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I'm finally ready to public shame my own DIY skills, or lack of them. Ok, no, my lack of planning. It all started when I purchased my first house. I was going to finally move out of the apartment and have space for kegs! (I hate bottling with all my soul) I found a very nice resource in this...

I've been reading on the great prowess of kveik strains lately. At first I just thought it was just a overhype. I went to the LHBS and they were out of a yeast I wanted (I don't even recall which one it was) but they offered me Imperial Loki. Supposedly to be the super cool thing and what not...

Greetings, fellow fermentation tricksters. I brought my brewing habits to a halt due to lack of time, as I saw spending 5-6 hours on brew day for 5 gals of beer to be not worth it. On one hand I love sharing my beer, but on the other I also love to drink beer. An epiphany came by and I...

Hello, I recently got bad news from the doc, I have high triglycerides and need to cut down in carbs and alcohol. I can cut back on my eating so I can still accommodate a couple beers a week. Of course, the lowest OG of my brews, the better. So I was thinking, and there must be some kind of...

I'll open saying I *hate* making starters. I hate them because (until now) I try to do them 3 days before brew day. Ferment for 24-48 and crash for a day. Decant and pitch on brew day. I also hate having to prep the wort with the DME, it is simple, but I hate it for some reason. I could skip...

Hello, I recently decided to purchase a grain mill. Mostly because I want to be able to brew without a trip to my LHBS on the same day. With this new acquisition, I thought of buying base grains by the sack. I've seen people that say they buy it for ~$40 for a 2-Row sack, but locally I've been...

So I finally got a house (yay!!!) That means enough space for kegging (yay!!!!!!) I got myself 4 corny kegs. They still had Dr pepper and Pepsi tags and some concentrate inside. I've been scrubbing them and their posts tubes and valves. I changed the o rings. But I don't have pressure relief...

Hello, Have anyone tried to brew with 100% unmalted grains, adding the needed enzymes? I did an experiment yesterday, and I don't know what did I do wrong. I'll tell my story, maybe somebody likes the idea or can point out what I did wrong :) I wanted to make a popcorn beer, so I...

Hello, My last two batches of cider were completely carbonated in the carboy. To the point that it was very hard to siphon it out because it would create a champagne-like bubble burst. I'm very puzzled because of this, what am I doing wrong? So I did what I thought was the most sensible...