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I am finally getting around to making some custom tap handle out of old motorcycle parts I have laying around. Thought I would share the connecting rod taps I finished this weekend. I have plans to do some cam shaft taps and a shock or shock spring tap. I hope by sharing it will motivate me...

I need some help in which bulk grain to buy from the following LHBS, bacchus-barleycorn. I know I could probably get it cheaper online or in group purchase but i like the convenience and I try to support them some. What 2-row should i buy? Which is the best quality? Thanks for the help...

I am getting married in a couple of weeks and just had a grand idea this morning. I should brew a wine for the wedding… Just kidding. I would like to start a wine in the next month and have it as an anniversary wine each year. So obviously it will need to age very well. Considering...

I will be bottling 3- 5gal batches of wine in the next month and starting some more batches so it is time for a wine rack. I just moved, but I am still renting a house so I am planning a wine rack that can be broken down and used to transport the wine the next time I move. After moving 250...

I need to share with everyone here on HBT my late Christmas/New Years present for myself. (4) 6 gal Carboys (1) 5 gal Carboy (2) 3 gal Carboys (2) 7 gal wine buckets Bottling bucket (2) Auto siphons Corona Mill Floor corker with bottle attachment (~800) Natural corks, winery overruns...

HBT I want to make a super creamy, and velvety oatmeal stout. I have done a dozen or so recipes and am taking a shot at creating my own. After looking through other recipes I have formulated this recipe. I am a PM brewer at the moment and 7 lbs of grain is about max for my system. I brew...

I have a red wing type capper that I don’t use as I upgraded to a bench type capper. Similar to link but I don’t know what brand it truly is. (I got it used with my first lot of equipment) http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?cPath=178_356_61&products_id=988 I would like to trade...

The SWMBO wants me to try a fruit beer so I have started looking at the recipes and reading. I have one simple question I couldn’t find the answer to. Almost all say to add the fruit to the “secondary” after 7 days in the primary. I know why we don’t boil the fruit, and I know we want the...

I am new to brewing and want some opinions on a Craigslist lot. 1) Three 6.5 gal carboys ($30 ea) 2) Two 6 gal carboys ($25 ea) 3) Two empty 5# CO2 tanks one with dual gage (should these have a pressure test date? I didn’t see one) ($25 ea) 4) One corny keg (not very clean, little...

I just mixed up my second batch of EdWort’s Apfelwein. My first batch is 10 days in and fermentation just slowed. So per the instructions I “brewed” another batch tonight. I used Aldi brand apple juice in half gallon jugs and it is the cheapest I found anywhere I just bought 5 gallon for...