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I picked up a chest freezer yesterday for $50. It's a big old sucker has to be around 20 cf. It's really old I would say almost 30 years old. It's pretty rounded with a big metal latch on it. I forget which brand it is. It has some rust and it's a little dirty but I can clean it up. I wish I...

After reading the thread about what improved everyone's beer the most I narrowed it down to the 6 most common. In no particular order- wort chiller longer fermentation/clearing partial mash/all grain fermentation temp control full boil HBT! Out of these right now I can't go to all...

From their website- The annual Austin Homebrew OKTOBERFEST SALE will be this Saturday, October 20. The ON-LINE SALE will begin at 12 Midnight CDT and end 24 hours later at 12 Midnight CDT. The IN-STORE SALE will begin at 10:00 AM and end at 6:00 PM. There will be many items at special...

I read in a few threads that it's better to add the LME in the last 10 minutes of the boil. It gives a lighter color to the beer and there is less chance of it starting to burn. The basic instructions I follow are Bring water to 155 degrees and steep specialty grains Bring water to a...

I was getting lables from an online homebrew store for $5.99 does approx 108 lables. They are the glue back ones you have to wet. I like these better than the gummy ones you have to peel like avery labels. They are easier to take off when the beer is done. Does anyone have a good source for...

I bought a pack of labels from AHS. They are the glue type labels you have to wet and stick. I like them better than the avery type because the avery are too gummy and hard to get off the bottle. Does anyone know where I can get the glue type labels in bulk? I try to buy big and save money. From...

I ordered a Corona clone kit that came with White Labs Mexican Lager yeast. I don't have the fridge to ferment it properly. The instructions said it was best to ferment at cooler temps (50-55) but it gave instructions for brewing at normal fermentation temps. I went ahead and made it. What can I...

I have some 3M scotchbrite here at work. It's the gray medium roughness type. I'm thinking it would be great to scrub my stainless steel boil pot and bottle labels. Has anyone else tried it? How does it work? I don't like to use brillo that much because I hate that nasty blue soap that comes on...

I brewed my 5th batch last night. It's AHS Promotional European Ale. 7 lbs pale LME, around 1 oz of DME I had laying around, crystal 20L grains and WL European Ale yeast. The gravity read 1.060. I made a starter then split that into 2 1000ml flasks then bumped up both of them. I used 5 tsp...

Is it OK to make a larger batch of wort for my yeast starters and store it? I'm thinking I could make a 4X batch to save time. Would it be OK to store it in a sanitized water jug? Should it be refigerated and then warmed up later when ready for use? How long would it be good for? I use 3 cups...

I get heartburn from all the regular stuff, spicy food and stuff like that. I get heartburn sometimes when i drink a lot of stronger commercial beer like sam adams or heinekin. I'm thinking it's the hops that does it. Is there anything i can do to get a little relief from this? I like brewing...

I'm trying to find good sources for jugs for the 10 gallons of cider I'm making. Of course I would prefer amber. I've found a few places that carry 1 gallon jugs but I want some 1/2 gallon too. I got a decent deal on ebay for 4 one gallon amber and a smaller jar for $33.00...

On my first brew the krausen fell and all of the stuff floating on top fell to the bottom after about 4 days. My current brew has been going 6 days and there is still some stuff floating on top. It's not a whole lot just a very light layer. In some places it kinda looks like dust floating on...