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I've got some first year hops that are flowering. They seem a bit on the smaller side. Maybe the size of a nickle or or so. The Arizona sun did beat them up a little bit, but I'm wondering if I should harvest them now or give them a bit more time. They feel like they've got a bit of spring...

I planted 4 rhizomes about a week ago. I planted two cascade and two chinook. Just today one of my chinook vines broke ground. I'll keep you guys posted once they start getting bigger and let you know how they fair the hotter weather during summer.

So, Today I decided to test the cream soda and see where it was at. It still needed to be carbed some more and I also though it wasn't quite sweet enough. So I started adding my corn sugar into it slowly. All was going well until all of a sudden it was like I dropped a mentos into a diet...

As the title says, how long does it take for soda to carb in the keg when it's set to 35 psi?

Ok, So after searching I upgraded my lines to 5 feet as suggested but I am still seeing foaming problems. More so on the first pour, but still real foamy on the following pours as well. I am running perlick taps, 5 feet of 3/16 line. I've tried 9, 10 and 11 PSI at 40. I've dropped the psi...

Hi everyone, I have a second C02 tank and regulator that I planned on hooking up for kegging soda. I pulled it out of the garage today to put inside the kegerator and noticed that the dial on the regulator wasn't functioning right. It seems that after we moved into this house that it may...

I know the more time on the yeast the better, but is there a point where it might be too long? The reason I'm asking is because I'm coming home from vacation from afghanistan next month, but only get to stay two weeks. During that time I want to brew a big beer (9-10%ish) and was planning on...

I'm a beer brewer and would like to expand to wine making as well. I first started with Ed Wort's apple wine and would now like to try and make a true wine. Are there any good step by steps tutorials around? I thought there might be one in the sticky, but I guess I was wrong. Also I'm not...

So I'm trying to convince the wife to let me start a pub when I get back from Afghanistan. At that point I will have all of my bills paid off, plus a good chunk of change saved up. I could apply for a veteran loan, that I hear is quite easy to get approved for to supplement my cash. It...

I'm from Arizona so temps can get pretty hot. What is the most effective way to cool down to pitching temps for someone like me? Plate? Immersion? Plate+Pre-chiller? I haven't purchased any cooling devices yet. In the past I would just put my whole keg in a large bucket of water, with a...

So I'm working a contractor position in Afghanistan right now, and decided to at least try the near beers to maybe satisfy the craving but they just completely suck. They taste of malt and next to no hops. Are there any super hoppy IPA like near beers that maybe I could have my wife send me...

Well, I just got out of the military but I accepted a job offer to go to Afghanistan for a year. So here's my question. If you were to make a brew that you wouldn't be able to touch for a whole year what style of beer would you go with? My wife can rack it into a secondary, or even into...

Hey everyone, I'm in a school web design class at the moment and could really use some board help. For our project we were supposed to create a website about either our job or hobby, based on a prototype we made in our last web design class. Naturally I picked the subject I was more...

Well I made my first IPA and dry hopped for the first time. Like most other things I've racked my beer on I expected the hops to end up sinking to the bottom and they didn't. Well needless to say I sucked up quite a bit of hops into the keg when I racked the beer. It's partially carbonated...

I kegged my IPA last night and I'm afraid I sucked up quite a bit of hop particles from my whole leaf dry hopping. Anything I should be worried about? Besides the possibility for a stuck dip tube? Any chance that after the first few beers are poured that it'll start to clear out? Or should I...

How do I remove the hose from the picnic faucet and quick disconnect without damaging the faucet and QD?

What kind of places would be likely to sell beer hose? I'm impatient and really don't want to wait to place an internet order, and I know Tucson has to have somewhere that sells beer hose. What kind of stores are likely to carry beer hose? I didn't see any at my LBHS last time I was there but...

I'm not sure if I've over carbed or if my beer line is too short or what. I carbed at 30psi for about 24 hours then dropped to 10 psi. When I try to fill my cup I get a cup full of foam that eventually settles down. Once it settles down it tastes great, but it's kind of a pain in the ass to...

Well I got my first keg kit last night so I'm now playing with it. I put my stout in and did the 30 psi for 5 min while sloshing it around then de-gassing to serving pressure. Although it's still not carb'd all the way yet. How long do you think it will take to carb all the way after doing...

woot.... Good old UPS brought me my dual keg setup from kegconnection today. Can't wait to go get some C02 tomorrow and rack my stout to the keg.