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Happy Birthday to all current and former Devil Dogs raise one for your brothers :mug:

So this last brew day I was running a double batch and had something odd happen with my refrac. Brewing a Am. Wheat and went to check my preboil gravity and I get a 1.020 on the refrac. hmm that seems extremely low to start out with so I grab another sample and run it again same reading...

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Some of you know I have a small nanobrewery that am trying like hell to grow haha. Well today i get the opportunity to cut my teeth on a big(to me) 8bbl system. The owners at Fort George brewery in Astoria Oregon are gracious enough to let me come in and help on one of their brew days. This...

This might be the wrong forum but it is beer related. Some of you know most don't that I recently brought back to life a fledgling nano here in my local county. It's a fun gig and now that most of our equipment is here and I can start brewing I'm having a blast. However I have a...

I'm looking for a material I can use as a gasket in my mash tun. Its circular and I have a SS screen that fits but I want to put a gasket around it for better seal. Any options are appreciated.

So im here to gloat a little bit as this is all kind of unreal for me, Ive accepted a position to be the head brewer at a local winery/brewery that is looking to revive its brewery side. If there as ever a perfect situation for this opportunity its this one. The brewery and winery are in...

Came home today after a wind storm and both my plants are down. One was already picked and one i was waiting onm what should I do harvest the one amd cut them down or tie them back up? Thanks guys.

Hello i have two plants going right now A Mt. Hood and Nugget. My Mt hood has taken off like a weed and is now at the top of my 10ft twine. I want to know is it possible to put up another line and train it down or do you just let the top do what it wants? Also the Nugget hasnt been growing...

Helllo ive got a buddy that is getting married in Aug and im already making a cider to enjoy at his wedding but last night i was thinking that it would be awesome to make him and his wife a Mead that they could enjoy on their 5 year anniversary. Now i know little of mead but i was hoping...

So i was a little late in the game in finding out how to plant and grow hops. However i was able to go to a local nursery and they had "starts" there i was able to get a Mt. Hood and Nugget. As you can see i am growing in a raised planter for now until i can dig out a garden. Im still trying to...

Ill point out before we start i had no control over this brew short of brewing it. it was someone elses equipment and they fermented it and just gave me the kegs when they were done. Well it finally carbed up and i just poured my first glass, its an IPA sorta along zombie dust lines with...

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Boss just called me and offered me a promotion due to the other guy that was training bailed on the job. I'm essentially a shift supervisor at the Biodiesel plant to keep it simple $4/hr increase which is huge to me. Only 2 years at the company and I've already jumped two positions in a company...

Just got a whole mess of gear from my boss along with a bunch of grain. How should I store this grain I got roughly 200lbs of different styles. Thanks for the help.

Ive searched through looking at how to use gelatin however im stuck on how much i need to use. Im doing a 60 gallon batch tomorrow and cant for the life of me figure out how much i need. i usually use irish mosh however brew shop was all out so im on to plan B.

Hello fellow HBs just wanted to put out a feeler see how many of yall fish for steelhead? Im new into it and caught my first one of the year yesterday only been at it for 2 seasons now so still learning but I do love fish stories and tips and tricks.

Hello all im making a blackberry stout for my wife after some reading my stout is done with primary and im ready to add it to my secondary to the black berries. now my question i have is whats the best way fro the blackberries to be prepared. Should i boil them all whole and leave them as...

Now that i got ya in here haha, looking to see if there are any HB in and around my area i currently reside in Grays Harbor but am looking for anywhere within an hour drive from me Oly Centrailia or anywhere else. For right now it just me and a buddy that brew but never together and want to have...

Well I'm on my third brew and got my first boil over. My first two went fine because I finally figured out I was under my needed start water and my first couple brews probably came in close to 4 gallons so I upped the water to start this one went to add my extract and boom it boiled over haha I...