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    Is a starter necessary?

    Im out of town for the next month, and my wife will be brewing an IIPA tomorrow and we have 3 jars of yeast that I washed a week ago. We don't have any dme or anything like that to make a starter. So my question is, can she just dump the jars of yeast in the fermenter and shake it up and call it...
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    Why is kegging so awesome?

    Because it just took 1 hour and 25 minutes to keg 2 batches and force carb from start to finish! Including sanitizing and clean up! Bottling has its place, but kegging is the way to go!
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    Check this kettle out!

    My buddy who is a metal fabricator is making this kettle for me. Its 12.5 gallons and made of stainless. This is also his first time etching. What do you think?
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    What to make?

    I have 3 pounds of orange blossom honey. What should I make? I brew all grain and I plan on ordering the ingredients next week. So anyone with suggestions as to what I should make, let me know! Thanks!
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    Recipe critique please!

    A recipe for my brother as a thank you for a ton of help lately. What do you all think? Dannys brew Batch size: 5.5 gal Boil volume: 7.0 gal OG: 1.063 FG: 1.016 Bitterness (IBU): 36.5 Color (SRM): 13.6 ABV: 6.2% [Grains] Maris Otter Malt 9.000lb Grain 73.5% CaraMunich...
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    Just got my first hops plant!

    From high hops!
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    Wheat beer recipe critique

    Amarillo fields (wheat beer) Batch size: 5.0 gal Boil volume: 6.5 gal OG: 1.055 FG: 1.014 Bitterness (IBU): 20.1 Color (SRM): 3.9 ABV: 5.4% [Grains] Wheat (US) 6.000lb Grain 52.2% Two-row (US) 4.500lb Grain 39.1% Rice Hulls 1.000lb Grain 8.7% [Hops] Amarillo 0.50oz...
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    Wife just surprised me!

    So, I leave for a month soon and my wife just surprised me. She wants to brew while I'm gone and she just told me step by step how to brew beer without any help! I thought she wasnt paying any attention when I would make beer or when I was talking about it. She has made a beer (with a lot of...
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    IPA Recipe Help

    I have a pretty good pale ale recipe that I have been using, and I have some extra hops that I want to use up before I leave for the next month. Here is my Pale Ale Recipe and I'll put down the extra hops I have and my idea as to what to use for them. Zukies Haus Pale Ale 5gallon batch...
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    Silly Irish Moss question

    This may be a silly question to some, but in past batches I have been just putting the irish moss in as it comes out of the container. Should I grind it before putting it in? Or does it matter either way? Just started my mash so hopefully you folks will help me out before I get to that point...
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    Rain day = Brew Day! First IPA

    Today is the perfect day to brew a batch of beer! This is my first IPA attempt and my first attempt at creating a recipe. I have the brewr app for my android phone and I created the recipe using that. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Batch size 5 gallons Est. Starting Gravity...
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    Newbie from Scotts Hill, TN!

    Hello all my fellow homebrewers! Im new to the homebrewing and I have gone all-in. First batch is an amber ale kit from homebrewers outpost which is bottle conditioning as I type this. Then myself and Trac704 built our own all-grain setup where I have made a pale ale which is fermenting now. Got...
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