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Hey everybody. I currently have my first wild beer in the secondary. It's been in there since about September '10 and is smelling and tasting sour. I added some oak spirals about three weeks ago and was planning on transferring to a keg in another three weeks, force carbing and then bottling for...

So, last week I had my first little taste of Pliny the Elder by Russian River. Loved it. The only thing I didn't like about it was that I was limited to only 2 3oz samples. So, the favor.... if somebody out on the west coast that can buy Pliny at their local package store would be willing...

For those of you in Boston that hear such great things about Russian River Brewing and have wanted to get some but can't because it isn't available on the east coast, you're troubles are over. Tonight, the peeps from RRB will be at Lord Hobos in Cambridge with a bunch of their beer. Also...

So, I just finished brewing a batch a couple of hours ago. Only one problem. I forgot to add the knockout hop addition. Now the wort has been in the fermenter with the yeast for about two hours. Should I add the hops now striaght, make a hop tea, or just use them for dry hopping which the...

I am moving into the world of full boils and AG brewing. Was thinking about going with a typical turkey fryer type set up. Instead I built a heatstick and simply use it to boost the btu of my gas range. Now I can boil 7+ gal no problem and it only cost me a 40 dollar investment. So happy with...

I am trying to get into AG brewing but my current living situation (apartment in Boston) makes turkey fryer out of the question. I really want to do full boil so I am trying to come up with ways to do it. I also don't have access to a 220 outlet so I can't build a 4500 watt heatstick or...

My first crack at some labels. Made them for my sister-in-law's wedding. I got template from beerlabelmaker.com. They are out of Australia so I wasn't going to have them print the labels for me. Instead I had them printed at a local print shop on some sticker paper and they came out pretty...

I don't understand... can someone explain to me why anybody would ever purchase bottles? Is there an advantage to purchased bottles over bottles you get when you buy a six pack at the package store? I don't normally bottle my beer (this is actually my first time ever). But, my sister in...

Anybody know any good tricks for getting my stir plate to function properly. I built a stir plate over the weekend, and it seems to work great. Until I put my beaker on it and try to use it that is. The magnet will move the stir bar, but it won't seem to get it spinning in place. Is there...

I've read a lot of posts here where people really seem to stress getting wort temp down to fermentation temperature before pitching yeast. Is this entirely necessary or is it ok to pitch the yeast when the wort is a little warmer? For example, if I am making an ale with an ideal ferment temp...

...instead of dry hopping. Every time I do a search for hop drying or anything like it, I get results for dry hopping. While those are helpful in their own right, they aren't helping me much at the moment. Basically, I am looking for pictures of any homemade hop drying kilns out there...

Just tapped my keg of Sellis White (typical coriander/bitter orange peel wheat beer) and I am simply elated. It's not a new feeling for me as I have done this a few times. Yet every time I am overcome by the same wonderful emotions. It's not unlike that feeling that you get every time you...

Does anybody have the book: "The Homebrewer's Companion" by Charlie Papazian? This is different from "The Complete Joy of Homebrewing" My question relates to it. I was reading through the recipes in this book and found one that I think I would like to try out. It appears on page 302-304 of...

I brewed a wheat bear on monday. Ingredients: 1 lb flaked oats (for flavor I assume because the recipe calls for steeping them instead of mashing) 3.3# Wheat LME 3# Wheat DME 1 1/2 oz Stryian Goldings for full hour 1 oz bitter orange peel for 15 min 1 tsp ground coriander for 5...

Hello all, I have been brewing for about a year and a half and love it! Even though I am pretty new to home brewing, I definitely have the bug. I have brewed about 15 batches probably (all extract). I really want to move on to partial mash and all grain recipes, but have yet to do so because...