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A friend gave me a box of stout wort (similar to brewhouse). there isn't an expiry on the box but the yeast says it expired March 2006. I know the yeast is shot but do you think the wort is OK?

I found the perfect way for people looking to make beer identical to Bud, Miller and Coors. Brewhouse Mexican Cerveza tasts exactly like bud...... if you are in to that sort of thing.

I tried one of my sample bottles as per usual after 2 weeks in the bottle. There was a distinct flavor of burnt potato chips. At first i thought it was because it needed more time but then i bought a 6 pack of cheep red ale for a comparison and that same flavor of burnt chips was still there...

Just a heads up from you Northern friends. The home brewing community is about to be flooded with Canadians. The price of beer here has just gone up again. Our average beer price is $2 a bottle regardless of buying 6,12,15,24,30. We also get the benefit of paying $0.10 a bottle for recycling...

What's your time line like? If you plan on staying in the house for the next 5-10 years you should be pretty much safe from the market drops. I work in finance in Canada, but I'm pretty sure this "rule" would apply in the states too.

My first batch mistakes: Pitched yeast at too high of temp Transfered to secondary too early Light was left on for 2 days while sitting in the carboy I "sanitized" using only hot water from my tap Put dextrose directly in the bottles in powder form. Used my mouth to start a siphon Let to...

40 5 Canadian Ale 5 Canadian Ale 5 Canadian Blonde 5 Mexican Cerveza 5 American Lager 5 Red Ale 5 Honey Blonde 5 Draught +8517= 8557

Question was "When to dump a batch?" Correct answer- After it passes through your body.

I scored some nice 5 gal bottled buckets for free at my LHBS.They use to hold wine kits that were also contained in plastic so there is no staining or mess to clean. It has a pretty good seal but it doesn't really matter because i only us it for bottling.

Opened all my batches that i bottled today and i love them all. My 3rd batch is so far the best but i dont have complaints about the first two. I'm feeling a little wobbley now so i think ill take a nap.

I also had issues with my plastic bottles, the neck is a little wider than glass. I cut a plastic pop lid to use as a stopper.

I can top that. When i was 16 and working at Mickey D's a girl dropped a Chicken Nugget in to the vat and went after it with her hand. She had horrible burns past her wrist and didn't show up to work for over a month. Luckily for her she didn't do anything permanent, but it was a little more...

Thanks everyone for your help. Here's what i have on the go: I made 2 batches of Canadian Ale; 1 has been bottled and i'll let you know how it turns out in a couple weeks. The other has just been transferred to the secondary after having a week of play in the primary. I don't think either...

here are the instructions if anyone cares : Rj Spagnols : - Resource Center - View

Better to just leave it in the baggy so they can see it. Let me know how that ends for ya. LOL