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In the past two months I've received two potential identity theft notices from both Midwest Supplies and MonsterBrew. Both of the letters talk about the credit card info I used with them in the past possibly being "compromised." Unfortunately, a couple weeks ago, someone made a fraudulent charge...

This has been an epic struggle. After overcoming several hurdles, I've come this far only to be foiled once again. I'm trying to rig up a Kenmoore chest cooler for temperature control, and as you can see, I have the Control Products device shown here, already wired with 12 gauge wire: I...

So I'm getting quotes of between $140-190 to buy a used 20 lb CO2 tank at local gas supply stores PLUS $28-30 for the gas. Am I getting ripped off?

I was wondering if anyone knew where to buy a PREWIRED Control Products TC-9102D-HV (this one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0057APR3I/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20). The reason is I know zilch about electrical work and have very little time to figure it out, buy the extra equipment, and have it...

So I just brewed Founder's Breakfast Stout clone (recipe from here, and posted below with my own slight adjustments). Unfortunately, I was "tasting" some previously brewed beers with a friend throughout the brew day, and overlooked a few things in the process. My efficiency ended up around...

Ive never used rye before. Is it possible to use its spicy characteristics without a lot of creamy slickness? I'm working on a dry, low-malt, full-flavored IPA and want to complement the spice character of some of the hops I'm using. Would rye help me toward that goal, if so how much should I use?

I've been playing around with the idea of doing a Pliny spin-off, with a reduced grain bill, but relatively the same amount of hops. It's my first time tailoring/designing a recipe, so any input would be greatly appreciated. After I read this article...

[Mods: this is a re-post from the California/Events forum, which I realized is probably not the appropriate place for the thread, so I'm posting it again here. Sorry for the double posting.] So I just brewed up a 15-gallon batch of Orfy's Mild Mannered Ale for a family camping trip and all the...

I want to start working on the clarity of my beers, but want to use one technique at a time so I can see their individual effects. First one I want to use is gelatin. Typically, I let all my beers sit for a month in primary, then rack to bottling bucket with priming solution and bottle. I...

So I just brewed up a 15-gallon batch for a family camping trip and all the sudden realized I didn't have any bottle caps (I know, I should be kegging, but I'm earning my Certificate in Cheap Bastard Brewing). Living up here in Ukiah I have apparently zero resources for homebrew supplies, and...

The other day I came across one of those antique promotional bar signs, and after the name of the (now defunct Heidelberg) brewery, it said "The Slow Brewed Beer." A google search shows a few other incidences of people using the same phrase, but for the life of me, I can't figure out what it...

I walk into the garage this afternoon and my heart dropped. My RIS that I labored over, that I brewed about three months ago and that has been sitting in a secondary, with zero activity exploded. About a month ago, I took the airlock off and replaced it with a solid stopper, thinking that any...

Okay, so I've brewed 3 batches of extract+specialty grains beer. All good so far. I want to make the step into all-grain for further batches. I have the equipment, but I'm having a bit of trouble making sense of all the instructions floating around out there. I "know" it's very simple, but for...

Well, I am now the proud father of my first homebrew. I would smoke a cigar, but I'm drinking some awesome beer and that would ruin it. It was a full boil extract + steeped grains recipe from Midwest (Irish Red), with tips from Palmer and people on this site. So thanks, everyone, for all the...

Tried to search for this answer, but didn't find anything that helped... hopefully i can get some tips from you guys: I am doing an Imperial Stout, extract/specialty grain brew ~1.085 OG. I am doing a starter with White Labs British Ale yeast. Must I start with only a 1 pint wort for the...

I'm planning on brewing an Imperial Stout next week. I will be using a White Labs vial. In John Palmer's book he states that such heavy stouts should have about 400 billion cells pitched in them. According to him, the White Labs vial has around 100. 1. Is it pretty much standard procedure to...

Hi everyone, just had a quick question. I just finished my first brewing experience, the wort is chilled, the yeast is pitched, and its been sitting in a bucket with an airlock in place for about an hour. A few minutes ago, I realized I didn't top off the fermenter to make it a full 5 gallons. I...