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I have had a full year away from brewing due to crazy schedule / work / family and other issues. I finally did a quick extract batch yesterday just to get something fermenting in the carboy. It felt good to get ready for work this morning and hear the plop, plop, plop of the airlock in...

I completed my first AG yesterday. A nice and easy cream ale. It was an AG Kit from Northern Brewer, using their crush. 7 lbs American 2 row .25 lbs Belgian Biscuit .75 lbs Gambrinus Honey Malt 1 oz. Cluster 7.5AA - 60 mins Safale US-05 Using a 5 gallon Igloo Cooler MLT with a...

I am getting ready to jump into all grain brewing, thanks in part to all of the great information here. My first recipe is a simple AG kit from Northern Brewer. I have made the extract version of this kit and have been very happy with the results. see recipe info here: Patersbier All Grain...

I had planned on bottling a batch of NB's Patersbier yesterday. On Friday, I followed Biermuncher's method for use of gelatin finings detailed elsewhere on HBT. The weekend did not go as planned. I didn't get to bottle. I have to leave on a flight early tomorrow morning for a business trip...

I am looking at moving towards full boils and possibly all-agrain. I came across this 48QT brew pot on ebay. Anyone have one similar to this? Does this seem like a good deal? LARGE 48 QT STAINLESS STEEL STOCK POT HOME BREW POT - eBay (item 200301539617 end time Mar-22-09 09:35:48...

I was using WLP550 Belgian Ale Yeast on a Biere de Garde that is basically the Extract / Steeping Grains version of the Trois Monts Flanders Recipe from the Szamatulski Clone Brews Book. Pitched straight from the White Labs tube when wort was about 78 degrees. High Original Gravity 1.080...