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Hello I dug up these rhizomes from my 2 year old chinook plant today. Do you think these would grow? I dont see any sprouts or anything on them. The are about 6" long, but came from a section about 6 feet long. They are about the diameter of a pencil. I would like to give them away at my...

Question, The high on Saturday (brew day of course) here in Colorado is 4 degrees. If I keep my hose inside right up til the moment I need to chill, then run out and hook it up/turn on the water will I be ok? Plumbing experts? I sure don't want any pipes to freeze and bust. Obviously I'm...

Saturday i brewed Northern's Grapefruit Pulpin Clone. When i ordered the kit i new it was probably a little too much for my Mash tun (5gal) but i ordered it anyway. I have my system down pretty good for brews up to 12 lbs of grain. This one had almost 14 lbs. I mashed it with only 1.1 qt/s...

Hello, Does anyone have any input on which type would be the least vigorous? I've got cascades and chinooks and they've taken over one side of my house. I was hoping to find a variaty that I could grow and brew with, yet be able to manage on some smaller trellis'. Any input? Thanks all!

Hello, I kegged a sour beer last night and put it into the kegerator to carb. I know I must take necessary precautions to sanitize all the equipment I used, but I have a question that I've not seen yet.. I have a 3 tap system, and the gas lines all come together at a 3 way manifold. Would...

Hello All, I've seen where pruning questions have been answered here, but I have one that is a bit different. I have two 2nd year Chinook plants. I am getting a retaining wall re-done (where their ill be) and pulled them out of the ground and put them into buckets. (I don't want the...

I know... No such thing. I'm thinking about trying something new. Thinking about a German IPA. 1.060 of mostly Pilsner malt, maybe a little Munich. 50 or so IBU's of hallertau and Saaz with some later aroma additions and dry hopping. Ferment with German Ale 1007 in the high 50's. Anyone done...

Hello, I got a hefewiezen kit from my local brew shop. It has the following ingredients: 6 lbs wheat LME 1 oz hallertau 60min I pack of wyeast 3068 I was planning on splitting the LME and boiling 3lbs for 60 min and 3lbs at flameout for a lighter color. I believe the kit calls for...

Hello, The in-laws got me a beer kit for Christmas.... Does this look like a good kit? Will I get a decent beer? I assume it will be somewhat like a blue moon. Let me know if you have any suggestions. Thanks! 8 oz flakes oats 8 oz flakes wheat 8 oz crystal 10 3 oz acidulated 6lbs...

4 lbs Light LME (60 min) 4 lbs Light LME (flameout) 5 oz Corn Sugar (60 min) 1 lbs crystal 10 (steep 20 min @ 150) 60 min 1oz Chinook 11.5 AA 15 min .5oz Chinook 11.5 AA 5 min 1.5oz Centennial 11.4 AA 5 min 1.5oz Cascade 4.5 AA Dry 1oz Chinook 5 days Dry 1oz Cascade 5 days...

Hello, I am looking to make a redish colored pale ale.... Kind of a hoppy red ale. My local shop had a recipee with the following grain bill... 6 lbs light LME 8oz brown sugar 8 oz caramel 60 (steep 30 min @ 150). 1oz Amarillo 60 min 1oz Amarillo 15 min .5oz Amarillo 5 min Dry .5oz...

I've been doing some research on rye ales lately. I want to brew either a hoppy rye pale ale, or a rye ipa. I am still an extract brewer, and it seams like everyone agrees you cannot brew a rye ale doing extract. I do not want to order rye syrup as I like supporting my local HBS. My local HBS...

I came up with an IPA recipe on beer calculus. I want to stick with the 4 common C hops. I'm looking for a nice hoppy IPA. What do you think? I'm a newbie so any advise is acceptable. 3 lbs Northern Brewer Gold LME (60 min boil) 1 lbs caramel 20 (Steep 20 min @ 150) 6 lbs Northern Brewer...

I have some leftover ingredients laying around... I have: 6 lbs Bavarian wheat DME .5 Oz Northern Brewer Hops 1 Packet of safale05 Bottling sugar....of course Anyone got any ideas for recipees that include those items? Maybe a recipee for a wheat IPA? Thanks!

Hello, I am a newer brewer seeking some advise... I've brewed a couple batches that turned out great, but now i think i got a bad one. I decided to brew a rasberry wheat. I bought a Northern Brewer extract kit, and brewed it just like I had a couple times before. After one week in the...

Ive got an American Pale Ale kit from the Brew hut, here in Denver. Its been in the primary for a couple days. Anybody here have an tips for altering a recipee by adding some goodies into the secondary after a week or two? Ive been into altering recipees lately....like adding fruit, honey...

Last night i made a hefeweizen extract kit from homebrewery.com, everything went well except for one thing. when it came time to put it into the fermentation bucket, i did not siphon it. I dumped it straight from the brew kettle into the fermentation bucket. I totally forgot about siphoning. So...