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Just upgraded to a 10-g pot and am looking for an adequate heat stick to supplement this for full boils. Any advice, links, or folks trying to sell one are welcome.

Anyone used a plastic bucket that store LME from the HBS? I've got one today and i'm either gonna use it as a primary or modify it to boil water for 10g batches. It hold 15 gallons or so. I have a 1500 watt heat stick, but a few thrifted boiling kettles that i can remove the elements from...

Looking to order a few more pounds of hops and wanted a list of good versatile ones that might be used in different styles. I brew mostly ales.

I'm roasting my first batch of beans and am reading about how people modify their power to slow down the roasters. Anyone have tips on doing this? Saw a harbor freight thing for it, but just looking at options.

Anyone in the area going to the KLCC Microbrew Festival this weekend?

15 lbs 2-row (71%) 1.125 Victory Malt (5.3%) .93 Belgian Chocolate (4.4%) .81 Flake Barley (3.8%) .81 Carafa III (3.8%) .81 Crystal 75 (3.8%) 1.65 Rolled Oats (3.8%) 2 oz Cascade @ 60 minutes I've been thinking about making a big stout lately, and took a stab at putting together one...

I ordered 3000 of these bad boys for free from USPS and they showed up in a few days. Sticks on nicely and will likely come off with a soak in hot water. Just wanted to pass along the idea for people that don't wanna spend on labeling their beers, and still cheaper than masking tape.

Quick question for anyone using a mash tun with the pop top opening on the end. I bought the 3/4" tubing and it fits almost perfectly, but there are still little droplets coming out. Would increasing the size with electrical tape or something help achieve the snugness? I built the whole tub for...

Anyone who has been brewing for a while ended up just reusing the same yeast for majority of their brews? I've been using notty for the past 10 batches and they've all turned out great. I know it's a deviation from the recipes and styles, but it cuts about $4 or so out of each batch cost while...

I don't keep vodka on hand at home, has anyone just washed or quickly boiled the fruit whole before adding it with success?

I generally listen to podcasts at work, lately basic brewing has been on regularly. I can burn through a few episodes per work day! Pretty into Serial and true crime. Any suggestions for other podcasts worth listening to?

Hello, I have a smash in the ferm that will be a somewhat big beer (used 12 pounds of MO for 5 gallon batch) and was thinking about adding a few oz of grapefruit zest to the dry hop bag. Any thoughts? Using US05

Hello, New brewer from Oregon and have a half dozen beers under my belt now. Looking to meet any brewers in the Eugene area who might wanna do beer swaps or meet up.

Finally got a second pot to do a full five gallon boil! Doing a MO smash with cascade today.

Drinking my first dry-hopped APA and it's unbelievable. I have a case of 32 oz and gonna have a few of the last 12 oz that were on the side to drink tonight. It's going to get better with another week in bottles, but even after just one week it's fantastic. Gonna have to dry hop more beer!

Just got into all grain brewing and looking to keep some cost down if possible. Most often the grains aren't bad, but shipping is around $40. Any tips?

I'm doing all grain now and it's going nicely. I just got a pound of cascade and pound of cluster and wanna know what malt would pair nicely with the Cluster hops.

Hello, I have a 18 quart kettle at home that i've been thinking about doing all grain, but can't do a full boil for it. Anyone use a slightly smaller batch and just top of the last gallon? I'm looking for a larger kettle and mash ton eventually. Doing pretty simple recipes for now.

Hey guys, I was looking at doing an extract version of the Ballast IPA. I recently tried to use different hops and LME in a hef and it's drinkable, but undesirable compared to my other, so I might try to scale back on my adventurous brewing for a little and keep it simpler. Did just drink a...

Thought it might be fun seeing what everyone else is checking out right now. I'm thinking of a kegging setup right now. I could always look into more carboys, though. The more I have to fill, the more i need to fill.