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Ok, I am entering my first comp next weekend. Y'all have any recommendations as to how to label bottles? I'd like a something that will be easily removed via icy lean but will stick on while iced down. Thanks! Brice

Ok, bought a new house and while going through the things that the previous owner left, I found a sankey keg. I have been wanting to start kegging and count this a a sign from above. Now, what else do I need to buy? I already have an extra fridge. I think in the short term, I'd like to stay with...

Hey folks, just had something new happen to me. Went to go move my fermenter into the kitchen for bottling tomorrow and didn't realize that the tube had some suckback that when I moved the catch bucket got sucked back into the fermenter. I had filled the catch with starsan 3 weeks ago and it is...

Hey folks, my son and I make root beer on a regular basis and were thinking about testing time to 'acceptable' carbonation levels using temperature as the variable. Any idea how to phrase this to his teacher??? I only bottle and don't keg. Thanks! Deacon.

I am looking into scaling up to a 14 gal stainless pot from academy. My existing pot and burner have just about had it. Any recommendations in a new burner? I am thinking about building a brew stand later this year and would like to be able to easily move the burner. Thanks! Deacon.

Having trouble scaling this up to 5 gal. 2 tbsp into a 3 cup concentrate Mix 1/2 - 1/3 cup w 5 oz club soda Need help scaling this up to 5 gal. Gonna bottle w champagne yeast. I have 3lb honey and 2 lb sugar for the batch as well. Any suggestions???

Think I may have a few bottles that are infected. One bottle is ok after opening, a few (4 or 5 this far) gush after opening. What is the best way to get these cleaned out? I have previously only scrubbed, rinsed, and run through the dish washer. Should I oxy clean and starsan all of them until...

Ok, bad brewday planning. Started a brew and realized I have to go to a football game in 2 hrs. Y'all think it would be ok to cool to 100 then put in fermentation chamber overnight at 65 and pitch in am

Ok, I am kicking off my first mead tonight. Going really basic. Fall Honey from a friend. It smells like hay and hardwoods. I am hoping it will keep a hint of this. Just one gallon. Gonna kick it off with 1 tsp nutrient. Yeast is EC-1118. Never used it before. Might add berries into secondary...

Headed to Palm Springs, CA for a conference next week and was wondering about beer recommendations in the area. Any good beer bars???

Got a newbie question. Both batches I have brewed I have included all the hop sludge in my aeration (pouring back and forth) and added it to my primary. Both batches turned out a bit hazy. Should I whirlpool and euphony out of my kettle? I did use a whilfloc tablet in each case. Thinking...