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I just wanted to give Brewsmith kudos for a few reasons : It's very easy to use when designing recipes, there are also a ton of recipes available via the website. You can also get free add-on/updates regarding ingredients, equipment and style guidelines. I recently downloaded the 2015...

HEY EVERYONE, Just a reminder as hop growing season commences that dogs can die from eating hops ! They basically overheat from the inside-out and die. I forget the correct medical terminology, but I think it important that we all remember how dangerous hops are to our...

Hello, I have a half dozen hop plants that I planted a few years ago, but 2/3rds of them barely grow. I suspect that I need to amend my soil, and that time is fast approaching. I have a black thumb when it comes to gardening, but I am determined to make this work. My plan is to dig up the...

Last night I was racking my pils from primary to secondary, but had forgotten to remove the blow off tube from my star san solution. The star san solution got sucked up into the primary fermentor, mixed with the pils and ended up in my secondary fermentor. I am estimating about 1.5 liters of...

HELLO FELLOW HOMEBREWERS ! I would like to invite you to participate in the 1st Annual SWEETHEART'S REVENGE HOMEBREW COMPETITION coming up in February, 2014. This is a BJCP/AHA Sanctioned Event open to Categories 1 thru 23 (no meads, please) ENTRY WINDOW IS JANUARY 27 THRU FEB 7, 2014...

GNARLY BARLEY HOMEBREW COMPETITION BJCP/AHA SANCTIONED EVENT JULY 29, 2012 HIGH HOPS BREWERY & HOP FARM 6462 HWY 392, WINDSOR CO 80550 DETAILS & ONLINE REGISTRATION http://gnarlybarley.brewcompetition.com/ 2013 GABF PRO/AM OPPORTUNITIES WITH GRIMM BROTHERS...

CALL FOR ENTRIES/CALL FOR JUDGES & STEWARDS 4TH ANNUAL GNARLY BARLEY HOMEBREW COMPETITION http://gnarlybarleybrewfest.com/ Online Registration is currently underway thru July 13, 2012 Judging Sunday, July 29th, 2012 @ High Hops Brewery & Hops Farm, 6462 Hwy 392, Windsor CO 80550...

I've been experimenting with no-sparge brewing, and my most recent attempts have been diagnosed with astringency when entered into a local competition. I was wondering if either my increasing the grain bill by 25 - 30% and/or adding all my water up front may be causing this ? Any comments ...

So I had some extra wort from a Baltic Porter & ended up fermenting it at room temp. I also did not use an airlock. I just put a regular plastic lid on the bucket. Well about 3 months later I open the bucket and see the normal signs of fermentation. But, in addition, there was this white...

Hey Everyone, I'm planning on recirculating my mash wort via an immersion chiller submerged in a keggle of heated water. This is just for step mashing not simple infusions. I'd like to hear from anyone who has tried this before. Thanks !

Hello All, I'm planning on brewing an ale with Heather Tips tomorrow & I'd like to share my recipe with you for analysis. Here it is : GRAIN BILL: HOPS: Maris Otter (83%) Hallertau/Noble 0.75oz (60m)...

Does anyone know if it's possible to take 2 packages of yeast and make a double size starter for a high gravity beer, or is that an unwise decision ?

Does anybody do step mashing ? Is it possible to step mash with a direct fire mash tun using low heat, but not using a pump to recirculate the wort or is that too risky? Is there a formula for step mashing in a cooler using indirect heat ? Is step mashing considered obsolete because modern...

I've seen many fermentation chambers in this forum for carboys, but what about conicals ? Thinking of somehow modifying my full size fridge to accomodate a 14 gal conical. Have taken out the barrier between the freezer chamber & cold chamber of the fridge, but it's still pretty tight...

I'm thinking of cutting the ceiling out of my dedicated lagering fridge in order to utilize the freezer compartment above it so that I can put a 14 gal conical fermenter inside the unit. Currently, the cold storage compartment is too short to accomadate a conical. Has anyone ever tried this ...

Has anybody ever built a "permanent" type outdoor brew system ? The wife is allowing me to do this as part of our backyard bbq/patio project. I'm also planning on building a smoker as part of the project.

I've started filling empty kegs with CO2 and then attaching a pressure regulator to monitor pressure. I let the keg sit for a few days to see if the pressure drops. That way I don't have a leaky keg when it's full of fresh beer. I was thinking of trying this with the kegs full of water as a...

I currently own 8 ball lock kegs, all previously used, and I've been trying to identify the gas & liquid posts (A, B, C) to see if they correspond with the kegs (Cornelius, AEB, Super Champion, etc...). I've found that most of the posts are not the correct type for the keg. In fact, I even...

I was wondering what type of equipment you use for fermenting your lagers. I'm trying to decide on whether a dedicated fridge, chest freezer or homemade fermentation chiller would be best. Thanks. Marco