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So I heard this morning on the radio that West Virginia has passed a law legalizing home distillation of spirits. Up to 5 gallons per person, 10 gallons per home with 2 or more adults. Per NPR (audio) So my question is, being that it's still illegal on a federal level, how does this work? And...

Hi, all. we'll be taking a vacation to Legoland area (Goshen and Middletown, NY) the end of this month, and I'm wondering about recomendations for breweries, brewpubs, beer stores plus restaurants, wineries, distilleries and so on. The Kiddo is 8, so most places will need to be relatively...

Hey, everyone. I want to do a sinple, straightforward saison brew. I've poked around Brewers |Friend and my back issues of BYO and Zymurgy magazines, and think I came up with something. How does this sound? all-grain, 3 kettle. 7lbs Pilsner 1lb rye malt 2lb cane sugar, added to boil mash at...

Kegged up my pale ale for the kiddo's birthday party last night. Had an interesting time with it. This is a recipe I've done a dozen times, and rarely had any issues. Brew day here went fine, hit all my numbers within a point or so, pitched my yeast, that I did a starter as usual, left it alone...

so a week and a bit ago I made a big chunk of starter to see about reviving the yeasts |I had stored in the fridge, in preparation for brewing with a couple and freezing the others down for future brews. I had 6 varieties of 'regular' yeast, which amazingly all came back to life and fermented...

I was reading a back issue of BYO magazine the other day and one of the articles mentioned sending dried flakes of yeast to someone else, that they last a good long time (presumably like packaged dry yeast.) I was thinking about that, if that would work for storing yeast strains, as opposed to...

So I've been kegging a little while, and just now getting a tank and gear. I've been naturally carbing in the keg - boil a bit less sugar than usual for bottling, and priming in the keg. I haven't had any issues with oxidation yet, so I'm tempted to keep doing it that way. I'm not set up for...

Hey all. So I'm looking at a mill, going between the Cereal Killer and the Barley Crusher. They're both on sale various places for Black Friday - IS there a big difference between them? Is the extra $10 for the BC worth it? I only have $100 budget for this - I know everyone seems to like the...

I have a batch of mead I've had aging for about 5 or 6 months now - just getting to the point of ready to bottle it. I looked in at it tonight and saw what appeared to be a mold or pellicle. No funny colors, just white. I tossed in a campden tab, and shook it up. I'm planning on bottling...

So I just packaged up my hops, and this year I used our vacuum sealer machine for the first time. I presume I should still store them in the freezer, right? I have 5 packs, 1.5- 2 oz each, and even vacuumed down, they still take up some real estate that SWMBO doesn't really want to give up in...

So I finally got around to getting my induction burner - the IC3500. I was playing around with it, using one of my old Graniteware kettles, I got about a gallon of water from tap-temp to full rolling boil in just a few minutes. Really impressed. My question is, would I get even better results if...

So I have a question, This isn't my first rodeo, even in the sour areas. I have a recipe I made before, and redid it, my numbers were pretty close, the brew day and primary fermentation went normal, then I racked over and pitched my bugs - Imperial Yeast Sour Batch Kids, plus dregs off a couple...

Hey folks. Have a couple questions about yeast for my upcoming brew. I think I know the answer to the first, but figured I should get some other opinions. Brewing a clone of Russian River's Consecration, based from the MoreBeer kit - I brewed that as was a while back and I'm really happy with...

So I just now finished harvesting my hops for the year. I got a handful of Newports, and probably a few ounces of Cascade. I have a beer fermenting, a Brett (Trois) IPA, and I was thinking about wet-hopping it. The beer has been in fermenting for about 4 weeks* What would I need to do to...

Hello, I have a batch of cider that I'm conditioning, I was planning on dry-hopping it. I went into the closet this morning to get ready, and found that the bung somehow came out, and I noticed a light pellicle starting. I know I was in the closet Saturday and the bung was still there, so...

So here I am with a pile of ingredients, and I'm trying to determine what to do for a hop schedule. I have a grist of 13lbs Munich malt, with 1lb of Crystal 40. I've used that grist before and like what it brings to the table. I have a pack of 1056 in starter. I have a total of 3oz homegrown...

well, just outside Boston, anyways. Hi, folks. Been lurking on and off for a while and figured I'd join up. Been homebrewing for 5 or so years now, 20-some batches in the bag. Been brewing all sorts of styles, from IPAs and APAs to Stouts and a sour that came out really well. A couple...