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Does anyone know where I can find information about the various malt brands? For example why Muntons is better then Rahr. And what, if any require a protein rest. I'm looking for make a bulk order with some friends, but I don't want to be stuck with a large amount of bad grain, or spend too...

Due to poor efficiency (no matter what I've tried) I decided to try a new mash tun. I currently have a cooler with a copper manifold but I recently got a sankey keg I plan on turning into my new mash tun. I've done some searching here, and have talked to a bunch of people and it looks like...

Someone I know who owns a restaurant, and who is a beer fan, is interested in serving his own beer at his restaurant. He stumbled across this site: www.addabrewpub.com and asked me for my opinion. I was wondering what the HBT community thought of a system like this. Has anyone tasted...

About 3 weeks ago my buddy and I brewed up Harpoon's 1991 winter warmer (extract). A day after brewing I noticed it was bubbling and didn't think much of it. I ignored it for the next couple of days and at about a 4 days later I noticed there was no krausen. However I brewed a 10 gallon all...

I have quite a bit of batches under my belt but have not yet brewed an IPA. So far I've been brewing recipes I've seen online, but I thought I'd see if I can design my own. I'm looking for something like a 420 IPA so I picked the same malts and hops that I believe they use. Think this would...

I'll be brewing up a 10 gallon batch of a Otter Creek Copper Ale clone next week. I have a packet of Wyeast 1007 for half but I was thinking of putting a packet of Nottingham or a packet of S-04 for the other half. I'm trying to educate myself on how using different yeasts will change the...

Anyone ever use this grain? A local store has Munton's Pale Malt for under $40 for a 55lb sack. Am I getting a good deal or cheap grain? Thanks -Kevin

I'm getting ready to bottle a winter warmer this weekend. However I have noticed the tempature in my basement has gone from the mid to upper 60s a few weeks ago to the high 50s. Will this tempature be too low for the yeast to attack the sugar? If so, should i move my secondary to a warmer...

I'm just about ready to go all grain, just need to get a chiller. I plan on doing 10 gallon batches in the near future so I figured I'd make an immursion chiller with 50ft of 3/8" copper tubing. After seeing a price tag of $68 at the local Home Depot I began to look online. I was able to...

I've been curious, how did they chill wort back 200-300 years ago? How did they chill the wort for pitching? Or did they? Wouldn't that ruin the beer? Also, when did lagers come around? The first commericial fridge came out in 1911. But I've heard lagers were first created by monks in...

I'm fairly new to brewing and have found myself in a bind. I've been brewing too much and don't have enough secondarys. I currently have a Wheat (from a True Brew Kit) in primary for the past 10 days and also a California Common in the primary for the past 7 days. I also have an American...

A buddy of mine and I are looking to make a good Winter Ale (Extract) in the near future. We would love to make a Sam Adams Winter Ale clone, but I have not been able to find a recipe. Does anyone have a good recipe they would like to share? Thanks! -Kevin

Some buddies of mine and I brewed up a California Common (Anchor Steam Clone) over the weekend. Everyone went okay but I can't seem to find out the best way to age the brew. After secondary should I refridgrate the bottles since it's a lager? Or should I age it like I would my other ales...