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I havent brewed in 6 months and i opened my 50lb jug of lme to see what looks like fine brown powder all over the surface and on the sides. it looks like cocoa powder. I used half of it last september so it has been opened but i thought i sealed it properly. can it still be used since i'm...

I've used it in cider before but never beer...i have 3lbs of it and have no use for it. Suggestions? Recipes?

http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth&channel=nutrition&category=food.for.fitness&conitem=a9ce8fec5d1b7110VgnVCM10000013281eac____# Check out this article and use it as ammunition when the wife harasses you about brewing/drinking too much!!

Thanks guys, one was ok, the other was pretty nasty

What is the longest you have had beer on tap and it still tastes good? I've had two tapped that i haven't drank from for six months and i'm a little affraid that it will have it's revenge on me because of neglect (if the sugars haven't permanently glued the taps shut) Prior to these two...

...and just like that, you've guaranteed yourself a spot on the toilet tonight. :) hehe

While i agree that leaving the pour guy in the trunk was a major kerfuffle and would have been avoided if i'd remembered my cooler, your answer does not say what affects heat may have on the delicious bubbly. Also, I've already fallen into the immediate consumption trap some years...

OK, I've now read in several books and over a dozen posts on this site that UV light chemically alters hops causing a "skunky" smell/taste. What I've always wondered is what effect do temperature fluctuations have on beer? Specifically, if I get a growler of somthing cold on a road trip and it...

Be careful with the lactose, i used less than 1/2 lb and it made my batch way too sweet for my taste and the wife wont let me have anymore of it b/c upon consumption of 22 oz, i could blow the sheets off the bed. If you want "creamy" use a pound of oats and toss in 4-6oz of maltodextrine. Also...

I made almost that same brew in 5 gallon batch sparge but reversed the hops. The only thing i noticed is the coriander ( i used a tablespoon) faded and was noticeable in the begining and non-existant after being in the bottle after a month.

i'm never too impressed with the smell of a new wort but this one smelled fantastic bubbleing in the basement! Smelled like someone was baking a pumpkin pie down there. I just did a "Dunkiloppolus Octoberfest" sister brew. SG is 1.06, my biggest to date!!

thanks for the posts, i was ready to give up on this brew idea, i figured the lack of responses meant gross concept do not proceed. This brew is bubbling away in my basement, i did it on friday and i'll let you know how it turns out. The only thing i wish i did differently is cut back on the...

awesome, thanks for the input!!

Anyone have a good recipe for a pumpkin porter? I've got : 1lb dark dme 6.6lb super light lme .5lb chocolate malt .5lb crystal 80 .5lb honey malt 2 oz either williamette or hallertau nottingham yeast. I think this is ok to start what do you think? Also how much canned pumpkin and...

When is your town/city having a Brewfest? Is there a sticky to any national calandars? I ask because I'm close to Indy and it had a mini octoberfest featuring tents of local microbreweries that I missed last year and I'm having trouble finding out if it's going on this year. Love beer/will...

sparky, wheat w/ corriander and orange zest?? I did my own version about a year ago...ive been RDWHAHBing a little too much and feel a bit woozy. better go to bed, ever since a keg system my consumption has quadrupeled!!

did you get the recipe from bells? they showed me their java stout pared down to a 10 gal batch but i havent done it yet. what is the recipe if you don't mind me asking?