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Hey guys.. i have a friend who can only drink gluten free beer.. i was wondering if / and how you could find ingredients and or recipies to make this type of beer.

Hey all... I am going to be brewing yuri's thunderstruck ale for the fall season.. and i as thinking of adding a small amount of honey to it.. i was wondering if this would bring out some sweetness or would this completely destroy the whole thing..also if i was to add this would i do it in the...

i my self have a bottling question.. ive been collecting bottles from my fav commercial brews .. and i grabbed a 6er of Guinness Draught and i was wondering if it was ok to use them seeing they have the ball inside.. would that be an issue if i tried to use them for my brew?

Thanks guys!.your information is much appreciated . one more question though.. say i was to keep this in the fridge for a while.. would i need an air lock? or would just keeping the lid of the mason jar on work fine?

Hey guys.. i was thinking about saving my yeast from my blue moon clone that is currently in primary. I was thinking of racking to secondary tomorrow.. seeing everything is going to plan. The whole idea of saving yeast ive been curious of and read some forum posts as well as internet sites.. but...

I found the wiki on green dragon and under references there is a link that combines vodka , pot butter, and honey... i dont know how that would taste... i mean.. butter and vodka.. ? kinda iffy. then you sweeten with the honey... i think if you did this with beer though.. that would be worse...

I my self have been pondering this same question.. i did a search as yooper suggested.. and came across this http://www.onr.com/user/liberty/Marijuana/MBeer/MBeer.html it as well as mainy other sites talk about Brain Death that was made in the 80's... i do think that this is possible...

Ive purchased just pure cranberry juice at both Publixs and Fresh Market. The name of it escapes me at the moment.. but as malkore said it is really really tart.

I as well am going to be adventuring into the world of pumpkin ales this next week,... and i was wondering .. due to the extra additives of the pumpkin and extra sugars ..etc.. in a 6.5 glass carboy.. would you need a blow off tube for a 5 gallon batch or would just an airlock due...?

it is a full fridge, and its free, but we kind of have to do it incognito.. wink wink... and time is quick.. but your info was appreciated.. i will have exactly like the fridge and i will be taking the unit from, so i will try to take a better look at what exactly needs to be done.

Hey guys.. i found a working fridge, and i would like to take that refrigeration unit out of it, and then mod it to an insulated chest to use as a cooler / lagering unit and maybe later turn into a keggerater. My question is if anyone knows how to remove the refrigeration unit from a fridge...

Thank you to everyone you posted barely an hour after the thread was up.. your input really helped out... it does sound like a secondary Clearing as you guys put it is the way to go to achieve the better taste.. thanks again for the help guys!

I was thinking of getting my feet wet and starting out with extract and working up to AG. And primarly what i would like to do is just keep things cheap as well as create unique systems that would not only be pleasing to the eye but also efficient. I am currently in the process of helping out...

Hey Everybody... Ive been doing a lot of research before I get into my first brew, and Ive been confused, well more curious than confused about secondary fermentation. In my research Ive read tutorials / how to's where one will say the use a secondary fermentation in a glass carboy, and others...

Hey everyone! This is my first time at the forums. I am not a home brewer yet. I do intend to, and that is why im here. I am really into the DIY equipment, not only for money purposes but moding your equipment for uses that are accustom to you are always nice. I was wondering if anyone could...