring rain and lightening and running out of propane, I'm surprised I managed to get 2 beers...

OK.... I have a name for my next brew, but no idea what it's going to be. The name is Bad Monkey (insert style here). My last several brews have been (in no particular order) a pale ale, a honey wheat, a holiday red, and a crummy chocolate stout. I'd like to do something different. I'm open...

I'm an idiot! Wish I could blame it on being druck, but no, I'm just stupid. I went out earlier this week and bought all the fixen's for a great Thankgiving dinner. Turkey, squash, potatoes, cranberries, pumpkin pie ingredients, the works (no yams though, I don't like 'em). Somehow...

So what I'm trying to make is a very malty, sweet, deep red holiday ale. Something that I can sit down on a chilly evening next to the fire and warm myself with. I've done a bit of fiddling with QBrew to put something together, but would like any input you have. I'm not sure the proper...

I bottled up a chocolate stout 3 weeks ago in a mix of 14oz and 750ml brown PET bottles. I threw all the bottles into a kitchen cabinet where it stays a nice dark 73F. Yesterday I grabbed a couple and put them in the fridge. After an hour patiently waiting for the beer to cool, I pulled one...

Just wanted to post a good experience I had with the Cooper's folks. I've been using a Microbrew starter for about 7 months now. After moving my last beer to the secondary last Wednesday, I started cleaning the big Cooper's primary. Somehow I managed to drop the little screw in spigot down...

The title says it all. I've seen where folks add Irish moss at 15min; is this the norm for Whirlfloc as well? I tossed a tablet of Whirlfloc in at the beginning of the boil (60min) tonight, any issues with this? This is my first time using it. Also first partial mash attempt. Looks like...

I got these plants this year from Fresh Hops. So far nothing that looks like a hop on any of my 6 plants (2 each Centennial, Golding, Willamette). I'm not sure but I think one of my Goldings might be a male plant. Mommy, why does mine look different for everybody else's? :D These little...

I love my cats, don't get me wrong, but sometimes I want to kill them. :mad: I was moving my glass top coffee table this morning when one of my cats decided she just had to show her affection for me just as I started to walk with it. She got in between my feet and I lost my balance! Long...

So here's my situation... The club I belong to is having a brew day at a local brewpub. The brewpub is providing us with their "base pale wort." I think it's made with just 2-row, but I don't have any idea what kind of gravity it has. I have on hand 0.5# of Crystal 60, 1oz of Willamette...

So I couldn't think of a better place to post this. SWMBO and I went to Bosco's in Little Rock a couple nights ago. It's a nice restaurant and brewpub that specializes in cask conditioned ales. The food was good, the beer was excellent. I was admiring the microbrewery-behind-glass at the...

Ok, finally got around to trying a chocolate stout (I loves me the Young's Double Chocolate). I had a True Brew Irish stout extract kit from LHBS and the owner was kind enough to recommend a few alterations to come close to a Young's. Recipe as follows: Kit- 3.3# Munton's Hopped Dark LME...

Howdy All! Living just north of Little Rock. Just got a Coopers kit for Christmas. Helped a friend once with an oatmeal stout, but never done this on my own. Can't wait to see how my first batch turns out. Cheers!:mug: