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I've quit brewing for the time being and I'm looking to clear some space in the basement. Here is a list of everything I have with prices (OBO). Would part with everything for $1200. Only selling locally. Thanks! 2 5gal Corny kegs with extra posts $30 each 1 10gal Bayou Classic Brew Kettle w/...

So I've brewed several batches, the last few being all-grain, and I'm wanting to get into formulating my own recipes. Unfortunately, I just don't have the confidence or knowledge about grain types, hop varieties, etc, to do this well. I was considering buying "Designing Great Beers" by Ray...

I am looking to brew an all-grain batch this weekend and I need a little inspiration. By the time it will be ready it will be near the end of October at least, so I'm just looking to brew a good all around cold weather beer. The wife's not a big fan of stouts and I don't want to go with...

So I just brewed up the following recipe, my second all-grain brew. 5.5lbs 2 Row 4 lbs White Wheat 1 lb Munich 0.5 lbs Caramel 40 0.5 oz Tettnang @45min 1 oz Czech Saaz @30min 1 oz Cascade @ flame out 0.5 oz Czech Saaz @ flame out 1.5 oz Orange peel @ 5min We're considering dry...

I brewed a Black IPA extract kit from northern brewer...primaried for a little under 4 weeks then transferred to the keg and chilled to carb up. It's been in there almost a week and has a very strong alcohol flavor. OG was 1.075. Will it mellow and age even though its cold? Should I warm it up...

OK, so this weekend we will be brewing our first all grain batch. it's a pale ale kit from northern brewer and looks like this: 10lbs Rahr 2-row 0.75lbs Briess Caramel 60 0.75 oz Chinook (45min) 0.75 oz German Perle (20min) 2 oz Cascade (0min) Safale US-05 It calls for a Sacch'...

So, here I am, 5 extract batches in and I am dying to start doing all-grain. I have everything I need but have a question regarding my home-made mash tun. I made it out of a rectangular cooler using a ball valve and my "filter" system is made of the stainless steel mesh tube from a water...

So I pitched an Irish Red Ale last night using Wyeast American Ale II and this morning the sticky thermometer on the bucket is reading ~65F. This is the very bottom of the range according to the smack pack label...should I try to warm it up or should I be ok? I assume it should be slightly...

Has anyone brewed NB's Irish Red Ale kit? Looks/sounds good but I'm surprised by the low OG (1.040). I was thinking about adding a pound or so of DME to boost it a bit...any thoughts?

My question has to do with how the flavor of the beer evolves with time. I have noticed, and read many places, that often times a beer will get better with age (depending on the style). My question is, once you refrigerate the bottles will this continue to happen? For instance, would I be...

So I'm two batches in...both extract, both turned out pretty well. Made an IPA and a Cream Stout. For my third brew, to thank the girl for her continued acceptance of this hobby, I told her to pick the beer. All she gave me was "something a little lighter that's not too bitter or sweet and...

Tonight I finally tried my first batch, and it's delicious! It was a Brewer's Best IPA kit which I modified to include a dry hop. I did 3 weeks primary and they've been bottled for 10 days now. I'm anxious to see how the flavor evolves as it gets a little older, but I'd be completely happy if...

So I have a milk stout that's been fermenting away in the primary for the last week. My plan is to turn it into a Coffee Stout, and I was wondering if anyone could offer advice on how much/when to add. I am new to homebrew and still getting a feel for the effect of various additions. I have...

I just made my second batch last night. I used a Wyeast London Ale Yeast smack pack and had some trouble getting it cooled quickly because I thought I had more ice than I did (duh). Anyway, after adding top off water and aerating it was just over 80F, so I let it sit for maybe a half hour in...

I'm about to brew up a Cream Stout and am thinking about adding some chocolate and/or coffee flavor to it. Given the recipe, does anybody have any suggestions for dressing it up a bit? Thanks! 6 lbs dark LME 8oz lactose 8oz black malt 8oz caramel 80L 1oz German Northern Brewer bittering...

So I just ordered the Cream Stout kit from Midwest and chose the Wyeast Smack Pack option thinking that it was higher quality and easier than rehydrating dry yeast (and also just out of curiosity). Anyway, since then I've read that the cell count that comes in these is actually insufficient for...

I've read various places that you can use the heat drying cycle of your dishwasher to sanitize bottles. All of my bottles are clean (using either PBW or OxiClean Free) and are covered with plastic wrap right now. When I go to bottle my first brew, I was wondering if I could just put all the...

Just ordered the Cream Stout kit for my second batch...it seemed to get great reviews around the site. Just wondering if anyone has any helpful tweaks or deviations from the included recipe that they found beneficial when brewing this one up. Thanks!

I'm itching to brew my second batch and I am thinking toward a good winter ale. I'm a total newbie here and would like to stick with extract for the time being. My favorite winter beers are Great Divide Hibernation Ale, Great Lakes Christmas Ale, and all sorts of oatmeal and coffee...

So my first batch, a Brewer's Best IPA kit, has been 10 days in the primary and I just cracked it for the first time last night to take a specific gravity reading. I was excited/nervous to taste it, but was pleasantly surprised that despite being warm/flat it already tastes decent. It's...