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Here is a link to the contents of my cellar. All these beers have been handled with care and have never (while in my possession) been exposed to temperature swings or excessive uv light. http://www.cellarhq.com/cellar/spin02 I am a big fan of hoppy and sour beers, so let me know if you...

Saturday, May 5th, Overmountain Brewers will be hosting an AHA Big Brew event at Wolf Hills Brewing Co., in Abingdon Va. More info on Big Brew can be found here. We hope to get started around 12:30p and will be wrapping up around 5:30p. This is going to be a good time, guaranteed. Also, at...

I will be brewing a fairly hoppy American IPA this weekend. Just wondering if I could get some feedback on this water profile? Any ideas would be appreciated.

After a bit of work, I have finally obtained a water report for my area's water. Theses are the numbers they gave me: Hardness 188 mg/L Alk 170 mg/L PH 7.5 Sodium 7.52 mg/L Chloride 23.1 mg/L...

I made a Belgian Strong last August. The brewday went well, hit all my numbers and tasted great when I moved it to the secondary. Recently I opened my first bottle (bottle conditioned) and, well, it was completely flat. I suspect the reason was spent yeast. It is over 11% and it was in the...

I have been looking forward to this brew day for several weeks, so I had to post a few pics and some highlights from the day. I ordered and received Northern Brewer’s Golden Dragon kit a few weeks ago. Until this past weekend, I just haven’t had the time to devote to a brew day. I am a big...

I will be bottling my Belgian Honey ale this weekend. It was in the primary for one month, then two months in a secondary. The OG was 1.080 and SG, when I transferred to the secondary, was 1.016. Should I pitch new yeast when I bottle, or is it possible there’s enough yeast still in...

I have been experiencing a high evaporation rate with my new brew pot, up to 20%. I have tried to slow the boil, but doesn't seem to make a big difference. Not such a big deal with extract, but causes problems with all grain. Would it be better to add some additional water to the wort before...

I will be brewing at a friend's place on Saturday. He lives about 1.5 hours away. Should I: bring the wort home and pitch then yeast? I have a carboy cap to seal it up for the ride back. or pitch the yeast there? Would it be ok with a couple couple hours of splashing around?

I had planned on doing the Northern Brewer Phat Tyre this past Sunday. I preheated the cooler, gathered the equipment, sat the yeast starter out of the fridge to warm up a bit, then I opened the grain bag and realized that I forgot to check the "mill my grains" option when I ordered. My mistake...

I did a Hefe a couple weeks ago for SWMBO and had hoped to rack it onto some berries today. It had been covered with a t-shirt and I really hadn't looked at it since brew day. This morning I was going to check gravity and noticed it looked a little off, like it has separated or something. It...

I am in the process of putting together my first all gain set up. Everything is on order and should be delivered by early next week. So yesterday my 40qt SS pot was delivered and it was dented. The dent is a little over 2" in diameter and protrudes into the pot 1/8" or so. I am really not...

I am in the process of putting together my first all grain setup. My 40qt pot should be delivered today. Last night I made my mash tun and HLT decision. I found 2-10 gallons rubbermaids at Home Depot for $35 each. I had been using a friends rubbermaids and have no problems at all with them...

Hello Everyone, I have made a couple posts already, but want to formally introduce myself. I live in Lebanon, VA. I have been interesting in HomeBrewing for a while, but didn't think there was any support in my area. A few months ago I stumbled upon a homebrew store about an hour from my...