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Listened to recent Brew Files and pitched the idea to my fiancé for our wedding in June. So now, I am making a rosé beer. However, can’t find too many recipes. Any thoughts?

In early March, my fiancé and I are having out engagement party. At this party, she is asking people to be in her bridal party/maid of honor shenanigans. I think she is giving them bracelets as a fun way to ask. She has been asking me to find a fun way to ask my groomsmen as well. It isn't...

Has anyone seen this article yet? https://beerandbrewing.com/a-surprise-in-the-yeast/ Someone shared it on my facebook feed and it seems like a really neat yeast. They found it at a university in Philadelphia and it seems like it could be a really fun yeast to use. It looks like it is a good...

I fell in love with the wrong beer. I have now had this beer 3 times and every time it is like an experience. So much so, that I have easily put it up with my top 5 favorite beers. It may even be the absolute top. I have only ever found it in 2 restaurants, one in the Bay Area, and one in my...

I know it is kinda a dead zone over there, but I think the BN Forum has been removed from the website. I try to drop in over there periodically to help keep it moving and see what is going on. I posted over there earlier this week, and it now looks as though you can't access the forum from the...

I am about to pick my first hop harvest and have noticed that amazon is selling a few options of vacuum sealers for a very reasonable amount, right about $50. However, I didn't want to spend the money on one of these cheaper models if I would really be missing out on something with a nicer one...

I have a 3 year old cascade plant that has gone through a few environmental changes in the past few years. I took it from a cooler climate to a much hotter one and removed it from its pot a few weeks ago. When I planted it in the ground, I cut down all of its bines to make it easier. Thankfully...

My soon to be fiancé are moving into a new house soon. While it is extremely exciting, my current brewing situation will be upturned again and I will need to figure out the best way to adjust to my new house. Luckily, this should be a much more permanent space. We are purchasing this house...

I was just wandering around the forum when I saw this ad at the top of the page. Has anyone heard of this site before? It seems like a pretty cool/fun idea. Has anyone ever sent a beer into one of these challenges before? Do you guys think it would be fun? I have always kinda wondered about...

Hi All, First time back in a few months after an intense busy season with work. As my next home brew venture, I am going to be working on my first original recipe. I have decided on a pale ale. It seemed a simple enough place to start, while still being something I want to drink a lot of...

I am in the middle of my brew day and have missed my pre-boil gravity by about 8 points. I have never missed by this much and am fairly baffled about what happened. The grain bill is: 7.96 lbs of Fawcett Pale, 1.1 lbs of black patent, .83crystal 75, and .55 lbs of pale chocolate. This is the...

So, I am away until Thursday night for work and my dunkelweizen currently looks like this. This photo is from my girlfriend. She says that no krausen is on the carboy and it has just gotten into the airlock. What would you do? There is still a container of sanitizer there and I could have her...

I have had a mild on tap for almost a week now and have noticed that it has something similar to a chalky mouthfeel. It seems to be going away the longer it is on tap but I am not sure if that is actually what is happening or if I am just getting used to it. I took this beer grain to glass in...

I recently brewed for the first time in about 4 months and caught the bug again. I was looking at the AHA website for competitions and unfortunately found that all of my local ones are basically done for the year. I did notice NHC up on the calendar which got me thinking about entering this...

I received a beer bug for graduation. I used it once and it did not work at all. it told me my 1.070 beer had fermented out in 3 days and went down to .999. Their support stuff is not very responsive and I don;t know what I have done wrong. It would be great if someone could go through their...

I recently just started my first job out of college and it really does steal all of one's time. Additionally, I am also studying for a professional certification and that sucks up any free time I can manage to get (currently on a study break). A few months ago now, I decided my next brew was...

I received a beer bug as a graduation present and finally got to use it in a batch of Janet's Brown. I pitched the yeast at 7 p.m. on Saturday and my beer bug is currently reading that it is sitting at about 1.020 with an expected final gravity of 1.016. If this is a correct reading, what I...

My birthday is coming up and I am asking the family for a counter pressure bottle filler and a refractometer. I have been browsing around the More Beer website and they have a few options for each piece of equipment. I don't want to be throwing money at bells and whistles I don't need. The...

I am here to unashamedly promote a blog I am starting. Yes, I know, another blog. Really, I never thought I would do this but, I really love this crazy hobby. I am on this forum all the time and I really have a blast immersing myself in the community. More importantly, I need a positive outlet...

I have been brewing beer for a little over a year and a half now and am interested in fermenting some different beverages. I have found mead hard to come by commercially so I don't really know what I am aiming for but I am interested in giving it a shot. If anyone has any suggestions of where to...