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Disclaimer: I’m good at posting worthless threads, especially when I‘ve had a few cold ones. 😁 I did sift through many pages of search results to make sure this hadn’t been posted in the past.. didn’t see anything like it, but I may have missed it. Given that, figured what the hell. As I was...

I know as a noobie, I‘m supposed to stick to simple, straight forward brews until I “get the hang of it“. Unfortunately, I’ve never been able to go with the ”status quo”. Given my resilience to conform, I’ve been contemplating/planning a brown ale with a bit of uniqueness to it. I had an open...

Brewed my 7th batch on Saturday, a California Common. This was my 4th brew of this recipe, it’s the beer I drink the most so it goes quick. When it came time to heat the sparge water, I do as usual and grabbed the yeast out of the fridge to warm it up too (liquid yeast). As I’m digging through...

I know it’s late, but that’s how I roll. Spent a couple hours cleaning my SSB unitank and my new-to-me Grainfather G40.. then figured what the hell, it’s brew day! 😎 Heated up pretty quick (about 20 mins) and then doughed in. So far, so good! 😁

Posting this here because it seems the keezer section doesn’t get much traffic. I just finished re-working a keezer I picked up several months ago, changed the look and style a bit. Before I started working on it, I scoured the net looking for ideas and inspiration. I came across several builds...

I decided to give my keezer a new look. I picked it up used a few months back. It’s worked great, but I wanted something a little different. Here’s how it looked when I got it.

This is the third batch of California Common that I’ve brewed since I started this great hobby last December. Something’s different with this one though.. It’s going crazy! Usually, I’m going into the fermenter with an OG around 1.052 - 1.053, and end up with an FG around 1.007 - 1.010...

Been a bit since I’ve posted, figured I’d share some pics of a couple of my latest favs. I’m fairly new to the obsession, only been in the game since mid Dec. I’ve brewed 6 batches now, and every one of them seems to be my favorite! 😆 I shared a lot of details around my first batch which was...

Appreciate all the help that so many folks have provided over the last few weeks! My first brew day was 30 days ago, and I poured my first home brewed pint about 30 mins ago! 😎 It’s nothing special, a California Common.. but it tastes great! I can honestly say, I could not have gotten to this...

Probably not a big moment for most, but this is my first batch as a brewer so figured I’d share. I dumped the trub on my Cali Common tonight after crashing it for around 48 hours. I brewed this 27 days ago, hopefully it’s ready! The trub had an interesting aroma to say the least... the brew on...

Just wondering if folks have had issues with their Spike's TC-100 temp controllers or not? From what I can tell, they appear to be rebadged Inkbirds which I thought were pretty reliable. I brewed a porter on New Years Eve/Morning, and it started taking off pretty quick. On day 2, I connected the...

It’s been two weeks since my first brew day… I’m going out with a BANG! 😁 It‘s Brew Day #2!!! 😎 Currently mashing what hopefully turns out to be an awesome Porter! 😛

Don’t want to double post this, but realized I might have been better off posting it here. I’m trying to get started on my first brew day, just need a little advice and maybe a kick in the a** to get going. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Link -David

So, about a week or so ago I decided I was going to give home brewing a shot… didn’t realize what I was getting in to! It all started with an ad I saw for the BeerMkr. I thought wow, that looks pretty easy and has some cool factor to it. Then I found out it only made a gallon at a time, and of...

Another new guy here.. got a lot to learn. Appreciate the wealth of knowledge on the site! -David