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My wife and I are planning our vacation for this summer. We decided to camp our way through the NorthEast. We've traveled the area before but would like some local input. We actually enjoy planning around brewpubs, and the like, and hope to do the same again. We're starting in central PA and...

I'll have to check out some of those podcasts as well. While not specifically about brewing, I also found it interesting. Some other audio books about starting a brewery: Beer School (about Brooklyn Brewery) So You Want To Start A Brewery (Lagunitas Brewing) Brewing Up A Business...

The skinny: We're not new to brewing beer and hard cider, but wine is an new venture for us. Wife shows up with a flat of white grapes, so we made 2 one gallon batches that slightly vary from each other. Gravity started at 1.096 and after quite a bit of time and racking twice, gravity...

This would be an excellent way to step up my game.

Band rehearsal, bottling Red-Headed Stepchild red ale, then camping.

Sending a pm soon.

Cool, thanks for the input, guys. I'm just swirling it every so often. I did make it up much earlier and probably won't pitch until tomorrow evening. Again, thanks. Steve

Got myself caught in a slight pickle. I DIY'd my own stir plate but my stir bar hasn't been delivered yet. It's on the way, but now won't be delivered until Tuesday. Tomorrow(Sunday)is brewday and I wanted too make my starter this morning. Are there any reasonable alternatives I can use, even...

Thanks very much. Let's continue breaking down the stupid wall, shall we? What are the advantages to having an auto or manual relief valve? And does it matter if the lid is pin or ball when the keg itself is setup for ball lock? Like I said before, this is my first adventure in kegging.

I may be an idiot, or just very new to kegging. I can't seem to find a definitive ID of this keg lid: It's a borrowed keg from a friend. I've gone through and replaced all of the o-rings. When I did a pressure test everything was fine except the PRV. So, naturally I when to remove it and...

Photo dump of all things brewing

This punk's feeling lucky. Count me in, please.

Just checking in with an update...this beer keeps getting better. I finally had the chance to sit by a campfire with some in my glass and talk about being a happy camper. I also passed some along to a co-worker of mine, along with a coffee stout I brewed in May. He really enjoyed both(a...