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Anyone ever tried using non-medicated cattle feed? This isn't anything serious, but I was wondering what might happen and how it would taste. We get the stuff cheaper than dirt, and I wonder if it would even be drinkable. anyone ever try this, any reason not to try this?

Now I just have to learn to AG brew :) My first attempt before the bench was completed will be bottled this weekend. My appreciation goes out to the forum for everyone's ideas, tips, tricks, fubars, that molded how this home designed and built single tier setup went together. Hopefully...

The materials are all bought, the bench itself is already built, the only thing I don't have yet are my quick disconnect connections and electrical supplies for the pump. What you see is my current configuration. I still have to install all the valves on the hlt and kettle. But anyways. I...

I really need to stop getting bombed on brew day. I had my first all grain batch yesterday. i started off with something simple to learn the ropes AHS Texas Blonde. First off, I started drinking when I started setting up at noon. Well that's not good when your brew day ends up taking until...

So i'm doing a blonde and i'm using White Labs German Ale/Kolsch 029. Yesterday morning I pitched into a 1 liter starter that had 4 ounces of extra pale dme and 1/8tsp fermax previously boiled and cooled. This is the first starter that never gave me any kind of its own krausen. I know its...

So I brewed this beer over 4 weeks ago, 4 weeks and 1 day ago. This was my second batch of beer. My first batch a belgian whit has no problem with carbonation (actually overly carbed), but this one is almost flat. I used 4.5 ounces of corn/priming sugar when I bottled. There is enough...

Just wanted to get some input on a strong dark (my first big beer and first AG to boot) that I've been working on. Thanks Nateo for your advice. Wolfgang's Black Heart - Dark Strong Ale 18-E Belgian Dark Strong Ale Size: 5.04 gal Efficiency: 75.0% Attenuation: 85% Calories: 279.12...

I will soon be brewing my first big 1.092-3 beer. Jamil's MrMalty says that If I want to use 2 vials I need a 2.5-3 liter starter. Does that mean that I just need to pitch both vials in on 2.5 liter's of 1.040 wort? If so, I have a 1000ml and a 2000ml flask. Can I pitch the yeast into...

So I'm looking at breaking out into AG and No Sparge seems to be the simplest way to get into it, and by some accounts produces better wort in some instances. I don't really care if i have to buy a few extra lbs of grain, as its a small price to pay for simplicity. I just want good beer. So...

I'm about to do a big beer, using DeathBrewer's method. My grain bill is 17.25lbs and i'm double checking my water loss tonight, but I believe its 2.5 gallons in 60 minutes from a full batch boil I ran the numbers in promash If I use the 1.25qt water per 1lb grain I end up needing 5.39...

Hi All, I've never developed my own recipe before, so I took a look at summersolstice's recipe for the Chimay Blue and made a couple modifications. I really don't know what I'm doing so any help in reviewing my changes would be appreciated. summersolstice's recipe was a little low on OG...

Hi All, I've never developed my own recipe before, so I took a look at summersolstice's recipe for the Chimay Blue and made some modifications. I really don't know what I'm doing so any help in reviewing my changes would be appreciated. summersolstice's recipe was a little low on OG...

So after several full boils that ended up in adding water to the fermenter I decided to do a full mock boil tonight and see just where I am. I did a mock minimash for 45 minutes at 155, then brought to a boil, simulated adding extract time, brought back to a boil and boiled for an hour. I...

So I did an Irish Red on Sunday. Og was 1.055. So today is really the 4th full day of fermentation, but the bubbles have stopped (i know that doesn't mean its really done). I popped the bucket open to take a gravity reading and low and behold there was no Krausen. I probably could have...

So I made my first beer and this is week 3. Its a minimash AHS Belgian Whit kit. It spent one week in primary, one week in secondary and today is the 6th day in the bottle. When I poured it the head went away very quickly. The color is a hazy straw yellow, but not nearly as hazy as I...

So here it is, one day prior to bottling. Light aroma of orange and spices, light on the palate with a soft mouth feel. I can't wait to see what its like in a few weeks carbed and matured a bit.

My first batch was an AHS Belgian Whit and the entire time during fermentation the smell was always pleasant. Last night I brewed an AHS Dos Equis clone minimash. Tonight my laundry room is quite smelly. I'm certain its not the Whit that's in secondary in the same room. The XX clone is...

What a crazy mutt. So last night I was brewing my second batch of beer, first batch is in secondary now. Well I was a little tipsy by the end and I needed to toss in some hops at knock out. Well, I tripped and dropped my little dish just catching it before it hit the ground. a handful of hop...

So my first batch is in the fermentor and bubbling away already! I did the AHS Belgian Whit, mini-mash, alcohol boost, and yeast fuel. I made a yeast starter a couple of days ago that I pulled out of the fridge this morning, decanted off the wort/beer. I obviously had increased my yeast...

I'm about to pop my cherry on my first batches of brew. I've assisted a friend through the process a few times in the past, so I have a very basic knowledge of what I'm supposed to be doing. I've read How to Brew cover to cover and watched several of the great videos here to refresh my memory...