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I have some trouble getting whole hops . I tend to use pellets when I brew but I'm interested in dryhopping and wondered if you could use pellets for that too. My gut says I can't but I thought I'd put it out there to see if anyone ever tried it.

Here's my two cents from experience, 1. Your question about temperature is relative to the style. You probably already know about the diff between fermenting laguar and ale so I won't bore youe you . I brew ales almost exclusively and always ferment around 75f to 80f and never have had any...

Here's a beginner question. What makes an imperial an imperial? Is it just the abv? can it be any style? Also when someone says they love IPA's I never know if that means India pale ale or Imperial pale ale. I know these are very basic questions but thanks for your patience and you replies.

I'm looking for info on upcoming competitions though 2011-2012. I've never competed before but I finally feel confident in my ability and have been recieving incredible feedback on a particular recipe, so I figure its time. Does anyone have any recomendations for a begginner, new to competing...

ok hopefully I'll hit all your points and not forget any, here it goes Your strategy on the bavarian is sound, warmer temp will help but I'm not sure if the problem may be that its already cold if so warming than cooling again could result in skunking. Just remember time is your friend it...

Let me know how the taste test goes, I've never brewed a bavarian before. I did do a Belgum tripol and it was horrible yuk but on the other hand it was a 8..9% abv didn't take to many lol I think the scales are around 50-75$ but if you do switch over sometime your cost will be cut by 3/4 just...

Brewer72 Hi, thought I give you a heads up on some of the challenges you might face with all grain brewing with low vision or blindness.(been there done that) 1. The first challenge is getting the equipment right. You can buy pre-made mash tons from people on ebay,craiglist this site etc...

Thanks for the quick reply. I actually tried those telescopes out when I was fisrt diagnosed about 14 yrs ago. They weren't really the right fit for me back then but perhaps they've become better today. I tend to use programs like jaws,zoomtext and now I'm just using my win7 magnifier,it works...

Hi DannyD My condition is called stargarhts (not sure the spelling) it is a form of macular degeneration that is best described as a serieries of rings like a bullseye where the vision is gone. The central part of my vision has suffered the worse and I don't think all stargarhts patients have...

Brewer 72 Its great to hear from you I was beggining to think I was the only one. I wish I could help with your question unfortunatly I have litle expierence with brewing at cooler temps. Only one laguer under my belt and it was a disaster. I am pretty knowledgable about creating recipes and...

I've never kegged before but I've always wanted to.I am currently waiting on a Damby keggerator to ship. My question is what kind of keg do I need to buy to be able to use my homebrew. I know corny kegs are used for homebrew but that would require conversion of some kind I think. I can't see...

I'm thinking of purchasing my first kegerator. My budget is $500 or less. I'm looking for something easy to assemble. Any suggestions?

thanks you all have been very helpful, I love the calculators added them to my favorites

Oh no I just started to get ready to prime my beer only to find I'm out of corn sugar. I make 2.5 gallon test batches and use 2.5 oz of corn sugar for them. I have regular sugar and pale malt extract, I know I can use either one to prime but I don't know how much to use. Has anyone used these...

I'm doing my first all grain batch tonight and thought I should do a 2.5 gal test batch first. My question is sparging absolutely necessary with this size batch or can the entire 2.5 be mashed? I know sparging rinses the sugar from the grain but I don't have a fly sparge system and am unaware of...