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I'm looking for the best advice for Beer Travels to Belgium. Places to go/places to pass on, Pro Tips, Tourist spots, Customs, Hidden Gems. Whatever you wish you knew the first time you went for those of us planning our first trip would be super helpful.

One of my favorite beers is the Cuvee des Jonquilles, so I made a starter out of the dregs of a bottle. Someone else on HBT did the same thing and came out with good results, so I thought i would give it a try. I made a starter with 1/4 cup of DME and two cups of water (boiled). After a...

I heard several references to leaving the beer for lambics and flemish sours on the yeast cake during the extended aging. The biggest reason I've heard is that the bugs use the autolyzed yeast for food. So here goes: 1. Is it a best practice to leave the beer in the "primary" for this style...

I tried my hand at the very popular Centennial Blond recipe and its been fermenting for 12 days now. I sampled the primary and I'm getting this minty hop flavor. It's not an off flavor, but I was expecting some citrus/piney in the background or a muted hop flavor as in most "Blonde" beers...

Its been a while since I lived near a really good LHBS and I'm wondering what your local store does that keeps you coming back. I'd like to help improve my local store or start my own. Here's some examples: One store I read about allows people to buy in at full sack prices for grain and then...

I'm wondering if there is a product available for those of us that like to bring home regional beers when we travel by air. Thus far I have carefully wrapped bottles in clothes and prayed that they make it through checked baggage. No breaks so far, but it does limit how many bottles I can safely...