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I had to share. With the craziness of life I have not brewed in over a year and half or so. I even bought a new SB kettle and edelmetal burner that has been untouched until today. Well I was being a space cadet this morning and I am now mashing with my total water volume. :drunk: Good bye...

I am about 8 batches in since starting to brew all grain. For this brew I did the NB Tombstone Pale Ale. I followed the brew instructions, but I had some things go not as planned during the brew. 1) I tried a new digital thermometer (Char-Broil Coldspot Wireless Thermometer) it worked up until...

Im relaxed but need some help/advice. I brewed a belgian speciality with 13.5 lbs of pale malt and 2.5 lbs of wheat malt mashed w/ distilled water @ 154 degrees for 60 min. I over shot my volume, batch sparging yielding 7.5 gal of wort with pre boil gravity @ 1.050. I had to boil for 90 min to...

A quick question, this is my first my first time using the abbey ale 1214 from wyeast. I brewed a sort of belgian speciality. I have heard that its a ***** to get it to floc and as you could expect nothing is really settling out in the carboy. Im not worried at all about that as I will follow...

SWMBO got me the best birthday present since we've been together for the last 11 years hops! Cascade and northern brewer to be exact! plants!

Type: All Grain Batch Size: 5.00 gal Boil Time: 90 min Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Ingredients Grain 12 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) 1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) 8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) 8.0...

So I brewed three seperate brews. All three were my first AG brews. As expected, the first brew came out OK, the second was pretty good, and the third was probably the best brew I have made to date. The three beers were good, but I didn't think that they were great by any means. I have been...

So I am indecisive on what I want for my next brew, and I am asking the HBT family for some help on choosing! I like all styles. I would like it be my farewell to summer brew. The only thing I don't want to brew is an IPA, my last two brew days were if the IPA Style. So please! Send me some...

I am looking at doing my next beer. I have been sticking to recipes for the last few brews as I chase the goal of making a GREAT beer. Not just something thats drinkable and/or okay. I tried NB for my last kit and I waited 6+ months before I actually brewed it, and when I finally did brew it...

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I gave a shot at brewing the Pliny the Toddler for my 3rd AG batch and I think it has turned out all right so far. The recipe is as follows: For 5.5 gallons (21 L) 3.5 lb. Maris Otter 3.5 lb. Domestic 2-row 1.0 lb. Cara-Pils Malt 0.5 lb. Table Sugar 0.75 oz. Warrior 15.5% a.a. (60...

This was my second all grain brew and I didn't hit the SG/efficiency I was looking for. Everything went well up until I took my SG reading. I brewed the Drydock Pale Ale recipe from NB I just changed the grain bill slightly. Here is my equipment/process: My equipment is the 10 gal all grain...

So after too long of a time I finally got the chance to try all the new AG equipment I got for christmas. I gave a go at the AG Dead Ringer kit from NB, which uses 12 lbs of grain and I used NB 10 Gal AG setup. OG is supposed to be 1.060 and I ended up with 1.042. Heres the basics: -4.5 gal...

I am on week 3 in a secondary with my Bourbon Barrel Porter and its chilling with the whiskey and oak cubes. Question: I am lazy so can I condition this beer for the next 3-4 months on c02 in a keg vs. bottling in 22oz bottles? Will it change anything taste, feel, etc. to the...

So I have searched (both the site and google) and I can't find any opinions on using Crown Royal to soak in oak cubes/chips in lieu of a bourbon whiskey. I ask because I enjoy Canadian whiskey more than bourbons, and I have a NB Bourbon Barrel Porter fermenting as I type. I plan on following...

I just got done brewing and I was way off on my boil volume, started with about 6.5 gal and I ended up with about six gallons of wort at the end of it all and this is for a 5 gal recipe Bourbon Barrel Porter. So as you could probably guess my OG was 1.056 when it should be 1.065. Im still going...

So my keg is empty :( and I want to fill it with a partial mash IPA, heres what I got please help me and let me know if I have my grain/ extract amounts right. 5 Gal Batch 4lbs-USA 2-Row 1.5 lbs-Munich Light .5 lbs-Crystal 15 3 lbs-Light LME 1.5 lbs-Light DME 2oz. Simcoe @ 60min...

Damnit it's only pre-season game 1 and I'm getting my drunk on. "F" the Chargers GO HAWKS!!!! ( Even though Ill be in SD for work next week hahahaha)

I am currently very content with the crab pot propane burner I use that I borrowed from my father-in-law, however my curiousity is getting the best of me. I do full volume boils (5 gal batch) and was wondering if there is really any advantage to getting a blichmann floor burner or banjo...

Man if I only had the money and time to restore this gem. It would look great in my man room. http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/clt/3972246501.html