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I have plugged some numbers into Hopvilles beer calculator. I have a 31.5 IBU 5.5% ABV. You think that would be too strong? You also mentioned throwing the berries into the secondary. I was kind of thinking of throwing em into the boil near the end. You think thats a bad idea? I have no...

Hey team, I have a few lbs of frozen huckleberrys picked locally by me and my GF. I am wondering how I should work this into an all grain recipe. I don't want it to be overwhelming. I was thinking of making an IPA. Is this going to overpower the huckleberry? I only have basic ingredients kicking...

Thanks. I had the starter sit overnight. Doesn't seem to be too much activity. One thing I did read in my research was to not freak out with low activity. Either way thanks for the input.

OK. So I washed my first batch of yeast from a Saflager 34/70. I also put aside some wort from previous brews so I could attempt a starter (sanitized and stored in the fridge). I am having a tough time finding info specific to what I am doing. Either people are making a starter from a packet or...

I love the idea of working at a brew pub. But my ideal situation would be owning and operating one, or at least have some creative input. I live in a small town with no brewpubs, no microbreweries and not many people who enjoy my hobby other than my beer itself. I feel like a brewery would be...

So, I am getting a lot of mixed messages here. Is it possible to make a career out of brewing? I would like to. I feel a bit deterred by the few negative comments. I like a hard days work. Nothing makes a beer taste better. But I have bills to pay. Is it possible?

So I have a lot to think about. I'm at a weird point in my life and I'm glad I asked here. I may have done something rash like quit my current job and move to a bigger city with a brewery in it. From looking online, brew master apprentices make about the same I do now, brew masters only a bit...

Thanks for all the input everyone. I'm starting to get a sense that I might fall out of love with brewing if I work at a brewery. That's based on a lot of your experiences at least. I kind of like the idea of volunteering or working part time to see if its the kind of job I could do and prove...

Lol as in I have no chance or lol because I'm insane for wanting this kind of work so badly?

Good points. I definitely don't have a romantic vision of working in a brewery. I know the kind of work I am up against. That's a great idea to mention in my cover letter. I'm not really concerned with pay. I'm near the poverty line and would trade cold outside work on a roof in a heartbeat...

So I have no formal training, no school, no experience other than at home. But I have been brewing for a while and have tried a little bit of everything as far as home brewing goes. Maybe even more so than some, (tried malting my own barley for a while and drying/roasting it for all-grain...

Nice. I'm totally going to give that a shot. I don't like the Coopers stuff either. But like I said, small town. Hard to get things. The local grocery store carried Coopers for a bit and I stocked up on any supplies I could when they stopped selling them and marked everything down. Thanks for...

Hey everyone, I live in a small town in BC Canada where I have to order all my ingredients online or pick them up randomly if I am travelling. This makes me have to plan ahead and find recipes and hope for the best. My issue is, my friend gave me a corona mill because he upgraded. I used a...

Hey everyone. I have done a few small scale all grain brews and I have finally started to upgrade my set up. My first purchase is a 62L pot that I plan to us as a boiler. I plan to slowly add to/modify my set up but for now I want to brew and let my set up evolve. My question is about the...

Kingwood-kid, you just introduced me to my new favourite page. That site has a ton of good DIY on the cheap. That's the kind of stuff I can get behind. Thanks!