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    So crazy, will it work. (Keg transfer)

    Hey guys so I have a problem. I just got a new kegerator for christmas! The problem is I don't have any homebrew to put in it. So what I was thinking of doing was trying to fill it with commercial beer. I would love to have it set up for the college football playoffs (go bucks) and new years...
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    Cider Specs

    Does anyone know what the OG of apple cider is before adding any sugar? I usually use whole foods 365 cider because it doesn't have any preservatives in it. I want to make a cider batch at about 5.5 percent and use honey to get the abv boost. Does anyone know what sugar is best to use? Brown...
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    Beers to buy in Arizona

    Hey i am heading to Scottsdale this weekend for a wedding and was wondering if anyone had suggestions of what beers to pick up there that I cant get here in Ohio. They dont neccesarily need to be from Arizona, just something really good I cant get here. ALso, where should I shop for beer in...
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    Problems with hop bitterness

    Ok so I've been doing BIAB for about six months now an am having a pretty serious problem. My finished product has almost no hop bitterness. I am adding the right amount of hops, weighed out on a kitchen scale, at the right times, but have yet to produce any brews with any amount of Bitterness...
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    Grapefruit APA

    I'm trying to make an APA for spring summer with lots of grapefruit flavor/ aroma in it . I'm trying to make it a noticeable flavor in the beer, however I don't want alcoholic grapefruit juice (that's what salty dogs are for). I was going to add the peels of 3-5 grapefruits to the boil for...
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    Balanced IPA recipe help

    Here is what I was thinking about brewing up in a few days here. I'm trying to get a balanced IPA with strong citrus flavor and aroma with some pine in the background, and a smooth balanced bitterness and a strong Malt background. I'm looking for good hop aromas and balance and drinkabillity. My...
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    Simple Belgian Ale

    Hey i brewed this up about a month ago and just got around to trying it. Basically this is my attempt at doing a smash (almost) and using some belgian ale yeast just to see how I like it. It turned out extremely thin bodied (i prefer malty) and a tad bitter. It has a strong yeast after taste...
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    Fermentation vessels

    Im about to brew up a three gallon biab batch of a Breckenridge Christmas ale clone. I just upgraded from one gallon batches so I currently have three one gallon carboys. If i split my fermentation up into these three carboys do you think i will have any problems, is there any reason to...
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    All grain equipment

    I have been brewing all grain for a few months now but am ready to upgrade. Ive been mashing on my stove top in a one gallon stock pot and sparging using a strainer. My capacity per brew is stuck at one gallon at the moment. My question is what is the best way to upgrade to a five or even ten...
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    Help with apple wine

    I am currently working on some apple wine (takin a break from brewing beer) and am working with a batch that I started with 1 gallon of whole foods 365 apple juice/cider. It's been fermenting for two weeks and ha a og of around 1.09 and is at about 1.00 right now. I expect it to hit .009 or so...
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    krausen in bottles

    This is my second brew an all grain irish red. I bottled about a week and a half ago and just checked the bottles to see how they were looking and noticed there is about a half an inch high krausen in every bottle. I used an english ale yeast btw. But anyway i was wondering if anyone knows if...
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