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Been have problems with fermentation temperatures this winter. This is my first winter home brewing so it has been a new experience for me. Its perfect for doing lagers. When on the ground and against an outside wall I can get temps down to 50 degrees with any extra cooling. This is a...

At a small bar in the Caribbean, they ran out of chairs so the barkeep rigged this stool for my SWMBO. Thanks Coors, for keeping my SWMBO well rested while carousing the bar scene in the Caribbean.

The SWMBO and I are planning on doing a roadtrip around Lake Michigan, starting and ending in Milwaukee. So far we have a small list of breweries and brew pubs to check out. Miller-Coors, Milwaukee, WI Lakefront Brewing, Milwaukee, WI Hinterland, Green Bay, WI Titletown Brewery, Green Bay, WI...

Why is it that every brewery, Brewpub, microbrewery, etc etc always have a EPA, IPA, or some Lager as their poster child? Now my knowledge base is somewhat limited to the MN craft beer and other craft brews that are sold more widely, but almost all breweries, that I know of, has one of these...

The old Schmidt Brewery in St. Paul MN, which has been closed for some time re-opened their well in 2010 for public use. The well taps into the Mount Simon-Hinckley aquifer, which I guess has water that is over 30,000 years old. I'd like to try this water in a batch of beer. Just thought it...

I am starting this thread to learn what people do to be prepared and stay organized on their brew day and beyond. I'm a fairly new brewer (5 AG batches) and I have done a poor job of record keeping. I am starting to get more organized and hopefully this will improve my end product. To...

I'm in the process of designing my new brew rig. I don't have much experience with metal work and welding, but I'm going to learn. My one question that I am currently wondering is about the joints for the frame. Some people will do a 45 degree cut and weld along the angle, others with just...

I bottled a Lakefront Brewery Bridgeburner Partial Grain Kit from Northern brewer. Brew day went well, fermentation seemed normal (although very vigorous). The problem arose during the bottling stage. I bottled in 1L bottles with table sugar doing 5/8 cup in 2 cups of water mixed with 5...

I bottled a Lakefront Brewery Bridgeburner Partial Grain Kit from Northern brewer. Brew day went well, fermentation seemed normal (although very vigorous). The problem arose during the bottling stage. I bottled in 1L bottles with table sugar doing 5/8 cup in 2 cups of water mixed with 5...

Howdy! Just getting started in the forums. I am starting to expand my brewing setup and I am finding lots of good ideas here. I just setup a three tier gravity fed system and did my first all grain batch (Bourbon Barrel Porter). Slowly planning on upgrading my setup. Future plans are to...