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Kroger just started carrying this and I like it. Smooth and malty rich without heavy hops. I think I could learn from it when creating my own recipes. Anyone happen to have a clone? http://www.ballastpoint.com/beers/year-round/ "The beer that launched Ballast Point. Our original...

I'd like a way to accurately measure my pre and post boil volumes as well as what's left in the kettle. I read that sight glasses get gunky on a brew kettle and I can see that happening. Is that your experience with them? If I wanted to use a dip stick, but mount it to the inside of the...

If you're whirlpooling the wort after boil, is the exit the main drain or is there a separate drain for the whirlpool? I'm thinking it's the main drain. I think I'm seeing two ways of doing it on the inside. 1) A 90 elbow turned to the side with a 1/2" compression fitting with some 1/2"...

I'm running my burner with Natural Gas that I share with my grill. It's kind of a PITA to get out the wrenches and undo the fittings and connect them back and forth. I was thinking a Quick Connect type of fitting may be better. I was thinking that I'd have one hose with the female quick...

Looking for brew friends in Augusta, GA.

I've had a few issues with junk floating around in my commercial purchased beer. It's not flies or dirt clods, it's white chunks. It's disgusting. I could understand if it's bottle conditioned but it's not. I was thinking maybe the beer had been sitting on the shelf for a LONG time. Now...

If I ferment my APA at 65F for a week, and believe the primary fermentation is done, can I pull it out of my fermentation refrigerator and let it sit at room temp (~77F) with out negatively affecting the beer's flavor? Maybe for another week or two?

The Short Version.... How do I split a stepped up yeast starter use half and save the other half? Besides counting with a microscope, how do I measure the amount of yeast in the halves? If I step up the stored half and split again, how many of these splits before I need a fresh vial/smack...