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I scoured the archives but have been unable to find a Truffle type ale. A friend of mine has trained his dogs to locate truffles. He is finding between 1 and 2 pounds per day. He suggested we try and brew a Truffle Ale of some sort to use them up. I was thinking a stout would make a great...

I made a grave error today. I was making a Jalepeno Ale and all was going well. I has roasted 6 jalepeno sand soaked them in vodka and tequila. I put 2 peppers into boil, 2 into primary, and added the last couple today, or so I thought. My wife had some pickled jalapeños in the fridge in a same...

I recently acquired a couple of 2 1/2 gallon corny kegs (for free). I have been brewing 5 gallon batches. I would like to split a 5 gallon batch in two and use different yeasts in each batch. I have several 5 gallon glass carboys and don't really wish to purchase smaller carboys. Any problems...

Been brewing for awhile but like everyone else, always looking for ways to improve. I only recently got into trying to understand the importance of water profiles. It seems a steep learning curve. Here is the results I got back from Ward Laboratories: pH 7.5 Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm...

I have a 10 gallon igloo cooler. I bought a stainless false bottom on Amazon. Now I need to figure out what valve/fitting I need to hook hose from false bottom too. I assume some bulkhead fitting?

In looking over my igloo 5 Gal cooler that I use for mashing it appears the lid is completely hollow. I was thinking I could drill a hole in top and thread a barb hose fitting in it and drill a series of small holes in the bottom for sparging. Has anyone tried this?