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I've got a few buddies and family members who don't drink alcohol for personal reasons. All NA beer I've tried tastes like swill. Apparently these guys came up with a process in which they can extract the alcohol without making a crappy beverage. Does anyone have an idea how they do it? I'm...

Does anyone have a decent clone recipe for Cigar City's Tampa Style Lager? If I'm going to make something for my BMC friends, it's hard to hate. I already have a good kölsch and cream ale recipe. Just looking for a similar profile. Thanks!

I'm looking for a decent recipe for five gallons of a 5-8% cyser, ideally with equal flavor contributions from both the cider and the honey. I'll probably add fall spices to the mix (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, the usual). Reason: I don't really care about the ABV so much. But I've been voluntold...

Does anybody have rough specs for the hoplex hop torpedo? I want to weld together a variation/Franken-torpedo for both beer and distilling.

Concept: a session ale with chamomile, based on "Sleepytime Tea" by Celestial Seasonings herbal tea. I have trouble sleeping sometimes, and while alcohol doesn't exactly help with that, I like having a good "nightcap" before bedtime. I'm not too worried about the malt grist. I'll probably...

If I'm missing where the recipes are I'll delete. I'm trying to make a good Irish red or amber ale for a celiac friend. I want to avoid sorghum altogether-- haven't heard great things about it (essentially-- metallic/sour taste). I was hoping to find a good recipe made with millet, rice...

Question twofold: (1) Has anyone tried to dry hop their cold brew coffee? I've read a few articles about a few roasters that have tried it to great success. (2) Has anyone on here made the jump from enthusiast to professional? I'm curious about start up cost, minimum equipment requirements...

Does anyone have experience using the Tilt bluetooth hydrometer? Recommended? Would this work in a commercial setting? My only wonder would be if it can transmit through double jacketed stainless steel tanks.

If I wanted to add crushed grapes and juice from my vines to a beer in the fermenter, how do I avoid infection? Sulfite the must 24 hours before mixing with the wort and then pitch? I was thinking for a barley-wine/wine hybrid I could maybe fermenting the wort to 90% again with ale yeast, cold...

If I wanted to add crushed grapes and juice from my vines to a beer in the fermenter, how do I avoid infection? Sulfite the must 24 hours before mixing with the wort and then pitch? I was thinking for a barley-wine/wine hybrid I could maybe fermenting the wort to 90% again with ale yeast, cold...

I make a pretty good kölsch. Going to do a coffee kölsch next, with 2 oz underground Ethiopian blonde roasted coffee beans added to the secondary. My beautiful, yet #basic wife loves whatever that BMC blueberry lager is. I was thinking of making her a blueberry kölsch. Easier, better esters...

Just a FNG who is in the dream stages of an eventual electric brewery. So... if I'm recirculating wort from my MLT through a coil in the only slightly hotter HLT... how do I sparge? For instance: If my MLT is 152°F and my HLT is, say, 153°F or 154°F, using a constant recirc, where does my...

Right, so got your attention. I made a batch of garlic dill pickles and kimchi pickles (cukes and carrots) with a 3.6% brine. I couldn't find "pickling cucumbers" so I used some really firm regular store bought. I added bay leaves, wine tannin, and calcium chloride. After 2 weeks, they taste...

I've got a Milwaukee MW 102 pH meter. Whatever buffering solution that was in the probe 'vial' is now gone. What solution do I put in there? The 4.01 or the 7.01? Is it bad if the probe sits in there dry? (I'm obviously under the assumption that there is supposed to be some sort of liquid in...

ISO of torpedo or any other kind of stackable kegs. I've got a 1950's classic refrigerator that is a little small in stature. 5 gallon, 2.5 gallon, or 1.75/1.5 gallon. Preferably corny pin or ball lock, but can retrofit sanke. Thanks! Also, looking for a 6-8 gallon keg to turn into a SS fermenter.

Apologies if this is a ridiculous idea: I'm thinking about adding a 5 gallon flavored soda water to my kegerator setup. Caveat-- I want to add probiotics. I was thinking about either mixing kombucha with some flavorings (fruit juice, ginger, etc.), and diluting with water and carbonating. Or...

I've had nothing but bad luck with CO2 regulators. If they don't read right, they leak. Any suggestions? I need to buy two asap. Thanks!

Anyone have experience kegging cocktails? I want to put a Manhattan or an Old Fashioned (or maybe a Vieux Carre) in a 2.5 gallon corny keg and serve it from my kegerator. My question: what gas do I use to push it but not carbonate it? CO2 will only carbonate it. Can I use nitrogen? Or will that...

I've got a bunch of Euro 1/2 bbl's that were a bad purchase from a previously employed brewer. The bottom chimes keep falling off. I've tried liquid nails that says it works on rubber and stainless steel-- best stuff I could find at home depot. Not working-- they're starting to fall off again...

So someone forgot to cold crash the cream ale over the weekend. Expected attenuation with Nottingham was 75% due to us crashing it on Friday. This morning we're at 93.6%. This beer has 4% lactose added to the bill and is usually your typical crowd pleaser, simple, slightly sweet cream ale. Now...