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Check out the club if you are in the Helena, Montana area. We meet on the first Sunday of each month at 6:00 and for special events throughout the year. http://mountbaldybrewing.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=1

I'm moving my brewery from the kitchen to the garage for several reasons; It generates too much heat (and mess) in the house, especially in the summer. Easier clean up. I can leave it set up full time which will make it easier to brew on impulse and not worry about keeping the house clean for...

I am debating rebuilding my brew system and possibly going HERMS or RIMS. Currently I brew in my kitchen on a commercial 8 burner gas cooktop. I have a commercial vent hood, large single well sink that all my brew pots fit in, music and comfort brewing indoors provides. My equipment, grain...

Black Arrow American Dark IPA Type: All Grain Date: 8/11/2010 Batch Size: 6.00 gal Brewer: Christian Claeys Boil Size: 7.58 gal Asst Brewer: Greg Ross Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: 10 Gal Brew Kettle and Igloo 10 Gal Mash Tun Taste Rating(out of 50): 45.0 Brewhouse Efficiency...

We were discussing equipment at a recent brew club meeting and I thought I would continue it on the HBT Forum. Of all your brewing, fermenting and dispensing equipment, what are your 3 favorite pieces (most useful or changed the way you brew)? My three are: 1) A giant Mash Whisk I got from...

I am planning on brewing up a Belgian IPA with a restrained Belgian yeast character but big hop flavor & aroma. Here's what I have so far, what would you tweak? Belgian IPA Belgian Pale Ale Type: All Grain Date: 12/16/2010 Batch Size: 6.00 gal Brewer: Christian Claeys Boil Size...

I just finished building a 7 tap/keg chest keezer and all is well and dandy except for the temperature. I have a Johnson Controls A419 temperature control and initaially set the SP to 55 degrees with a dif of 1, anti short cycle set at 12 minutes. the temp fluctuates pretty radically with the...

I am planning an All Grain American Pale Ale for my next brew session. Does anyone have a spectacular recipe and description they would be willing to share? Recently, I've brewed an IPA, ESB, American Brown Ale, Bourbon Oatmeal Stout, Saison and Robust Porter but I still haven't brewed an...

I am planning on brewing a Baltic Porter this weekend and have a smack pack of 1056 or a yeast cake of 1318 London Ale III that I could rack it into. I want to ferment at a lower temp of 60 to 64 degrees rather than use a Lager yeast. Which yeast would you recommend?

I brewed an oatmeal stout today that ended up being an Imperial Oatmeal Stout. My calculated Brewhouse Efficiency according to Beer Smith clocked in at 90.39%. Every time I've brewed I tweak different areas of my system (finer gap in Barley Crusher, stirring the mash, adding a beta rest, etc.)...

I would appreciate any suggestions to adjust my recipe for a first attempt at a Saison. I'm going for something of a farm house summer beer here, not overly spiced. Recipe: Frosted Orange Style: Saison TYPE: All Grain Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 6.00...

I'm planning on brewing an oatmeal stout this weekend and have about 20 specialty grains on hand to select from but only a couple of yeasts. Have the Wyeast London III started so that option is not changable but what do you think of the rest of the grain bill? 1.00 lb Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM)...

I'm wanting to brew a summer ale with a little funky character that everyone (wives) would enjoy. Take a look at this recipe, hop bitterness/flavor profile, residual sweetness etc. and let me know what you would tweak before I put it in the mash tun. Recipe: Frosted Orange Brewer: Christian...

This was my first all grain session in over a decade and so far has turned out wonderfully despite my general incompetence. I ended up dry hopping for just 2 days and then re-racked into another 5 gal tertiary (I know I moved it around too much) because the hops were getting a bit to...

I just racked this into the secondary and pulled a sample which came in at 1.015 FG (temp corrected). It turned out great so far with a nice malty backbone, clean hop bitterness and smooth flavor and a looong, very pleasant finish of nutty malt goodness. It came in well over anticipated...

After a 10 year absence, I'm back to brewing. I set up a 10 gallon rubbermaid mash tun with a false bottom, bought a 10 gallon brew pot, a Barley Crusher mill, a few new carboys...........etc. (I have a very understanding wife). She didn't flinch when I came home with a hundred lbs of Maris...