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I was support to brew last week, but a train accident caused my package to come on Tuesday not Friday, and the yeast was hot. I chilled them immediately, and popped the smack pack maybe Wednesday morning. Very all signs of swelling have occurred so I made a small starter from 2 row. I'm...

[ATTACH]200216[/ATTACH I'm planning on 60 min mash, at 152, mash out at 175, and adding 3 lb of northern brewer peach purée to play it safe. Any suggestions? Change 1; while I'm at work in trusting my wife to order this stuff for me to brew Saturday. She just read that we can put whole...

If any one is in the area I'd like to meet up for a brew day sometime and learn some new tricks!

I am finally manning up and brewing again. After an almost full 12 month break due to the Army, I ordered a recipe kit and it should be here tomorrow! I hope I don't ruin it from lack of memory!

Ive taken a leave of absence from brewing due to enlistment in the Army and my projected duty station is ft bliss Texas. I havent read too much on the weather yet because it was a rumor that I was going there, well after reading an email telling me I need to fill out these forms and have them...

I went on a 10 week break from brewing to enlist in the army, now I graduate tomorrow! Hooah! hit ait on friday or so then im back in 14 weeks 3 days. I cant wait to brew again. I have a few ipas waiting for me I bottled last Halloween. much love, amatuer brewer; pvt. Haley.

Nothing is more relaxing than a brew and my pipe. Goes hand and hand together. Prost everyone ill miss you guys. Great people in this forum. Brew on!

I just started looking into it and know nothing yet, what are some great experiences and bad experiences you've had of kegging? So far I know I need a keg, ( duh! ) a co2 canister to force carb it, lines, regulator, gauges ect. But what I don't know yet is if there are any hidden things I need...

I was at 1.060 when I took my og, on the 6th now I'm at 1.004? Does that sound like I effed up my ipa, or are they usually that low of points?

If anyone lives in south Lake Tahoe ca, and happens to find a size 8 tungsten carbide ring in the bijou park on the southern edge of the golf course near hole 18(?) let me know. It's in the snow and you'll see where I've been digging for it lol. Snowball fight w/ wife = missing ring.

Apparently green bottles, even though stored in a cardboard box next to my amber ones have encountered a bug of slight gushing and hard alcohol bite. So my experiment proved to be correct... I just don't know why. Any insight? They were stored in closed cardboard boxes mixed with amber bottles...

I'm making my 2nd all grain and my 1st ipa. It's the kiwi express from northern brewer. Any suggestions? I have a starter going right now and I dry hop for the first time tomorrow also! I'm excited I hope it's good!

I can't find the answer I'm looking for, maybe I'm wording it weird but here goes. I have a cylinder shaped 5 gal mash tun, the one from NB, and I was curious how many pounds of grains + gallons of water would you guys feel safe putting in? I found a recipe that SWMBO would love to try, it's a...

Plainbrad gave me this recipe for a "normal" stout 5G 60min boil 6 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) 1 lb Barley, Flaked 1 lb C120L 1 lb Roasted Barley My addition; maybe 4lbs of blueberries at 5 minutes or flameout? 1 oz Fuggles (or Willamette at 60min As or yeast I'm not sure I don't know any...

Revvy sparked the idea in another thread, so I'd thought id make it happen. How many can we add to the ranks? I'm a lefty who else?

I just got my stuff today, and I'm nervous. I've read how to brew AG section several times but the terms trip me up! I would like some reassurance or correction on any of my questions about the directions.. I'm used to directions step by step. Do this then this this ect. Until the brew is done...

Just got my mash tun, 30 or 32 qt turkey fryer and I really want to do AG. I live in Cali and it gets " hot " here what would be a good first AG recipe? My wife was looking at doing an ipa from northern brewer.

Buying hops, grains and yeast online? I was considering buying an ipa or imperial stout kit from northern brewer, I'm waiting on my AG gear to arrive in the mail, so hopefully I can brew in like a week! But what do you guys think?

And I haven't done it yet because I'm sill nervous, but! I want to step up to all grain! I want to really feel like I **MADE** this beer instead of extract and speciality grains... Thoughts? I'm on my 3rd 5 gal batch. I've made like 3 of the 2 gal mr beers but I don't count those.. Time to read...

If I'm adding peach extract? I've read that some people say no because the airlock will push out aromas and flavors? But I don't want to mess up! Any insight would be appreciated!