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Now, I love making a good beer to style, but I also love pushing the limits and trying new flavor combos- a blueberry mild, chocolate bock, chamomile mead. I've often wanted a site to suggest combinations, so I decided to make it. Go to http://ideas.jamessw.com/ and vote on random style...

I wrote some brewing apps for iOS, which are free and in the top 20 in the App Store. I don't have time to maintain them, so I was thinking of posting the source on GitHub and accepting contributions of code from others. Would any of you be interested in contributing? I'm trying to gauge...

Hey everybody- I gave What to Brew an update, and have made it free. So download it and start planning your next recipe! What to Brew for iOS

I was excited about the local orchard's cider, saw on the website it was pasteurized, and they go into detail about the heat treatment. I was like, cool, I won't have to worry about killing the wild buggers, they took care of it for me. So I bought 4 gallons (at $8/each), and made some graff...

I got a new 4 keg setup from Midwest, and when I tested it for leaks last week, I found one. I thought I got it. Fast forward to kegging my first beer today, and it still is leaking. Any ideas on how to stop this leak so I can carb my beer? The leak is on the 4-way distributor on one of the...

Anyone have an extra temperature controller lying around they'd be willing to sell? It's for a keezer, so as long as it can keep my beer cold, I'm happy. I'd also like it to be either pre-assembled or really easy to put together in a way that SWMBO will let me plug in. I don't even have a...

I'm looking to get into kegging, and have a few questions. Say I have 4 kegs, but only lines/manifold for 2 kegs. Could I serve beer from all 4, and just rotate the gas lines occasionally to keep them pressurized? Or is that more hassle than it's worth? If I am force carbing a keg, I need...

I made a free iPhone app based on my Brew in a Bag calculator. I found for BIAB, I needed the reverse of what most calculators did, so I made it, first for web, and then for iPhone. Given the volume of your mash tun and the amount of grain, it calculates how much water to heat up. Before, I...

I temporarily made What To Brew for iOS totally free for a week... thought my HBT friends might enjoy taking advantage! What To Brew

Hi- I made an app for homebrewers to help you decide What To Brew. It can suggest styles in season to drink or brew, and has the BJCP style included. Once you choose what you want, it can take you to recipes or kits. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/what-to-brew/id503633370 I'd love to...

Hi everybody. I'm working on a simple and fun iPhone/iPad app for homebrewers and am looking for a few people willing to beta test it for me. If you're interested, sign up here- EDIT: Link removed, beta testing closed. Thanks everybody! Let me know if you have any questions! James

I finally decided it was time for me to make a Belgian Dark Strong, and was following the recipe from Brewing Classic Styles. However, I've run into a problem... no Special B. Two LHBS's have told me none for several weeks, and a third told me none... this year. Anyone know anything more...

Alternate title- FREE BEER!!!!! Awhile back, I thought I was moving to Pittsburgh, and nabbed a Groupon to Rust Belt Brewing. Now, I'm nowhere near there, and it's useless to me, so I thought I'd share the wealth. Here's the info- http://www.groupon.com/pittsburgh/deals/rust-belt-brewing-2...

Well, the wife and I have a wedding to go to in Alaska, and, given the price of air travel, we figure we might as well continue to go broke and stay in Alaska for 10 days. We'll be in Anchorage, and will likely be a lot of time on the Kenai Peninsula. We may head up to Denali as well. What...

A few years ago, I was making a documentary in Mexico, and the local tourism board wanted to make sure I was introduced to pulque. I tried it, and am glad it was only once. Recently, due to some articles in Zymurgy and BYO, I think, there has been a lot of interest in pulque. The recipes I...

I have some Saison yeast I'd like to reuse, and thought I'd give a fairly unexplored saison a try- a black rye saison. Here's what I'm thinking. Any thoughts? Should it be darker? I'll be using the White Labs 568, Belgian Style Saison Ale Yeast Blend. Black Eye Rye Saison 16-E Belgian...

I just made a Saison with White Labs 568- Saison yeast blend. I want to reuse the yeast, and am wondering what other options I have. Here are some of my ideas- Belgian Stout Black Saison Blueberry Saison Mango Saison Belgian Blonde Thoughts? Suggestions?

My friends went to Belgium, and came back with this for me- Chimay Grande Réserve (Blue) Orval Trappist Ale Westmalle Trappist Tripel Trappist Westvleteren Blonde Trappist Westvleteren 8 Trappist Westvleteren 12 Super excited to try these out. Question- the people who brought them back for...

4 gallons tree top Apple juice Boil in 1 gallon of water: .5 lbs maltodextrin 2 lbs Light DME .2 lbs star anise .2 lbs white pepper .1 lbs allspice berries zest of 1 orange 2 oz Ginger Prime with 40 oz of Apple Juice I tried Apfelwein and Graff, and they weren't quite what I was...

A lot of my friends have had the same reaction when trying an IIPA- they love the maltiness for the first second, and then HATE it. So I am contemplating making a beer similar to an IPA, but dialing back the hops quite a bit. Are there styles that would fit this description? Or am I...