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I just snagged one of my dream jobs, and I'm headed to Italy (likely south) early next year. I love homebrewing, and have really started ramping up my operation since I finished school in August this year. My question is this: Am I going to be able to get the ingredients I need to actually...

My buddy is getting married, and I wanted to know if anyone has had any experience checking kegs on a passenger liner. I've got some little 2.5 gallon sanke kegs that would fit nicely in my checked baggage, and I'd really like to make something special for his last night as a bachelor. I...

Hey all, some of you may know my handle from the beer side of these forums, but I've got a wine question today. My dad has a wine making kit that he's only used once, and apparently he has misplaced the directions for his next kit. He brought it over to brew today, and I'm trying to find some...

For the last few weeks I've been working on the latest addition to my brewquipment, a fermentation chamber. Since I'm in an apartment, space considerations were pretty high on my list of requirements. I wanted it to be able to accommodate at least 4 carboys however, and it had to be tall enough...

A friend of mine machined a brass step piece to complete an idea i had for tap handles, and it turned out beautifully. So far I've only got the one, but my buddy is going to help/teach me to make 3 more (two aluminum, one more brass). I plan on removing the Cholula label so the top is just...

I'm sure others have come up with similar things, but I already took the pictures, so here's the little gadget I put together for about $6. It cleans 5 and 6 gallon carboys in about 20 seconds. I think I'll add a bic pen shell or something to prevent it from banging around the neck. The rag...

I'm in the middle of fabricating a fermentation chamber (I'll post build pics later), and I was wondering what kinds of temps people have been able to hold with different systems. I'm particularly interested in the performance of smaller mini-fridge based systems, but feel free to post anything...

I did my first all grain (BIAB) batch yesterday, and I went all out with 15 gallons of Shoultz-Meyer Brewery Don't call me Hefe (~73% efficiency). I racked the wort into three separate carboys, and pitched each with a different yeast. What's brewing if not an experiment? I made starters for...

Got married, got some wedding money, and then got the approval I need to make some brewery adjustments. I'm trying to decide if I should go with 15 or 20 gal brew-kettle, and a good burner to pair with it. I do PM batches now, but when I finally get some more space I'll be stepping up to FG...