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I was thinking today about my progression in the craft/homebrewing world. Specifically, I was thinking about really hoppy beers and the popularity of hop bombs etc. I really love a great IPA or IIPA. I've brewed some amazing hop centered beers and enjoy coming up with recipes that can highlight...

Good day everyone. I have a Haier mini fridge that I was fortunate enough to acquire free from a friend. I just recently got into kegging and have somewhat audacious plans to build a bar around this eventually tricked out fridge. So I thought I'd start a new thread showing the process from...

Just bought a couple corny kegs. I'm looking at getting flared disconnects, but they only come with 1/4 nuts connected to 1/4 barbs. I have an existing tap from a kegerator, which is sized for a 3/16 tube. And I only need 6ft, which only needs 3/16 tube. So how do I put a 3/16 tube on a 1/4 barb...

Good day everyone. I've searched for an answer to this question but haven't found anything definitive yet. I have 10g of an octoberfest currently fermenting in two fermentors. It's at the proper temp, I plan on doing a diacetyl rest if necessary, then lagering at 35°F for 4-6 weeks. My question...

I've got a good number of brews under my belt, and have plenty more planned. I find recipes in various places (here, books etc) and have enjoyed them all. But I'm curious how you all go about creating your own recipes. I've done that once, but only because I had some leftover malts and used them...

Hey everyone. I'm planning on building a cpvc manifold for a new mlt soon and have been looking at plans in some of the threads. My lowes has both 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch cpvc pipe, and I'm not sure which one to use. I've read a bunch of plans and I can't find a definitive answer. If there's an...

Got a cooler coming for Christmas to make into an MLT. As with this hobby - and everything else - I've been researching relentlessly to make sure my process is right when I start. I did have a couple questions however. First, I have a 7.5 gallon boil kettle. If I wanted to do 10 gallon batches...

From the various beers I've made in the past months, I've ended up with 8ozs each of aromatic malt, carahell and carapils. I extract brew with these steeping grains, and thought about using them since they're left over to brew something soon. I thought I'd check with everyone to see if there's a...

Just thought I'd check. I'm sure there are plenty on here. Maybe we could do a beer swap.

23 bottles of a robust porter. I racked 3 gallons onto bourbon soaked oak chips to sit for 10 days. Taking a break, then going back in to clean everything up. Sunday I bottled 62 bottles of Bad Santa. I tasted samples and they were wonderful. This hobby isn't easy, but it sure is fun. I tell...

Well, not DIY, but I've been brewing with a turkey fryer and LP tank combo in the garage. I was thinking though, I have a gasline in my house, why not use that? Has anyone ever used their home's gasline to brew? Maybe put a connection in the garage? Seems like a wonderful idea to me.

Got about 6 gallons fermenting in a bucket. Airlock is blown, blowoff tube keeps clogging because it's a small diameter that fits in the small hole in the bucket lid. Lid keeps popping and besides the mess, I'm a bit worried about contamination. Any thoughts on what to do? I've got a carboy...

I just got kicked from PSN while getting my last couple nights of MW3 in. Tonight I brewed 6 gallons of porter and 6 gallons of a Christmas brew. I'll post a zoomed in picture of a box of beer. Whoever replies first with the brand can have a bomber of each the next time you're in Nashville...

I have a couple 5 gal extract recipes that I'll list below. I'd really like to up these to around 5.75 gallons to, we'll, have more beer! I'm curious about everyone's thoughts regarding adjustments here. If I'm upping he batch size by 15%, is it necessary to increase each ingredient by the same...

Morning everyone! Quick question that I can't seem to find an answer for on the site or the googles. I'm brewing a Bad Santa this Sunday which calls for one vanilla bean. I'd rather use pure extract as I have it on hand and I've heard bean oils can impact head retention. So...anyone know a...

Hey guys, so I'm planning on brewing two beers this Sunday. The first I've decided on the BYO Bad Santa recipe. And I'm looking for suggestions for a second. Fruit beers are out as are wheat beers and IPAs (I've already got those three types bottled). I went to the recipe section, and while...

My apologies if this thread already exists, and some may consider this a fallacy, but my vote is star trek tng all the way.

I brewed a 3gal batch of a blonde wheat this Saturday. Well, Actually the pre-boil was 3 1/2 gallons, post boil came out to 2 1/2. I hit my OG of 1.051, racked to primary, pitched yeast and it's fermenting away. But I started thinking yesterday that I really wanted 3 gallons. Is it too late to...

I modified a recipe from 3sheetsEMJ. It's a blonde I'm adding blueberry to, for the lady. I modified it down to a 3 gal batch. My plan is to add a blueberry purée to the primary after a week (my other fermenter is in use), then blueberry extract at bottling. I used brewtarget to help make sure...

3sheetsEMJ recently put what looks like a great blonde recipe up. I was thinking about trying this out as a blueberry blonde (for the wife). I have two questions about this recipe. I've read what seems like every blueberry post on this site, and I still haven't come up with a definitive process...