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I have some space in my yard to plant some apple trees. I would like varieties that would make a good cider but would also work for eating/baking etc. My current thought is winesap, McIntosh, and newtown pippin. Is there anything I’m missing with this combo?

has anyone here made a good non alcoholic cider? I have a keeper so carbonation is not a problem. I’m thinking apple juice with a little ginger is a good start. What do you think?

I want to brew a s’mores beer with smoke in the aroma, but not as much in the flavor. I brewed a couple batches with briefs cherry smoked malt and was very disappointed. I am going to try weyermann smoked malt this time. I can already tell that it smells smokier. I’m also going to try smoking my...

im trying to brew a recipe for a s’mores beer that has good graham cracker and chocolate flavor for a competition. I’m not worried about marshmallow flavor as I will add a toasted marshmallow to each glass. Chocolate should be relatively easy with chocolate malt and cocoa nibs but there seems to...

I'm entering a brew competition and want to submit a dark rye saison. Here is the proposed recipe: Dark Rye Saison 2 - Saison ================================================================================ Batch Size: 6.085 gal Boil Size: 6.835 gal Boil Time: 60.000 min Efficiency: 70% OG...

Hi everyone. I recently built a keezer with a tower and CMB faucets. I am having an issue with crazy foam. My CO2 tank is in the keezer. I have the regulator set to 1 psi and I am still getting tons of foam. I have 10 ft lines. I don’t know how to fix this.

Their malt is about 70 cents cheaper per pound than other sites. It doesn't seem to have a brand name associated with it. Has anybody used this and can compare to other brands? I'm planning to make at barleywine/bitter partigyle and am using 28 pounds of malt, so this would be a difference of...

I have 4 full cases and ten 12-packs of clean bottles with the labels removed. I also have a few growlers and assorted flip-top bottles. If not picked up by 8/21 they will go in the recycling.

I bought these thinking I would make some wort chillers. We just had a baby and I don't have time. Same as this, but 50'. I can meet in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, or Oakland.

I have a roll of 1/2" x 50' copper tubing. I typically brew 5 gallon batches, so I'm wondering if it would be overkill to make it into one 50' chiller, or make 2 25' chillers and give one to a friend. Thoughts?

I have 3 cases of cleaned, delabelled bottles of 750 mL bottles available for $20 each. I can meet in the North Hills of Pittsburgh or Oakland.

I brewed two batches today via parti-gyle. Last Sunday I prepared a 1 qt. starter for WLP 500 w/ stir plate. I let it run 48 hrs, then put it in fridge until this morning. Started WLP 565 Wednesday, let run 48 hrs, then fridge until this morning. Chilled both batches to 70, decanted most of...

I'm looking to convert to electric. I currently brew 5 gallon batches. I would like to build an electric HLT/BK and use a cooler mash tun in between. I'm looking for the simplest setup, and was thinking of using an element plugged into a variable controller so that I could just install a 4500...

I'm looking to buy an electric brew kettle in the 10-15 gallon range. Otherwise a pit in that size with the other fittings that could be converted.

I'm open to suggestions for a hop schedule for an IPA. I'm looking for resinous/piney/earthy/herbal and not citrus. I don't want my beer to taste like a grapefruit. Basically I want this beer to smell and taste like being in a witch's cupboard in a boreal forest. I have Nugget and...

Every year I brew beer for a fundraising tailgate that my friend throws to benefit Children's hospital. Another friend of mine has a keg that he lets me use, but this year I found out that he traded it for a quarter barrel after I had already brewed 15 gallons worth of beer. I could trade the...

Can someone help me figure out why? It's well watered and in a sunny spot. I'll post a picture when I get home. iPhone won't let me.

I want to try making mead this fall, but have only ever tried Bunratty. Would anyone be willing to trade a bottle for some of my homebrew? I currently have 5 different styles in my beer cellar.

Here is my label: Two things that I would like to do, add realistic depth to the millstone and have better definition in the barley field. I use GIMP, and use to be moderately skilled, but I'm rusty.

How many batches did it take until you brewed what you considered a great beer? So far I've brewed about 6 or 7 good batches, but not one that I considered great.