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Just curious who is going to the ABF at the old Grain Belt Brewery grounds in Minneapolis on September 27th. Should be a good time as usual. If you live in the Twin Cities and haven't bought a ticket, you should be ashamed of yourself. Tickets are sold out now. Who's going to be there...

I just brewed a Rochefort clone (based off Evan!'s recipe) and it's been in the bucket for about 4 days now. The problem is that I forgot to add Corriander to the boil. I spaced out on it completely until today when I reviewed the recipe. This brings about my question. Should I take some...

I posted this at GotMead.com as well, but figured I'd shoot a copy to my HBT buddies who dabble in meadmaking: On a whim I decided to make a 1 gallon cyser using 3 lbs. of grocery store bought clover honey and filling the remainder with pure apple juice. I warmed the honey slighty just to...

I'm a sucker for optical illusions, so I figured I'd share one of my favorites. Instructions: Focus on the black "+" in the center of the screen. You'll notice that the empty space circling the dots will turn green. Continue to focus and all of the pink dots will disappear. I think...

So, I did up my 2nd PM last night and it had appeared to go off without a hitch. It was a modified version of EdWort's Haus Pale Ale. 3 lbs. American 2-Row 1 lb. 10 oz. Vienna 6 oz. Crystal 10L 3 lbs. Light DME All Cascade hops (6.6 AAU) 1 oz at 60 min. .5 oz at 30 min. .25 oz at...

I tried Two-Hearted Ale for the first time a couple weeks ago and it instantly became my favorite IPA. I'm not a hophead, but I enjoy hop aroma and flavor (I just dislike bitter beers). I've decided to play with the recipes I've seen for this and have come up with a PM recipe that I think I...

So, I picked up a 2-gallon Rubbermaid cooler and am picking up the remaining parts to slap together a mini-MLT tonight. I now have to attempt my first PM, but don't know what to make. I want to make a "tried and true" recipe with a grain bill that utilizes flavors that would be difficult (or...

Well, I can't say that I'm a graphic artist, but here's my first official beer label. My first batch of beer became ill and I had to put it down like Old Yellar, but my second batch of beer (this one) is coming along nicely and will be 3 weeks in the bottle this weekend. :rockin: Let me know...

I'm relatively new to brewing. I've made a couple batches of beer and apfelwein now, but would really like to try my hand at mead. I've never really acquired a taste for grape wine, but I really like mead. Since honey is the main ingredient in mead it's probably safe to say that it's one of...

I'm curious if anyone here brews, or knows someone who brews, at a microbrewery or brewpub. I'm not exactly displeased with my current occupation, but am always open to new ideas. I'm wondering if brewing commercially (other than opening your own brewery) even pays well enough to consider. I...

Well, my first batch of beer is in the bottle and will be ready in about 2 weeks so it was time to whip up a label for my brewery. My first hobby is games and has been for 20+ years, so this seemed to fit for me. :rockin: Just have to come up with a label for my Honey Weizen now! :D

Tickets are on sale for the Autumn Brew Review being held at the historic Grain Belt Brewery on Saturday, September 29th in Minneapolis, MN. Just figure I'd give a head's up for those that live or are going to be visiting the area. This will be my first time going, so I don't know what to...

My sister lives just a bit south of Fort Collins, CO where they brew Easy Street Wheat beer. Does anyone know of a clone recipe for this beer? I'm a big fan of wheat beer and she said it's one of her favorites. I'd like to make some of it for her when she comes to visit for Xmas (of course...

I purchased a recipe kit from Midwest Supplies for their Winter Ale. I'd like to have a batch of this ready for hunting season (November 3), but on the box description it says to give yourself 4-6 months for full maturation. I'm wondering if the 4 months is an absolute minimum for aging in...

:mug: Just wanted to greet everyone here with this post. I was directed here by uniconfis who's intro post is down the page a little. I actually just brewed my first extract batch last night, so I'm definitely still new to this. Looking forward to sharing insight, techniques, etc. with...