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I live just outside of Pittsburgh and have to admit I really enjoy it. It is a pretty diverse area - four distinct seasons, tons of outdoor stuff to do, good cultural offerings downtown, cheaper housing, good job market depending on what you do, everything is a fairly short drive, good sports...

So I have finally become the proud owner of a two tap homemade kegerator. I would love to "upgrade" the tap handles, and want to get something unique. Ive been on amazon and couldn't find much I liked. Any suggestions of places to look? Thanks all! ~ CIB

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In. Thanks Spike!

Worst ever was a chocolate pomegranate hefeweisen I made as an experiment about a year ago. I actually did 4 one gallon batches with differences in each. Ends up they all turned out the same - crappy.

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Hi all. I am brand new to kegging (just got my kegging equipment today) and want to get a batch of Christmas homebrew in there, carbed up and ready to go by Saturday night for a party at my house. I wont be able to get the beer in the keg till Wednesday evening at the soonest. I was planning...

I made a blackberry wit shortly after finding out my wife was pregnant with our first child. The beer was named "My Blackberries Make Babies" in honor of the event

Ok so I've read about using spruce tips as an addition for beer, and thought a spruce mead could be good as well. Anybody ever made any? What were your thoughts? Any recipe suggestions? Thanks ~ CIB

Hey all out there, I need some help to know what to buy. I am getting a kegging system for Christmas and want to also use it to bottle as well. Below is what I am looking at getting. What other smaller pieces of equipment do I need? Doesn't matter to me what website I buy the stuff from, I...

Ok 2 Gallons of Raspberry Melomel, 2 gallons of JAOM and 2 gallons of a Spiced Cranberry Melomel. That brings the total 558

Well I think technically its a cyser. The recipe was this: 4 lbs - wildflower honey 4 gallons - Motts apple juice 2 lbs - light brown sugar water to top off to fill a 6.5 gallon carboy Yeast nutrient / energizer OG ~ 1.058 I carmalized the honey (based on an old recipe thread i found on here)...

What do you guys think of the White Labs 775 English Cider yeast? My LHBS recommended it to me, and its what I ended up using for this batch. I put the batch together last night and the fermentation was going strong by this morning, so it seems like it is at least doing the job well. I've...

Hi all, So I want to brew a cyser that retains a fair amount of the apple flavor. I've heard that certain yeasts can help with keeping the apple flavor stronger, while others tend to eliminate it. I am not overly concerned about dry vs. sweet as I can always just backsweeten later on. I've...

Auditor at a public accounting firm in Pittsburgh. Well at least until i win the lottery and am able to start the next great craft brewery

"The R&D Kit" "Brewtester" "One Gallon Wonder" "Master Brewing Kit" or "Master Brewing Case" "Alchemist's Lab" "Envy of Your Friends" "Reclamation Brewing" The real question is when can we order them and how much will they be? Very cool idea!

Yeah have you added water to it in the primary yet? Also what was your targef og? I hope you have one heck of a yeast starter if thats your target og!

Haha I was wondering how long it would take for a Spice Girl to make it into this thread. Anyways, so all of these ideas have gotten me thinking that its about time to bust out the 1 gallon jugs and do some experimenting. I already have a 5 gallon batch going with the cinnamon. So, what spice...

Thanks for the cinnamon idea - thats what i ended up going with. I'm also thinking about doing a couple of one gallon batches and experimenting with combinations of some of the other spices (esp. the nutmeg and clove). Thanks again!

A couple of suggestions. 1 - think about getting a couple of one gallon carboys to use as your secondary. That would take care of that excess headspace. 2 - Another option would be to use marbles to help fill up the extra space.