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I have a Chocolate Espresso Stout thats been sitting in secondary a little over 2 weeks. I recently aquired 4 corny's, and i was wondering, Since im not ready to bottle the stout but would like to free up the carboy for my first batch of apfelwein, should i add the priming sugar and let it...

My girlfriend just sent me an e-mail with a link to walmart's website and they sell kegerators!! Personally i would think that walmart would be the last place to sell five and six hundred dollar kegerators! Thought this was funny and wanted to pass it on.

So after research and debate I decided to add 1/2 lb. of coarsley ground coffee beans into the secondary (I actually racked onto them). Now im wondering what is the best way, when the time comes, to filter/strain the coffee out of the beer? One thing im worried about is while...

Ive been looking all over hbt and the web for a good blueberry wheat or blueberry ale extract recipe and I havnt been able to find one that really jumps out at me. Im just wondering if anyone out there has a really good blueberry wheat? Or cream ale recipe that takes really well to fruit? Thanks.

I was lucky enough to go on a tour and sampling event last night with my girlfriend at Dry Fly distillery here in Washington State. Its the first distillery in the state since prohibition and is the only distillery in the state. Pretty cool they just make up a big batch of beer (with no hops) in...

Im sick and tired of this country being ran by a bunch of lying, money hungry, and corrupt politicians. This country was founded by the people for the people if im not mistaken and when did any of "us", the people, have any say in this economic stimulus crap? When are we the people going to...

I just got my package from morebeer today nothing big (12oz hops, 3 lbs grain, 3 lbs DME, 6lbs LME) and the grains are unmilled. I dont have a grain mill. I was wondering if i could put them in a freezer bag or two and smash em up with a rolling pin? usually I get my ingredients from my LHBS and...

Just ordered ingredients for my next brew at morebeer.com. This is my first time buying off the internet so im pretty stoked. I usually go to my LHBS but his prices for hops are kinda spendy (3.00 an oz.) and i usually end up paying 40-50 bucks for all the ingredients i need for a brew. After...

1 week in the primary, 2 weeks in the secondary, and now 5 days in bottles! Cant....wait....much....longer! Damn this is so tempting like that damn apple tree in the garden of eden! I think im gonna have to crack one open tonight for the sake of "science".:ban:

Just wanted to let my fellow brewers on the westside of washington that somebody is selling 8 5-6 gallon glass carboys for 18$ on craigslist the location is Lynwood, WA and i live on the east side of the state so i dont really have access to these but wanted to let ya know.

1-13-08 I bottled 5 gal. of my first brown ale... I added one oz. of pure vanilla extract to the last 12 bottles at bottling time, just to "play'' around. Last night I was looking at one of the bottles with the vanilla in it and i could see all these little black specs almost like little specs...

My girlfriend and i bottled my first batch of Homebrew on saturday.... I dont understand why everybody says that they hate bottling so much, I didnt think it was that bad at all. Sure cleaning all the bottles is a bit of a task but thats where my girlfriend comes in;) . Overall everything went...

I have my first batch (its a Brown Ale recipe from my lhbs) in the secondary and its been in there for 11 days... and its absolutely killing me to wait:drunk:! I know that with time the beer will taste better but i just have this urge to start drinking it straight out of the secondary... LOL I...

Hey all, Im just wondering if anybody here has some advice on how I can get into brewing for a living. I dont mean like running my own brewery although that is the goal to get to that point and one day have my own Microbrewery, but im wondering how I can get in the door? Do I need a degree in...

I Started my first brew on 12-28-07 after recieving the equipment i needed for christmas. I was totally stoked and went down to my lhbs and picked up a Brown Ale Extract recipe... Things couldnt have gone better as far as the boil went, I was really prepared and that made a huge difference...

Just wondering if i can use a 30 qt. aluminum pot to boil my wort in... I ask because in a couple of homebrew books i have read they dont mention using an aluminum pot and im curious why not? All the books mention is stainless steel ans a couple other options aluminum not being one of them...

Hey all I just wanted to bounce some recipe ideas off you guys... Im trying to find something for my first brew, so its going to be an extract kit...As far as my beer taste goes I like Cream Ales, Pale Ales, I have found a killer Sweet Stout at my local Microbrewery that I really like and my...

I was looking around on the internet and I found this "deluxe" setup at HighGravityBrew. This is my first time brewing and I was wanting to hear yalls input on this kit. I know that there are a few more items that i need to get along with this kit but for $139.00 it seems like a pretty good deal...

Hello Everybody!!! Glad I found this place looks like it will be a very useful tool while learning to brew. I dream of one day owning a Microbrewery but as of now i have never brewed a single batch, just a big fan of REal beer with REAL taste. Tired of Bud Light and ALL THAT CRAP! Love me a good...