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I collect Shiner beer bottles and I need a few for my collection. If you have any 96, 97, 98, 99, or 100 anniversary bottles with caps I would be interested in buying them if the price is right. I've been a fan for years of the brewery and its history, not to mention the beer, but I've only been...

Hey, I live in a small town called Bowie (like Jim not David) located between Fort Worth and Wichita Falls, Texas. I'm looking for local brewers to meet, talk, taste beer, and possibly brew with. I just realized the other day that I have never tasted any homebrew made from anyone other than me...

A friend of mine just brought over a six pack of Guinness' new Black Lager. It was an ok beer, not really one that I would buy but the big issue I have is what it says on the label. Right on the front in big bold letters it says: Cold Brewed With Roasted Barley. Now I know that most of the US is...

Here's a challenge for you pro recipe builders. Is there any way possible to create a grain bill with these OG and FG gravities? I've worked with Beersmith trying to find a way to make it work and I don't see how it's possible. Here they are: OG 1.068 FG 1.030 ABV 6.2% Using Maris Otter...

Ok, I've read the threads about how to never dump a beer but I think this one is the exception. I brewed an all-grain cherry wheat ale from a kit Midwest puts together. It's a straight forward simple kit that you add cherry extract to when you keg. I did everything the same as I always do when...

I have a friend who is just getting into brewing and instead of waiting for me to show him the ropes he jumped in with both feet. He has another friend who went out and spent tons of money on canned kits and equipment he doesn't need yet. I tried to help them and give them advice but did they...

Can someone who has an empty Igloo 60 or 70 quart cube cooler and a couple of ball lock corny kegs please do me a favor? First of all will the two cornies fit inside the cooler and if so how much do they stick out of the top? I'm thinking of using one of these to take my brew on a camping trip...

I've done some searching on this subject over the past few days and I can't seem to find a good solution. Here's my situation. A couple of weekends a year a few of my friends and I go camping over a whole weekend. I just got into kegging this year and I need to find a way to keep a couple of...

I brewed a Williams Fireside Ale extract kit last year and it ended up being the best beer I'd brewed so far. I don't want to order from them again because of the cost ($45.90 plus shipping) and because I'm moving into all grain brewing and they don't offer any all grain kits. To make a long...

Has anyone brewed this from Papazian's "Joy of Home Brewing"? Here's the recipe: 10 lbs German Rauchmalt 1/2 lb Crystal Malt 40L 1 oz German Hersbrucker-Hallertauer 3/4 oz Crystal hops 1/4 oz Crystal hops (for dry hopping) O.G. 1.052-1.056 F.G. 1.012-1.016 22 IBU 14 SRM My...

I'm wanting to go all grain soon and I have an old 5 gallon brew kettle that I'm not using anymore. Would it be possible to use it as an HLT or would I have to have a larger one? I'm just trying to get into all grain on a budget. I would upgrade it later on but would it get me started? Ronnie

Most of my bottles are the EZ-cap, swing top type Like this. My question is, has anyone ever found an easy way to mark these bottles so they can tell different brews apart? With normal bottle caps I can just mark the cap with a sharpie but I don't want to do that with these swing top bottles...

I want to make my first batch of mead and I'm curious how long it will take to age completely. According to "The Complete Joy of Home Brewing", Papazian says to ferment to completion in the primary, move to a secondary to clear and then you can bottle/drink the mead. Is this how y'all do it...

After seeing the other posts about it and pricing my own (no lower than $75) I thought I'd build my own too. Parts list: Waterproof box from Walmart $12 12v Cooling fan from PC power supply $0 Power switch from PC power supply $0 Potentiometer from an old CB $0 4 Bolts and nuts $0 4...

I bought this extract kit from William's and brewed it 11 days ago. Here are the details: William's Fireside Ale Brewed a full 5 gal and cooled with a wort chiller. Pitched Wyeast 1099 Whitbread Ale Fermented at 68 degrees F OG 1.072 I had a little trouble starting out (check out this...

Greetings fellow homebrewers! I haven't been brewing very long but I am completely hooked. I started in early 2009 and I'm only on my 5th batch (mainly because of money and limited storage). I started brewing because I can't stand mass produced, crappy American lite beer. I grew up and now...

Ok, I've been brewing for about two years now but I've never come across this problem. I ordered a kit from Williams and had it shipped from California to me in north Texas. It's over a hundred degrees here every day and when the kit arrived the Wyeast Activator pack was warm to the touch, they...