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So I have a batch of mead I made in Nov 2005, From what I remember......I used a gallon of blackberry? raspberry? honey (maybe a little more), yeast nutrient, yeast energiser, and I oxygenated it. I used lavlin wine yeast (cant remember what strain). Fermented it in a glass carboy, never...

Im looking to replace my standard faucets I have on my 4 tap keezer, with ss forward sealers. I would love to buy Vent-Matic. But they are nowhere to be found anymore. I have two of them that have just made a recent transition to my jockey box. Since I need to buy 4 and I'm on a budget...

I believe this to be a Golden Gate Keg I put a wanted ad up for a Sankey Keg on Craigslist. The guy told me he had one for me for $20 and he would even deliver it to my house. He showed up with this one. I decided to take it anyway. I figured it was at least worth $20 bucks in scrap metal...

OUT WITH THE OLD....... IN WITH THE NEW!!!!!

I have a can of Oregon Cherry Puree, and a 7lb bucket of extra light LME sitting on top of my kegerator. Suggestions on what recipe to brew? No stouts or porters please. I just made a stout, a porter, weizen, and an IPA. So i'm looking for something a little different then those. Im just...

I brewed on-the-fly on Wednesday, with just the ingredients in my house that needed to be used up. I didn't feel like stopping by the HBS. I decided to make a second attempt at my Blackstrap Licorice Stout. I changed the recipe around considerably. I just wasnt satisfied with it and the...

I have a chest freezer project and my 20lb tank wont fit inside with my 4 kegs. I want to use either my5 lber or buy a 10 lb tank. How tall are the 10 lb tanks? Will they still dispense gas the same laying on thier side? Or should they always be standing up? I would like to cut a nice...

I just purchased a used counter flow chiller from a guy on craigslist. He said he used it for three batches, and now his wife is making him quit the hobby. What a sin! He actually sold me about $800 dollars OR MORE worth of stuff for a measley $300. Alot of it was brand new and never used...

Ok so I made a batch of Mead on Haloween 05' I used 1 gallon blackberry honey 1 tsp Nutrient 1 tsp Energiser a couple of packets of Lavlin 71b-1122 yeast and I shot pure O2 into it for 15 mins. My concerns......... I HAVE COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN ABOUT THIS BATCH IN MY SPARE BEDROOM...

OK Im almost complete with my chest freezer conversion. All I need is new SS faucets and shanks. Im replacing the 4 chrome/brass faucets and shanks, with 4 Shirron (ventmatic) faucets. Are there any better deals on these besides getting them from Northern Brewer. Whats the best price you guys...

I think I posted this a long time ago........... But, is there a way to build a setup that will allow me to fill up a 5# co2 tank from a 20# tank. I have 2 full 20 pounders. And I just wanna use those up buy filling my 5# tank when it gets low. Instead of always having to take it to the gas...

All I wanted for Christmas was this wort chiller.............. http://morebeer.com/product.html?product_id=19521 I hinted around to my family. Now Christmas has come and gone, and no chiller. My old one got lost in moving. I havent been able to brew in six months. Im so sad. :( I guess...

This isn't my label, but I figured some of you would get a kick out of it. "MMMMMM, B****. Thats some damn good beer!"

I have an unusual question. If I were to brew a beer with candy in it. What candy would you reccomend I use. I only do Ales. I don't have cold space for lagers yet. My beer club has monthly competitions. October '06 Is brew with a candy month. I guess its in honor of Halloween. I know it...

I built this kegerator around Aug. '05. Its a Magic Chef model.. MCBR980W apartment fridge. It was $199.99 on sale at Home Depot. Its the perfect size, and has a little freezer if you like to have your pitcher, or glass frosted. I originally bought a Sanyo 4912 mini fridge from Best Buy. It...

I have found LOTS of brewing groups on there. I also started one of my own. http://groups.myspace.com/PortlandOregonHomebrewers Feel free to add me to your friends list. I started an account about two months ago. Its kinda rad. I found a bunch of old High school buds, and co-workers.

I found this recipe and decided to tweak it a little. I just wanted to use ingredients I already have in my kitchen. Here is what I came up with. What do you think??? Opinions and advice whould be cool! Blackstrap Stout Ingredients: 3.5lbs. Dark malt extract syrup 3.5lbs. Light malt extract...

I finally got the Palm Pilot I wanted for Christmas. I have found a few homebrewing programs out floating around out there. I'm planning on downloading the free PDA stuff from Promash. But Im thinking about giving this one a shot. BrewLogPro 2.3...

For Christmas this year I requested a Palm Pilot Tungsten E from my girlfriend. Im always forgetting EVERYTHING, like dentist appointments, and like even putting out the garbage and stuff. I did a Google search about PDA brewing programs, and there are quite a few. My question...

Look what I found!! It has NO bids with 5 hours left. http://cgi.ebay.com/HOMEBREW-7-1-2-GALLON-BREW-KETTLE-W-BURNER-AND-STAND_W0QQitemZ4425188099QQcategoryZ38172QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem HOMEBREW 7 1/2 GALLON BREW-KETTLE W/ BURNER AND STAND "A STAINLESS STEEL BREWPOT WITH STURDY CAST...