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Got my hops, got my yeast, got my extract of choice, water is a boiling!

I'm so stoked on growing my hops that I thought I saw them growing wild at work. The plant looks similar but I don't think they are hops, maybe I should plant some up here.

This is my Cascade at night, he he he! Had to go check on her, she posed for me.

This is my cascade hop about to reach the trellis

2 IPA Boil 2.0 gallons water in brew pot. 12 oz. 10* crystal malt-steep 1/2 gallon @150* for 30 min. Sparge with 1/2 gallon @150* into brew pot. Bring to boil and add 3.5 lbs. pilsen light DME 4 oz. maltodextrin 1oz. Simcoe Boil for 45 min. Then add 1 oz. Summit 1 tsp. irish moss for 15...

Free Carboy from a co-worker of mine that I've given home brew too. Its a 6.5 gallon glass carboy that was still in box, never ben used. He tends to like the "green" rather than the brown;) cant wait to put it to use.

So I had a little family birthday party yesterday and proudly served my double IPA (my own recipe) and it was a hit. this one, now everyone wants to know the next time i brew so they can learn the art. Some questions i had were "does the color have anything to do with the strength (abv)? Because...

Bottled this the on the 13th of March, kinda early but i had to try one. Gotta be honest, its a good beer, definitely has a unique taste to it, banana to be exact. Its still young but i think its going to be a fine brew. Dont know if i will do this one again but who knows? It was a cheap recipe...

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just wanted to know if any of yawls use one of these for transfer? Not that i need it (have auto siphon) just worried about contaminants?

I don't even buy beer anymore, unless I have too.

I made a wort chiller out of some copper tubing i had laying around at work. After using it a couple times i cant believe how well they do what their name implies. It draws the heat right outta the wort in minutes. I used to do the wort kettle in an ice bath, what an amateur way to cool your...

Got my shirt Trying a wheat beer. Had one the other day and loved it. Has to be one of the easiest recipes in my book.

Does the DME have anything to do with the flavor of the beer, or just the color?

Whats the difference (besides the oblivious)? Pros and cons

Its such a great feeling when you share your homebrew and people can't believe its something you brewed. Had some friends over tonight and they are big time Firestone DBA lovers. I had 4 of my 22 oz. green flash IPA clones in the fridge and we finished them all. Also had some Sierra Nevada...

Totally my own recipe:

.22 FV-SR and beer. Oh and dirt bikes, Mt bikes, etc. i need to focus on one hobby but its hard, you know what i mean?

[ATTACH]251567[/ATTACHjust got a Chicago style pizzeria in my neck of the woods and this deep dish is da bomb