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hi all, I'm from San francisco and ill be heading to New York City next week and wanted to see if anyone knew of any great beers out there that i can't get back at home. Im looking to bring cans/bottles back with me for a beer exchange with friends. so if anyone knows of any great bottle...

hi, This is my first time entering the AHA national comp and i can't find anywhere on their site or in the rules that says how they want the beer labels attached the the bottle..... tape? rubber band? Glued? cemented? wrapped with a $100 bill? Of done my local county fair only once before and...

Hi all, not sure if this is the right forum for this but I'm NEW to competitions. Im trying to figure out which BJCP category my Russian River Consecration "clone" falls under. anyone have any insight on this? Also...... when entering a clone (of any style beer) do you have to name it...

Does anyone know of a specific beer, wine, or liquor that I can only get in France. Here for one more day and want to try to bring something home we don't have in the states. Any ideas would be great. Thanks

Hi, So i plan on brewing a Trappist Christmas Ale (SG 1.070) and originally i purchased 2 vials of whitelabs to pitch into the wort because i did not know how to do a starter. Since then i bought a 2L starter kit. My question is: Should i use both vials when i make my starter? mrmalty seems...

So I was doing some garage sale home brew equipment shopping over the weekend and cams across a guy who was moving over seas and couldn't take his gear with him. The only thing I got was a growler and a 6.5 carboy. But we got to talking about beer, as most home brewers do, and he said he had...

I just brewed my FIRST beer yesterday. all seemed to go well besides a near disasterous boil over. I left my 5 gallons if Irish Red Ale in a closet wrapped in a blanket with a space heater that can keep it around 65 degrees. I am told that ales need to be kept between 60-70 degrees. When i...

is it ok to used a wooden spoon for brewing? going to brew my first ever batch this weekend and havnt found a metal spoon big enough for my 9 gallon pot which will be a full 5 gallon boil. is wood too porous? thanks for the help......

HI all, I am planning on doing my first home brew this weekend. i think im ready but i have one question im still a little lost on. How do you maintain the temp during primary and secondary? Do i rap it in a towel? my house gets pretty nippy during the day when no one is home and also...

Hi all, I'm about to start my first home brew and I'm lookin to buy a propane burner. In hopes of keeping costs low I found someone selling a Bayou Classic SQ-14 plus propane tank for $40. Is this good enough to do 5gallon batches? It says it does 50,000 btu is that enough to boil the 5gallons...