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All of us start brewing for different reasons. Some of us grew up with brewing in the home. Others loved beer and actively sough it out. Then there are those of us that started by chance, a series of events, coincidences one and all that led to us looking at that box on the floor of a Thrift...

Have you ever rescued yeast from a Keg? Yuri_Rage has. In fact that questions was his initial introduction to HomeBrewTalk. Having already brewed for sometime, Yuri_Rage (known as Yuri) jumped right in. From his first days here on HomeBrewTalk, Yuri has been a force to be reckoned with in the...

"Shecky, Shecky, Shecky". If you haven't stood in front of your brew room mirror, in the dark, chanting the name of one or more of our moderating team are you really a brewer? Each member of the team brings a unique aspect of themselves to the administration of HomeBrewTalk and Ed "Shecky"...

If you ever find yourself in the pages of HomeBrewTalk thinking to yourself "Wow, we have a really heady crowd!" you would not be alone. Everyone has a different way of looking at brewing. Some brew from the gut like we learned with Andrew "BillyKlub" Knapp. Others take a more analytical...

"So, I picked up Papazian's book and wanted to start with his extract IPA. He calls for home-toasting malts, the recipe calls for..." and with that a brewer is born. Starting out five years ago and diving in deep, Nick McLellan, known to the brewing world as motobrewer is a fixture of the...

Have you seen this man? If so that there is Andrew Knapp, known to the brewing world as Billy-Klubb. A regular contributor and all around great guy, I stole a few minutes of his time to get to know more about the man and the brewer. TxBrew: Lets get some history. How did you start brewing...

Jay L. Webster is a man on a mission. Since the inception of his idea, the Jaybird Stainless Steel False bottoms, he has sought to bring innovation through design to brewers the world over. From his humble beginnings as a member / brewer to the start of his business Norcal Brewing Solutions, Jay...

"Shecky, Shecky, Shecky". If you haven't stood in front of your brew room mirror, in the dark, chanting the name of one or more of our moderating team are you really a brewer? Each member of the team brings a unique aspect of themselves to the administration of HomeBrewTalk and Ed "Shecky"...

If you ever find yourself in the pages of HomeBrewTalk thinking to yourself "Wow, we have a really heady crowd!" you would not be alone. Everyone has a different way of looking at brewing. Some brew from the gut like we learned with Andrew "BillyKlub" Knapp. Others take a more analytical...

"So, I picked up Papazian's book and wanted to start with his extract IPA. He calls for home-toasting malts, the recipe calls for..." and with that a brewer is born. Starting out five years ago and diving in deep, Nick McLellan, known to the brewing world as motobrewer is a fixture of the...

Have you seen this man? If so that there is Andrew Knapp, known to the brewing world as Billy-Klubb. A regular contributor and all around great guy, I stole a few minutes of his time to get to know more about the man and the brewer. TxBrew: Lets get some history. How did you start brewing...

Jay L. Webster is a man on a mission. Since the inception of his idea, the Jaybird Stainless Steel False bottoms, he has sought to bring innovation through design to brewers the world over. From his humble beginnings as a member / brewer to the start of his business Norcal Brewing Solutions, Jay...