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Michigan is a great beer state! Bells and founders are no brainers. The others mentioned are great, too. In my mind there are four others that compete with any brewery in the nation. Halfway between Lansing and Kalamazoo is darkhorse brewing. Best all around beer/food combo in the state...

This thread depresses me... I'm going to end up with around 7 lbs wet for 7 second year plants.... I must be doing something wrong... but congrats to all of you! They look beautiful!

I've modified the recipe a little bit to bring down the IBU's and hopefully add some more earth/piny flavor from the Columbus. If no one comments on this one then it is what I will be brewing on Tuesday. The 15, 10, and 5 minute Columbus (all 14%) are the wet hops. I'd love to use them for dry...

I thought of this... but I really want to make one batch. I don't have the equipment to make two at the same time. After looking at my plant I may have more hops than I thought. It's a 15 foot plant that is full of hops. So I may have about a pound or two of fresh wet hops? I don't really...

Yeah, I know It's not a lot. There is a possibility that it may be more. It's a third year plant but I've only had it in the ground here this year.

Hey everybody, I'm about to pick somewhere between 6 and 8 oz. of wet Columbus hops from my garden. I'd love to use them to brew on Tuesday. I could dry them, but I've had a few wet IPAs lately and I want to try and make something with them. Plus, I'm having a few friends over to brew who...

I am going to make 30 beers in 30 days. Over the next month I plan on becoming a better homebrewer. I’ve been brewing for a year and a half and really want to understand the process more. I’m reading Yeast by Chris White and Jamil Zainasheff and really want to learn what makes great beer. I am...

I wanted to post an update on my setup. I went with the Harbor Freight flagpoles. I purchased two of them and created a Teepee. I put four plants to one pole and three to the other. Thanks for the help! I do have a question about my hops though. Has anyone seen the disease/pest that I am...

That looks awesome! I'll have to get one. It looks like it extends in pieces and I'll be able to get it into my car. Otherwise I was going to have to get my father-in-law to bring his truck over. Hopefully it doesn't get hit by lightening!

Holy crap... lightening? I didn't even think of that. Is that normal? By sleeve, do you mean just have the pvc in the ground and put the poles into it? Or do you mean cover the entire pole?

Hey Guys, I'm growing my second year of hops and was wondering if anyone had a suggestion for a hop pole improvement. My hops are currently planted in my garden and I need to put up two poles asap. Last year I used two 12 feet poles that had wire connecting them (about 10 feet apart). Then I...

My wife and I went to Great Lakes Hops (amazing people by the way) and they were telling us that next year they would have a hop variety for hot areas. They sad that it was found in the Southwest and that it would be available next year to sell. If these don't work for you, maybe you can try...

And this is why I love these forums! I learn new things every time I log on. I made some changes... any thoughts? Style: American IPA TYPE: All Grain Taste: (30.0) Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 3.36 gal Post Boil Volume: 2.61 gal Batch Size (fermenter): 2.00 gal...

Hello everyone, Recently I've been trying to experiment with creating my own recipes. For the past year I've been doing all grain batches with the wonderful recipes on this forum (and there are many). Usually I make 5 gallon batches, but want to try and use a BIAB setup to experiment with...

Hello all! I was planning on making myself a kegerator from my Sanyo mini fridge, but was just given a new kegerator for a wedding gift! The problem is that this kegerator only has a single tap tower. In the end I'd like to be able to tap into both my corny kegs at once. I've never had (or...

Anywhere in the city that it can be found on draft or the bottle?

Hey all, I'm in SF for the first time and can't seem to find Russian river. An thoughts on where to go?

Hello everyone, After finding this thread (which is amazing, btw) I decided to make etched pint glasses as part of a wedding gift to the bridal party. I want to etch people's roles on each glass and include a logo of our wedding. Does anyone who has etched glasses/carboys have a...

I just brewed this last night. It was my first decoction and I was scared at first.... but it was really quite easy! Does anyone see any problems with the process that I used? I pulled 1.5 gallons of the mash (at 149) and put it into a kettle. Pushed it up to 157, held it for 15, pushed it...

Try Granite City. It's at Big Beaver (16 mile) and I-75. The food is pretty good and their beer isn't too bad either. If you are in the business section of Troy (which I assume you are if you are coming in for work) it's probably within walking distance. They actually have some fairly odd...