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Just for a "I wonder if I can do that" experience, I've been building up the yeast in a few bottles of Rochefort Trappist 6. It appears to have worked quite well. Go me. The idea was to use the yeast to brew a Belgian Single, Dubbel, etc. However I've been reading that the brewers of the...

OK, first time doing a BIAB. I figured I'd start small with a 2 gallon Wee Heavy. I made two brain farts. 1. I didn't account for boiloff when I figured my mash/sparge volume. 2. I didn't take a preboil gravity measurement that would have made error 1 evident before boiling. As it...

I ran a league of HBTers last season and had a great time with it, and with training camps starting up again I figured I should start up another. Last year I made the mistake of having a 20 team league. While I was awesome to have that many guys involved (and I think another league sprung up...

I urge everyone to check these guys out. I'm not sure what genre you'd put them in, but they're definately a rock band, and certainly good to drink a few brews to. They're also 100% independant, so no label network to interfere with their music. For the time being they have a seven song...

Can't say as I'm too heartbroken over the team I drafted, the starters anyway. QB Matt Schaub, Hou QB RB Michael Turner, Atl RB RB Ryan Grant, GB RB RB/WR Darren Sproles, NO RB WR Wes Welker, NE WR WR Braylon Edwards, SF WR TE Owen Daniels, Hou TE D/ST Chargers D/ST K...

Now that Chris Johnson has successfully held the Titans ransom like a petulant child, I'm curious what everyone else's opinion is of athletes that decide not to honour their contracts and hold out for more money. I think you can tell where I stand. :D In my opinion, a contract should be...

Now that the lockout is mercifully over, is there any interest around here for a fantasy football league? I was in a keeper league for five years before it's associated forum went under, now I'm homeless. :p

I'm thinking about making a batch of mead for Christmas 2010. After a quick google I came across the recipe below. I'll upsize the quantities to make a five gallon batch, and obviously ferment it and age it over a year or so rather than one night. :p I have a packet of Safale ale yeast to use...

I put together a batch of mead a couple days ago with no real recipe to go by. I used about 3 pounds of wildflower (I think) honey, Lavin Champagne yeast, a teaspoon of yeast nutrient, a couple apples, a vanilla bean and a cinnamon stick. The initial gravity was around 1.10. I've read that I...

I'm a full-on newb at this homebrewing stuff, but I'm in love already. I've been wanting to try brewing my own beer for years, but just never got around to doing it. This year my ever loving wife gave me all the gear to get started for my birthday. Now I can't be stopped. I have a batch of...