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I have four ounces of Centenial, Citra, Amarillo & Simcoe. How much of these should I use and when? Schedule my hops for a great tasting IPA!!!! :mug:

where can you buy the chrome tap handle ferrule's at a decent price?

Last weekend I brewed an IPA using Safale S05 and put it in my fermentation chamber in the garage. Well the outside temp ended up getting pretty low almost every night this week so the inside temp of my fermentation fridge dropped to around 50 degress. What can I expect from this beer? It has...

I want to make an IPA with the 4 ounces of galaxy hops that I have but I want to use atleast 1 oz of citra, centennial, cascade, simco, amarillo or warrior. Any thoughts suggestions or advice?

I recently moved my fridge with A419 temp controller and when I plugged it all back in the fridge will not come on at all. If I plug the fridge in without the controller it comes on fine but after 24 hours with the A419 it will not come on. Any idea what could be wrong?

I want to start Roasting my own green coffee beans. I prefer dark roast coffee and I want to use an Air Crazy popcorn popper. I would start with a Whirley popcorn popper but I do not have gas grill burner or a hood over my oven inside. I have read numerous sites and watched the videos on Sweat...

I am looking for a good Belgian IPA extract recipe or kit. Anyone know of one? Thanks

I recently purchased a Johnson A419 digital temp controller. I used for the first time last month to ferment a pumpkin beer around 58 degrees and it worked great. I then brewed a 2nd beer and increased the temp to 66. The problem is that the Controller never increased the temp in my...

I purchased 2 Nut Brown Ale kits during the last NB sale. The first one I brewed I simply added 1lb of brown sugar. For the 2nd batch I am looking for some interesting ideas to change it up a bit. I have thought about Pecans but does anyone have any other suggestions??? thanks

I just got a Johnson A419 wired controller that I plan on using with a full size fridge so I can ferment at a stable temp. I know I am making it a lot harder than what it really is, but can someone approve of my settings. I want to Ferment around 65 so here are my settings: SP: 65 SF: 1...

After brewing 3gallons on the stove and topping off with 2 I am upgrading my brewing my equipment. I just a placed an order with Northern Brewer for the following items: 8gal Megapot 2.1, DarkStar Burner, & Johnson Temp Controller. I hope to see an improvement in my brew day and overall taste in...

I am thinking about purchasing a propane burner so I can do full extract boils. How do people transfer a full 5gal pot into primary, being that it is going to be heavy and awkward for 1 person to lift.

I need to replace the tubing on my auto siphon but I do not have a Homebrew shop close to me, is there any other type of tubing that I can buy at any other store? Can I use generic plastic tubing from a hardware store, or will that give my beer a plastic taste?

I need to replace the tubing on my auto siphon but I do not have a Homebrew shop close to me, is there any other type of tubing that I can buy at any other store?

I have 2 Perlick taps and they are both leaking. One of them is leaking from underneath the tap handle and the other will not stop dripping from out of the spout, unless I push back on the handle really hard. Do these taps have seals in them that need replaced? Thanks for any help/advice.

I put a bourbon barrel porter in a keg this weekend and I do not plan on tapping it until Feb. At that point I will hook it up to CO2 and carb it. My question is, how important is it to hit it with CO2 right now to just seal the lid? I am out of CO2 so can I just skip that step? Will it be ok...

I am curious to hear what different kinds of liquor have people used in their NB Bourbon Barrel Porter besides the most commonly used Makers Mark? I am brewing my 2nd batch of this beer and I am thinking about using Jack Daniels honey.

I have a batch of American Style Barleywine ready to bottle. Should I add a little bit of yeast at bottling, or does it make any difference?

I am still getting some yeast/sediment in my pours and I am thinking about cutting a 1/2-1inch off of my dip tube in each keg. Has anyone ever done this?

I know you use half the amount of sugar you would use for bottling but do how much water do you boil that amount of sugar in? Still the same amount as you would for bottling, 2 cups?