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After buying commercial hop water from the health food aisle I decided I’d make my own as the hop flavor wasn’t very prominent. This is the second batch. The last one was very concentrated and required a one to two dilution with water to be not too hoppy. So here I am on a rainy day after...

It’s that time again, and I’m prize wrangler again. https://comp.beerhbc.org/ There‘s still time to brew for this one! Entries are limited to 200, once we hit that our club president is sticking with it, no increase.

Click the link to register and get your entries in- 25th Annual BEER Brew Off There’s a limit of 200 paid entries, so don’t miss out! Almost back to normal! The club used to have this event at Great South Bay, in Bayshore, NY but the brewery has grown and couldn’t accommodate the competition...

I purchased some used equipment which included QD s and picnic taps. These were still attached to discolored tubing, so I dismantled them and broke down the QDs for cleaning and soaked the taps. Foolishly I didn’t realize until today that the taps come apart. Holy smokes! What filth was in...

Clearance on 2018 hop cones. https://www.williamsbrewing.com/Domestic-Whole-Hops-C124.aspx 50% off on 4 or more 6 oz packs.

No longer needed, thanks for all replies! I bought a used mill and the crank is missing and I’d rather mill manually, at least for now than set up a drill. If you aren’t using your crank sell it!

Some restrictions, and for the lower 48. https://www.homebrewing.org/Terms-and-Conditions_ep_2-1.html#free

If we brewers want a LHBS in the area, we need to support them with our wallets. I picked up hothead yeast a couple packets of T58, and ingredients for a big beer. The convenience of driving and picking up something right away instead of waiting for a delivery is something I’m grateful for...

https://www.williamsbrewing.com/Drained-5-Gallon-WhiskeyBourbon-Barrel--P4399.aspx Free shipping too

The Gravity was stable and cask was sanitized I have not removed the bung, but this very slow leak is happening. The taste of the leaked beer is not sour, nor the aroma. I'm just wondering what is going on. By the way, this has been a week and will be bottled in a day or two.

I have a mixed fermentation with fruit. From what I get from the guidelines it should be entered in the fruit beer category. Is that right judges? The fruit component is an aroma, a hue, and slightly perceptible flavor (to my untrained palate) after this aged for a little over a year. All...

Happiness is... Enjoying the nectar of our labor, or to put it another way feeling satisfied that I’ve brewed a good very drinkable beer. That is something I think we generally have in common, but what are the day to day events that cause you to feel happy? For me this morning it was seeing my...

Calling out to Husker Nation, for your best and favorite brewery or beer bar in and around Omaha. I'll be traveling in a few weeks, and it's great to see craft becoming popular, there. (my last visit about 6 years ago, not much was going on) Thanks in advance!

Blue Point Brewery, one of the craft brewery's bought up by AB is getting a new bigger location, and broke ground today. They are staying in the same town, and stand to bring in many more visitors, keeping to their roots. Link to short article...

I've been brewing a little over a year, and still have plenty to learn, yet thanks to what I've learned here I decided to enter a couple beers into a contest. The one I thought was good didn't do well in the judging likely due to my entering the wrong category, but the second beer placed third...

:mad: I finally prepared an area to get my rhizomes planted and this morning I look out and it's all dug up. I just replanted and want to get some ideas for keeping cats out. They are not my cats so I've been thinking about using shards of glass for mulch. Years ago I ran into this crap with my...

I didn't know it was German Beer Day 4/23. Next year I'll plan ahead.:mug: Good article here: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/celebrating-500-years-germans-beer-purity-law-180958878/?utm_source=facebook.com&no-ist

Had some family over yesterday and after dessert did a little tasting of some ciders I'm bulk aging (I sampled and did gravity checks on the about a week ago. The first was really tart, as it was a week ago, and the second, an apple pear cider had the rubber stopper flavor really strong, the...

I planned to brew a Belgian wit today while staying home during the blizzard, then came up with lizzard warning wit for the name. Will put a little snow in the boil too! Funn way to remember my first BIAB. Anyone else naming a beer for the blizzard?

Some people reported that these green swing top bottles of ginger ale exploded. The new report didn't mention if the glass was defective or if the soda was over carbonated. I wouldn't choose green glass for beer anyway, but maybe for cider.:mug: