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I am looking for, or to start a brewing club in Madison. Thats about it, anyone else from around here?

My future roommate, whos previous landlords were apparently not able to be contacted, so now he has to bring in someone who has to fill out an application to co-sign for him, its going to be another week before we can move in because they have such absurd standards. They are a college rental...

So I have been playing with yeasts, cooling them, making starters etc. I recently made a starter from a vial of trub from my Oatmeal Stout. I just made a 1L starter, moved it to a larger container, added another 1L of wort. It was just experimental fun learning. It has been sitting in maybe .5L...

This is my second recipe I have made, my fourth AG batch, the previous three as my sig says were Oatmeal Stouts. I made this with Beer Smith, I still don't know a whole lot about the ingredients, so I just threw it together at my LHBS... 7lb Maris Otter Pale Malt 1lb Biscuit Malt 1lb...

I made a wort chiller from 50ft of copper tubing 3/8"OD and have the input/output (3/8"ID) hoses hose clamped onto the copper tubing. I have a horribly obnoxious leak on the inlet. How can I get this to stop? I don't even think I can get the stupid clamp tighter without breaking it! Is there...

I just got an awesome new toy for my home brew today! I am so excited to get it all set up (more than it already is). I got a Sanyo 4912!!! I need to get the cash together for a tower now, I am so excited, got my Oatmeal Stout #2 in there now, this will be the first time my home brew will...

Hello all, I am posting this update to tell all about my All Grain experiences so far. I have brewed 3 batches, all ag oatmeal stouts. My first, about 3 weeks ago, is gone. It was sub-par (for my tastes) until it was aged a little (I cant age long, ive only got 1 keg). It was very sweet, too...

Just out of curiosity, has anyone here attempted to carb a beer through the dip tube, rather than fill the head space first? I would think it would allow more direct contact with the beer, making it carb faster. Without a airstone would this really work, or would the size of the bubbles be too...

Hello all, I just recently brewed my third AG batch, I reused my sanitizing solution, for the first time ever. I use strictly Star San mixed a little over. It was perhaps a week old, sitting in my "Ale Pail" that I use to store it while brewing. I know Star San is supposed to last, so I thought...

I made my first yeast starter today, a bit frantically with a friend. I am a perfecting type, I guess, where as he is not. It went ok, nothing bad happened, racked my beer and made the starter. My question is, I used 2/3cup (a little less) Gold DME and 500ml water before boil, I have ~375mL wort...

Today was a wonderful day, I had an easy morning of parking cars (and by parking i mean waving them in) and talking to a friend, for money of course. Followed by a stop at the lhbs. I picked up 9lbs pale malt, 1lb chocolate, 1lb roasted barley, 1lb flaked oats, 2oz Chinook and White Labs Irish...

Its been a while since I have been around here, during busy bike season I cant get much brewing time in. Anyways, I finally finished my mashtun and built up a recirculating immersion wort chiller. I am so excited to use my new toys! I still have a few necessities, such as a pot, as that is very...

Hi everyone, today I picked up a 10 gallon Rubbermaid cooler from Home Depot, to be converted to a MLT. I was just curious about what bottoms people are using, or like the most, and how much grain you guys have been able to fit in them. I plan on doing 5gal batches, it is going to be a simple...

Woooo, today I racked my beer into a secondary for the first time! It is an IIPA (kind of) and man was it stressful... I was using the carboy cap method, but I learned how to effectively do so, which is good. All went decently, the hops are a little less in the beer than I would like, but all...

I am using my tax money to upgrade a little. I am planning on building a 12gal mlt with a Igloo Ice Cube 48qt cooler. I only have a 4 gallon pot right now, and wouldnt have enough money for a nice pot yet, but I would like a stove for those big boils. I found this on amazon...

Hello All, I am new to brewing (only on my 6th right now) but have already become addicted. I am getting my tax return soon and want to build a MLT. I have read several articles on how to make them, and looked at several kits. I would like to know if there are any major...

Hello All, I just brewed up my first IPA, I am planning on racking it into a secondary on an ounce of hops Thursday. I would like some advice on keeping the dry hop sack sanitary. Are there any necessary precautions I should take? Should I sanitize the muslin sack, and if so, how? Thanks all...

I am pretty new (brewing my 5th right now) and am looking at lowering costs. How long will extract stay good? Is it best if used immidiately or can I store it for a period of time. I am looking at picking up a large quantity to use over an expanse of time. I can get 60 lbs for between 100 and...

Hello everyone, I am new to brewing, and LOVING it. I started about a month ago (maybe a month and a half). I am on my 4th batch, 3rd is just about done. I am here to find recipes, chat and find people in the area to share the experience with. I would really like to get a group of folks from...