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I'm trying something new for myself, I've started canning. I was wondering if anyone has a favorite Canning/Preserving forum that they go.

I just found my wort chiller, the last time brewed a batch of beer must have been last fall, it was in a bucket with water up to the top. Because it was in my wife's way she set it outside thinking that it would be ok. I had not seen it until now, just like any water pipe it burst from being...

By trade I'm a plastic injection mold maker / machinist and have been laid off since January. A friend of mine who also is a mold maker / machinist moved from here in Michigan to Utah three years ago. He emailed me today and said that the company he works for is looking for some mold makers /...

Help!! I just found my keg of light pilsner totally frozen in the garage. I had forgotten about it during that artic freeze we just had the last couple days in Michigan. I went out today to check on it and it is frozen. Is there anything I can do or should I just write it off...

Ok, so my refrigerator did not eat my yeast. However I did miss place a tube of White labs California ale yeast in my refrigerator back in October. How long will it last and if I make a starter will it start or am I just wasting my time.

Aright, I have had enough, seems as if every time I start brewing or transferring something, something has to break. I have broken more racking canes, thermometers, and hydrometers right before I need them. I was just trying to put a hose on my racking can and it snapped right at the neck of the...

This is going to be my first attempt at making cider, I have been brewing beer for about two years, now going to try my hand at cider. I had some apple pie cider that was made with soft apple cider, Ever-clear, cinnamon, and a touch of vanilla. I’m not sure if that was or what else was in...

This weekend I was up north in Roscommon, Mi for the annual Michigan State Fire Fighters Memorial weekend. I had taken a 5 gallon batch of Poor Richards Ale, while sitting around the camp fire with a lot of us drinking the ale and other, a discussion came about on how to brew the Poor Richards...

I brewed a batch beer on last Saturday, the fermation has slowed enough to go into the secondary however, I was thinking about just kegging to take it up north on a camping trip this weekend. Is there anyway to filter out what would settle in the secondary or just let it go and enjoy the way it...

I'm trying to find out what grains will turn a wort red. I’m trying to make a red beer for a Halloween party and I want it to be the bloodiest red I can get it by using grain and no food coloring. I’m planning to start with 7.5 lbs six row and 2lbs corn mill for the mash. And I figured I would...