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Has anyone ever used this stuff before? I put two 8oz. Bottles into 5 gallons of a very light cream ale. I'm not sure if that'll be enough or not. Any insight would be appreciated! Each bottle is supposed to be equal to 2lbs of fruit.

Has anyone ever used this stuff before? I put two 8oz. Bottles into 5 gallons of a very light cream ale. I'm not sure if that'll be enough or not. Any insight would be appreciated!

I just got back from Albertsons and I hit the BEST beer sale! I got 15 22oz beers for $36! H24 IPA, Stone Smoked Porter, Widmer Black IPA, Maudite, Shipyard XXXX IPA, etc. These beers are at least $5 each or more normally, but they were marked down to either $2 or $3.50 each. I bought all they...

I was given this pump, a Teel 1P898, and the 1/2 HP motor that runs the pump. I know that it is food safe and that it can handle boiling temps, but I cannot find any info on it online. Does anyone have any experience with this type of pump or can anyone point me in a direction to search? It...

This was held at the Main Street Brewery in Corona, CA this past weekend. I submitted two beers, an American Wheat and an IPA. I took 3rd for my IPA. :rockin:

I entered 5 beers into the comp, hoping to at least place...I won a gold for the Light Hybrid Category with my Cream Ale! So stoked!!! This is my first medal in competition. :rockin:

I'm going to be entering a competition today and I need to know where to enter a particular beer. I have a sweet stout that I added vanilla and coffee to. The coffee blends well with the roastness of the roasted barley and the vanilla notes are there, but not overpowering. Should I enter...

I'll be brewing 10 gallons of brown porter this weekend, with a target OG of 1.051. This will be split into two different fermenters. I have a 2000ml flask for the starter and also a few half gallon growlers that I can use for starters as well. Can I just make a 2L starter and dump half in...

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I received a 15G aluminum pot as a gift. It is 1/4" thick aluminum and it looks like it is "spun" as the there are concentric lines wrapping around the entire pot/lid (inside and out). I have a ball valve that I want to install on this, but haven't installed one ever before. I saw a thread...

Are hops from the 2009 harvest still good? Do they lose viability?

I just had multiple beers reviewed by a fellow homebrewer who noted that 3 out of 4 all had the same astringency issue. :o Does anyone have any insight on this? I've done a little reading and found that a high concentration of bicarbonates in my water can lead to this. My city water report...

Which would you recommend and why?

Will these work? http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/ORing-1RFF5?Pid=search It says they're rated to 450F. My wife works at Grainger so I get 30% discount on everything. :ban:

I bought some "lead free" brass valves, nipples, etc. from HD the other day. Do I still need to soak them in the Hydrogen peroxide mixture before using them?

I'm going for a chocolaty brown ale here. OG: 1.059 Est. FG: 1.015 IBU: 30.5 SRM: 26.3 American Brown Ale 10.00 lbs. American Pale 12.00 oz. Crystal 75L 10.00 oz. Chocolate Malt 4.00 oz. Honey Malt 0.50 oz. Magnum @ 60 min (14.1 AA) 1.00 oz. Cascade @ 15 min (6.4AA) 5.2...

I was cooking tonight and needed lemon zest for the recipe. I was drinking an IPA while chopping stuff up. I decided to add a little zest to the IPA and it was freaking GREAT! Anybody ever used lemon zest before? When should it be added? Any insight?

I'll be buying a 50# sack of grains soon (SWMBO just bought me a Barley Crusher), and I was wondering if I should freeze or refrigerate the grains to keep them fresher longer. The grain will be unmilled until brewing time. Let me know your thoughts on this.

I know that others have made them like this, and I admit that I used some ideas, but I wanted to show mine off too. :rockin: [/IMG] I cut the top out with a jigsaw and then cleaned it up with a dremel. The lid was hollow so I used spray foam to insulate. [/IMG] Finally I spray painted...