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It had to happen sooner or later, but I finally have a beer that’s confusing me. I brewed a Belgian white on 3/6, started checking it yesterday, and I’m not sure if it’s ok to keg yet. Gravity checks say it’s good to go (3-6-08: OG: 1.044, 3/18 1.010, 3/19 1.010) but two things are stopping me...

Question for those of you using a stir plate with magnetic bar: what size stir bar are you using in what size flask? I have several laying around, but nothing I would want to try out on beer (read: used lab equipment). The starter wort seems pretty watery, but is an 1.5 inch stir bar going to...

I'm on a ski trip in lake tahoe and when I went to the store with my buddy, he about killed a lady running over her to get a 6 pack of Cerveza Imperial from Costa Rica. It was my first time trying it and now I'm a fan. I tired doing a search for a recipe but "cerveza" and "imperial" just bring...

I just got my first request to make a homebrew from a friend, but it’s for a beer that I’ve never even heard of: Abita Turbo Dog. I looked around online and did a search here for a recipe and I found a few that more or less follow this guideline: 5 lbs light DME 1.25 lbs 60L crystal malt...

I’m looking for some ideas on how to throw together a hot, spiced cider for party tomorrow. I’ve got some uncarbonated apfelwein as well as some pantry dropping cider ready to go, but I’m lost on how to spice it and serve it. Following ed wort’s example, I was thinking of putting a bunch in a...

I’ve been cruising the Las Vegas craig’s list since I started brewing a few months ago and have never seen anything approaching a good deal. … until today. Just picked up a brand new dual gauge regulator and a 20lb co2 tank (half full) for $70. Life is good! :D

I'm starting to build up the equipment to go AG and I'm thinking about picking up a propane burner this weekend for (hopefully) one of my last extract brews. I'm looking at this one...

While driving home I remembered I had an empty 5 gal carboy, so I swung by the store and let inspiration take over: 3x gallons of apple cider from conc. 1/3x gallon of apple juice from conc. 10x 12oz apple juice concentrate 48 oz of clove honey 2lbs of brown sugar 1.25 tsp yeast...

So I made a hefe from a kit a few weeks ago and finally cracked one this evening. It tastes great, but it's very dark (almond color) and came out crystal clear (clearer than anything I've used Irish moss in :rolleyes:) My question is: what the heck to I call this? Is it still a hefeweizen if...

A few weeks ago I ordered a few better bottles from Austin HBS and I’ve just been pulling them out of the boxes as needed. So today while I’m working on a hefeweizen the mood stuck to use my last 5 gal better bottle and start some cider. After I had put a gallon of water and 2lbs of corn sugar...

I’m sure there’s a thread on this, but for the life of me I couldn’t find it. What’s the protocol on sanitizing bottles in a washing machine? I ended up using starsan in the bottles after I ran them though once, but I’ve heard that bottles coming out of the washer after a heat drying are ok.

SWMBO and I have been trying to think of a brewery name for a little while, and after reading Yuri’s suggestion to translate something simple into German I think we’ve found it. I’m thinking “Sin City” Brewery, However I’m not sure if it should be “Sünde Stadt” or “Stadt der Sünde.”

I wondered if anyone has any experience brewing with yeast grown up, kept and stored in YPD media. I’m wondering if the yeast extract or peptone impart any noticeable flavor to the beer. I’d love to start saving my yeast for future brews.

This is killing me because I know I should be able to figure this out, but after many searches and digging though tons of threads, I’m at a lost. I’m looking at doing a magic hat #9 clone and the recipe calls for “5.5# M&F light DME” and “.5# M&F wheat DME.” Someone please… what is M&F short...

Hello all, new member here from Las Vegas. I had previously seen the good eats beer episode a few times and when it came on the other day I decided to give home brewing a try. I’m in Phoenix for a month and paid a visit to Chuck’s “What ale’s ya.” He got me all set up and got me on the right...