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We had a meeting with one of our equipment reps from Germany awhile back. I mentioned I brew my own beer, which they said they have these plastic kegs that I could try out; and they would ship it to me for free. I didn't believe them. Here's what arrived at the office today: I put my...

Hi all. It's been a long time since my last brew (had to live with the parents for awhile, but that's another story...) I put together EdWort's Robust Porter recipe. Here it is from BeerSmith: Type: All Grain Date: 3/27/2010 Batch Size: 5.00 gal Brewer: Frosty Boil Size: 6.41 gal...

Here's what I have left after putting together EdWort's Robust Porter (turned out awesome btw) 1.5 oz Cascade 1 oz Northern Brewer 0.5 # Flaked Barley I've done quite a bit of searching, I can't seem to find a recipe that uses both northern brewer and cascade hops. Any suggestions for what I...

It's freakin hot out here in Chico, CA (102 F outside right now) The apartment stays at a (relatively) constant 80 F. (save money on that AC!) I brewed up a robust porter the other day and is now fermenting along nicely in my new "fermentation chamber" (FC) that I just built, at a constant...

Hi yall Been looking into all-grain recipes and I found this one on Beersmith that sounded interesting. Anyone ever try it? Thoughts? The following is just copied and pasted from Beersmith.... Thanks! Capt Smith Rye Specialty, Experimental, Historical Beer Type: All Grain...

Hi yall I have here a 2# bag of "light" DME that was given to me by the guy I bought my brew kit off of. Since I spent a few months this summer in Prague, I'm thinking I could use this DME to brew a delicious pilsener to remember the good times abroad. I'm wondering if anyone knows of a...

So did my first full boil batch the other day. Naturally, I was excited to have the right equipment to do this. My method of transfer this time around was the same for all the other times. Basically, after the wort is cooled I pour it through a strainer and a funnel to filter spent hops. Of...

So here it is....The capstone of my college education....Mechanical engineering senior project. Everything I've studied will lead up to this. The projects basically involve 4 or 5 five individuals to work together as a team to design, manufacture, and test a process and/or device that related...

Hi yall. Haven't made a post in awhile or even done anything related to brewing in several months. Spent a couple months in Europe:mug:, plus school started and been busy with that. This might have been covered in another thread, but here's my situation: I moved into a smaller...

Forecast for this weekend looked terrible. Canceled plans of bike riding, and brewed my third batch indoors. (disclaimer: crappy celly pics ahead) Here's a list of ingredients I used: 7.42# Alexander's Pale Ale Extract 1# Crystal 60L Steeping Grains 1.25oz Cascade hops (bittering...

Hello all. Just finished brewing my IPA yesterday. (at least I think it will turn out as an IPA) I did it using partial boil with one of those Coopers "kits". Ingredients used (5 gallon yield): 4# Coopers IPA Extract ("pre-hopped") 4# Alexanders Pale Ale Extract 1oz. Hop Pellets 1...

Greetings all. Brewing my own beer is something I've been wanting to try for quite some time now, but never had the time or money. Luckily for me, I stumbled on a near-complete brewing kit on Craigslist. Only thing the guy wasn't including was bottles, ingredients, and cook-ware. Anyway, I got a...