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Hey all, Just added two more taps to my set up for a total of four, and dedicated two of them to sanke kegs, while the other two are for home brew cornie kegs (ball lock). Went out and got a couple of local brewery kegs and now I have foam city. Line length is the same for all taps, CO2...

Hey all, So I brewed this and it came out amazing, I am going to enter this in a local contest and want to make sure I am entering it in the correct style/category. Can you all let me know what BJCP Style/Category you think this recipe falls under? I am thinking 26D - Belgian dark strong...

Hey all, So I finally am going to try and make a lager, I have selected a Kolsch recipe from MLHBS. Using a partial mash kit to keep it simple, recipe is below. My questions are; 1) Since this style ferments at a warmer temp is a large yeast starter needed? 2) I plan on using to vials of...

Hey all, So I bought a new digital Ranco ETC unit for my ferm chamber. My old unit was an old Johnson analog with a capillary tube, it finally quit working. So my question is, now that I have a digital readout, how accurate is it? I have thermometer tape on my carboys, a calibrated dial...

Hey All, About 6 years ago I had my hops tested for alpha/beta acids, my question is do they vary from crops to crop, or once a plant is established will it always produce approximately the same A/B ???

Hey all, I was eating dinner with my wife at our favorite Sushi place when I noticed one of the waiters getting ready to throw out a Sake box. I asked him if I could have it and he said yes. So I took it home and here is what I found. It is almost five gallons and comes with its own on/off...

Hi all, I posted this elsewhere and thought it would be better here, so it might not hijack another thread. I have been reading for days about going electric and am seriously considering a major build. My question is are all of these elements meant to be submersed in liquid or are there...

I have 3 Rhizomes: 1 - Cascade: Aroma: You know by now. Citrusy, Flowery. Ubiquitous (just joking). Alpha Acid: 4% to 7% Typical Usage: Flavoring and Aroma. I have never bittered with it but it can be used that way too. 1 - Chinook: Aroma: Herbal, Smoky, Piney, Floral Some sources said...

Does it matter which way I twist the bines up my twine to get them started? Which way is correct? If I went the wrong way to start will they correct themselves or should I try to undo them and get them going the right way?

Hey All, I am hoping someone can help me develop a clone recipe for a beer I had at the Pelican Pub & Brewery on the Oregon coast. It is a Scotch Ale and was pure heaven to drink. I have never tried to make a start from scratch clone before so I wouldn't even know where to start. I think the...

Hey All, I just had my first Grande Reserve and I desperately want to try to clone this beer. But I have no idea where to even start! Does anyone have a recipe for this amazing beer ! ! ! I would love an extract and AG version if possible. Thanks Gene

Hey all, I just thought I would share my New Years celebration and ask for some help in return! So the evening started with a not so quick trip to BevMo, they were packed! Here is what I picked up! North Coast - Brother Thelonious Chimay Ale - Grande Reserve (Blue) Blue Moon - Grand Cru...

Hey All, I am going to be making a batch of root beer with my son today, and I noticed the recipe calls for Cane Sugar and the guy at the LHBS put the kit together with Corn Sugar. Will it matter or should I use cane sugar like the recipe calls for?

Hey all, I know there has been a lot of questions asked about how to dry hops, so I thought I would put together a little picture tutorial on how I do it. This is about the cheapest way I have seen it done and requires no specialty equipment or tools. Everything need to do the job.

Hey all, Just wanted to chime in with my first harvest of hops ! ! ! I have three first year plants a Chinook, Galena, and a Cascade. So far I have gotten about two oz. off the Chinook, and will probably get another 2 oz. as it had two separate blooms about three weeks apart. My Galena is next...

Hey all, I was wondering if any of you would mind helping me, help my father. I just found out my father is suffering from terminal cancer in his bones. There is nothing they can do to cure what he has other than to treat it with chemo to slow down the growth of the cancer and buy him as many...

Hey All, I am ready to move up to a fermentation chamber to help control ferm temps. So I am looking at an old fridge and buying a temp controller to keep it at around 60 degs F. or so. My main question is what happens to the freezer temp does it also go up comparative to the refrigerator? Or...

So I recently took a road trip to Oregon and came across MacTarnahan's Amber Ale, Wow is all I can say! This beer blew me away! Until then I had never heard of them and actually thought I was drinking a Scottish import. So I get home and do a little internet research and find out it looks like...

Hey all, I am interested in heat generation caused by the act of fermentation. Is there a rule of thumb or charted data, as to how much heat/energy if any is actually produced during fermentation? Lets say I had a perfectly controlled and stable environment, just say 70 deg f. for the hell...

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