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Cheers All, My band the Poxy Boggards (www.poxyboggards.com) "The Drinking Group With A Singing Problem" is hosting our annual St. Patrick's Day extravaganza on Saturday March 15th at 8:00 PM at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. Some of you may already know us if you have visited the...

Cheers All, My band the Poxy Boggards "The Drinking Group with a Singing Problem" (www.poxyboggards.com) is hosting our annual St. Patrick's Day extravaganza on Saturday March 15th at 8:00 PM at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. Some of you may already know us if you have visited the...

Cheers All! I am about to embark on my 2nd attempt at AG, and I have a couple of questions regarding the mash out. When I made my first AG 10 Gallon batch, I used an initital infusion of 1.5 quarts per pound. With a grain bill over 20 Lbs, I ended up infusing with over 6 Gallons. When I...

Hello All, Hoping that someone has some advise for me on an easy way to remove the old labels from Sam Adams/Sierra Nevada bottles. I just started botteling this past weekend, and the $13.00 bucks that they charge for a case of new bottles at my LHBS is too much. I've got a high...

I bought a Beverage Air Industrial Kegerator off of craiglist a couple of weekends ago for $100.00 even. The unit was in disrepair, and was filthy. The gentleman I bought it from did pulg it in however, so I knew the unit still worked reasonably well. Here is a link to a couple of...

Hello All, I have been storing all of my brews at room temperture, and I am tired of having to ice my jockey box every time I want a cold one. How many kegs does the Sanyo 4912 hold? I'd like a mini fridge that holds atleast 4 kegs. Any Input? Cheers!:tank:

I just finished kegging my first AG Batch, and it came out a little bt over my target volume. Somewhere along the lines of 5.5 gallons. There is not a lot of head room in the keg. Will I have any problems with force carbing this batch?

Hello All, I kegged my nut brown a couple of weeks ago. I have been keeping it at roughly 10 PSI for the conditioning phase. I check the pressure every couple of days, and the last two times that I have checked the pressure of the Nut Brown, the pressure has been upwards of 20 PSI...

Hello All, Just completed my first AG batch last Sunday. I was shooting for an American Amber, but the batch came out a bit darker than I expected, more like a brown. This was my first attempt at an all grain, and I think things went as well as can be expected for a first run. I also...

I bought an Auto Siphon several brews ago, and have never had good luck in getting the thing to work properly. I bought the Siphon brand new, and the 3/8 hose that the packaging indicated. Every time I try to start the siphon it goes for a minute then just stops. I've tried putting a zip tie...

Hey All, I am pretty new to homebrewing still. All I have done so far is keg. I was wondering if there is any way to bottle from a keg? I am thinking about putting together a variety six pack as Christmas gifts for friends this year. Any input would be greatly appreciated! Cheers!:mug:

I am just about to batch sparge, and would like some input on the temperature of the first addition of water to bring up my run off volume up to 1/2 my total batch size. 1) What temp should the water be that I add for the first addition? 2) When I am done running off the first volume of...

I have all my equipment and ingredients for my first AG batch. I have read quite a bit and watched several videos, but I can't decide weather to do Fly or Batch sparging. I am planning a 10 gallon American Amber ale for my first attempt. Most of the source material I have read says that fly...

Well, I bit the bullet and put together my first attempt at a cider yesterday. Here is what the recipe looked like: 5 Gallons Apple Juice (No Preservatives) 1/2 Gallon Black Cherry Juice (No Preservatives) 2 pounds Brown Suger 1 vial White Labs English cider yeast I started off by...

I am a little bit worried. I just brought out my Nut Brown to keg, and it looks really wierd. There is stuff floating on the top that looks kind of like a trub colored sponge. Should I be worried? Is this an infection?:confused:

I am a little bit worried. I just brought out my Nut Brown to keg, and it looks really wierd. There is stuff floating on the top that looks kind of like a trub colored sponge. Should I be worried? Is this an infection? :confused:

I am new to brewing and want to make a good hard cider. I noticed that there is not an abundance of information online on how to actually make hard cider. I thought it would be good to start a How To thread for those us of who want to delve into making a cider for the first time, but have...

I tried using Irish moss in my first two batches which did not come out as clear as I would like. A friend of mine who used to brew recomended Whirl Flock. What do you all think of Whirl Flock? What is your experience with Irish Moss Vs. Whirl Flock? Cheers:mug:

Just iced my first kegged batch a few minutes ago. How long will it take to cool the beer to serving temperature? Cheers!

So I kegged my first two batches on Sunday. Right now I have them both stored in my dining room which stays in the high 70's to low 80's most of the day. I did some reading on carbonation, and looked at the helpful charts at various sites on the internet. The only problem is that none of...