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I found the majority of the details listed on Stone's website. Any other takers?

I mean it really is, it started flocc'n out everywhere in the carboy. The image is of 1 of 2 carboys I have filled with a Dusseldorf Altbier. I recently started brewing 10 gallons because I really wanted to hone in some recipes by doing side by side comparisons with yeast, and 5 gallons wasn't...

I'll be making my annual trip back home to see the family for about two weeks. They live in Gurnee and I was curious if you IL HBTers are planning on any get togethers, or at the very least, have any local watering holes you go to in the area? Since Gurnee is right next to Libertyville, I go...

The dynamical theory behind this thing blows my mind, but why not just use a jackass to do the same thing? It sure would be a lot quieter, well outside of the hee-haw. W1czBcnX1Ww I watched the scene where it slipped on ice three times, and I still can't believe it.

I just got the email from RR that Batch 3 is ready to bottle once the labels arrive. While $23 per bottle (not including shipping) is a bit of a shot to the wallet, Blind Pig, Pliny, and Damnation have all lived up to the hype and then some, so it really wasn't a difficult choice. Anyone...

How can you not love a band that suits up in beer clad armor for some RPG throwdown? Red Fang: Prehistoric Dog | Pitchfork.tv

I have the opportunity to pick this up if I want it, but I couldn't tell what type of faucets were installed. This is the largest picture of the tower the guy could send me, and outside of it being used one night for a bar promotion, he doesn't have any other details. Thoughts on the...

I graduate in May, and as a gift to myself I'm taking the small savings account I have had since I was a kid...well a younger kid, and I'm going to do as much backpacking across Europe as possible. The account is a few thousand dollars so I'm hoping that gets me at least 1-2 months of beer...

I've been thinking about making a fruit beer for the past couple of weeks and after a few questions the plan is to make a mango wheat. The recipe so far is this: 6.5 lb 2-row 3.0 lb wheat malt 0.5 lb crystal 10 Single Infusion Mash at 152 F 2.0 oz Cascade 6.8 AA% at 10min (~16 IBU)...

After reading Evan!'s thread about this beer I've always kept a keen eye for a bottle. I was lucky enough to find one at a fantastic store called The Corkscrew in Urbana, Illinois. I was in town for my brother's graduation from U of I. The staff there was extremely friendly and once I mentioned...

Saturday was a lot of fun. Was able to take a tour of the Stone Brewery down in Escondido. Naturally I was about two hours early, so I sat at the bar and had a few pints. Tried the 2004 RIS, the newly released Double Bastard, the Smoked Porter, and to end things I wanted the Kostritzer...

This weekend is the Harvest Wine Tour up in Paso Robles and my room mate and I are heading up there for the festivities. My room mate is the wine guru, but the highlight of my weekend will be taking a personal tour from one of the brewers at Firestone Walker (the brewer is a friend of a...

So I'm not that big into patting myself on the back, and I've been holding off doing this for about the last two weeks now, but I finally moved the thing into my apartment and turned it on. What a dream. It's a Perlick two door three tap counter top refrigerator draft beer dispenser (their...

I found this just now, and I thought it was fantastic. http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/bar/447468036.html I'll have you know this was a result of my usual 'beer' search.

So I recently got a turkey fryer, and did my first full extract boil, which was a blast. First full boil I'm calling Hoptimus Prime, not a IIPA by any means, but the continuous hopping was a lot of fun. I came up with the name watching Transformers this summer and fell in love with it. I looked...

During the heat wave that we had recently I did a make shift cooling method of sticking the carboys in water and adding full, frozen, 1 gallon containers to the bath to keep the temps down. Recently the temperature has cooled off so there is no more need for the bath, so out they went. I...

It's been ridiculously hot in LA recently, as it has been most places. The convective heat transfer of the fan isn't enough for the 25 gallons or so sitting in the closet so I've had to resort to a technique I think I remember reading about here. I had a bunch of plastic tubs I used from...

The faucet on the draft tower seems to be stuck in the off position. I don't know if the previous owner ever cleaned it or what, but I was just curious if soaking it in a hot solution would unstick the problem? The previous owner said the last thing he had on tap was root beer, so I'm assuming...

Finally back in my place and can get brewing. 10 gallons of Apfelwein yesterday Today: 5 gallons Oatmeal Stout. 5 gallons Hefe-Weizen. Man I'm beat. Started prepping everything at about 2 o'clock and finished at 9, almost on the dot. Was planning a Belgian Blonde too, but I'm...

Just got back from the LHBS...and I realized that I forgot to get grain bags. The LHBS isn't too bad of a drive, but I would much rather just get something from the grocery store if it's possible. I've read that cheesecloth is a decent replacement, but I don't exactly where it's sold. Or...