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Greetings all, I've been perfecting a recipe for an imperial stout that won 2nd place in the Baltimore Craft Beer Festival a couple of years ago. I typically brew this monster beer (11.5%) in the spring, let it sit in the kegerator until the winter to mature and really find itself, and then tap...

Hey all, Long time lurker/some-times poster here. I'm building my eHerms system, and I admittedly bought some of the cheapest tools available (https://www.harborfreight.com/knockout-punch-kit-10-pc-60575.html) for the job. I used the 1-1/4 knockout punch to try to cut a hole in the side of my...

I just wanted to share that I’m brewing for the first time in ages, and with some technological upgrades :) running two pumps at once with fly sparging, gonna use a new plate chiller, and ferment in a fairly new 15g conical plastic fermenter in which I’ve installed a SS coil through which I will...

Greetings all, I have a fitting that I really thought was a brass fitting, but after not having used it for quite some time, I see what looks like a white build up. I am a little worried that this is in fact verdigris, though I’m not sure if verdigris grows on brass … Can anybody give me some...

This propane burner and 4-way has manifold sat under water in my brother’s basement for a month, and we recently reclaimed them. While somewhat corroded and/or rusty, they otherwise seem to be ok. Will the rust on the burner and the corrosion on the manifold be a problem (I’m assuming i should...

Hey all, I have a simple grain bill that I keep coming back to for my iPA: 10 lbs Maris Otter .5 lb Crystal 60 .5 lb Rye I like a malty backbone and a bit of sweetness, and a huge hop bill to back it up. I have these on hand so I was thinking of the following hop schedule: .5oz...

Hi all, I'm about 3 days into brewing my first Kombucha. A friend in Connecticut brews continuously and gave me a SCOBY to bring home to Baltimore. I brought it home on the train to Baltimore in a Tupperware. Immediately upon arriving home I brewed 1 tablespoon of loose leaf green tea in 2 cups...

Hi all, I bought a 55# bag of wheat malt and a 55# bag of German Pilsner to have grain for a wheat wine I am brewing in the near future, but in the meantime I'd like to brew something tasty with Pilsner and wheat and I figured I'd give a shot at a dunkelweizen. I've cobbled this plan together...

Greetings all, I'm wondering if anyone is willing to give me feedback on the following stout recipe. I'm going for toasty, roasty, a hint of chocolate, and some body. Batch size: 10 gallons Yeast: wlp001 yeast cake from 5 gallons of blonde ale, split between two carboys Grain bill: 16# 2 row...

Hi all; I have abt 25# of German pils but no other base grains on hand and I have a hankering for a stout. Has anyone brewed a stout with German pils as the base? Even if you haven't, are there any opinions on how this kith turn out? I'm thinking something along these lines for a 5.5 gal batch...

Hi All, I live in Baltimore, and I planted a healthy CTZ rhizome a couple of months ago. It gets great sunlight all day, and up until this afternoon it was growing quite strongly (probably over 3 feet tall climbing some twine on my front porch). It only had one bine break the surface of the...

Hi All, Brian and Jill at Nepenthe Homebrew Shop in Baltimore experienced severe flood damage last night. The scheduled Big Brew this weekend has been pre-empted by a cleanup effort. If you are in or near the Baltimore area, you may know that Brian and Jill are friendly, helpful, and...

Hi all, am I to understand that the '20's stamped on the ends of the levers of 6 of these circuit breakers indicate that these are 20amp circuit breakers? If so, what is the meaning of the text '10kA' written on the body of each circuit breaker? Two of these protect separate GCFI receptacles in...

Hi all, I have some nugget rhizomes that I planted last year in large plastic pots. They grew vines about 10' long last year, and they just started vigorous growth again a week or two ago. I have one vine bine that is already a foot long. I'm moving from Sacramento to Baltimore in June, and I...

Hi all, I washed an extra 2 gallons of water through the spent grain from an IIPA and ended up with 1.035 gravity wort. I boiled it for 20 min with two centennial hop additions, cooled and pitched 1 pint of my IIPA starter (wlp001) and ended up with <2gallons 1.040 wort. After 4 days fermenting...

I've been reading about Partigyle brewing and I want to give it a shot. After reading a number of threads, consulting Randy Mosher's Radical Brewing, and reviewing these resources: http://morebeer.com/brewingtechniques/library/backissues/issue2.2/mosher.html...

Hi all, I just brewed a pumpkin ale, with 60oz pumpkin in a 5 gallon batch. I used a thief to take wort for a hydrometer reading before pitching the yeast, but the wort was quite thick and viscous, including some cold break and lots of pumpkin. When I floated the hydrometer in the sample, it...

Hey All, Sorry for the quintessential newbie post. I've done (5) 5gal extract brews and (2) 2gal BIAB brews, and I'm pumped for all-grain. I found and converted a 5$ cooler from the SPCA thrift store, so now I have my cooler mash-tun, and I decided to do a Citra/Cascade IPA for my first...

Hi all, This board ROCKS! Thank you to everyone for such great information. I've brewed 3 batches so far (extract with grains: brown porter, nut brown ale, and an irish red ale), and I'm pumped!! The nut brown ale didn't quite work out (tasted like cardboard), but the other two taste...

Introductions! I've been trolling this site for a few weeks, and I figured I'd join. I'm excited to experiment with brewing, and hopefully one day I can contribute to this awesome resource. Thanks to all of those who have contributed so far!