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I get message another copy is running and it won't open. The only way to open is to reboot computer, but once you close it you get same message when trying to re-open.

Its been one year since I made my first mead, a blackberry melomel and it sucks. It has a strong alcohol aftertaste and very little flavor. I used a a 49 oz. can of Oregon blackberry puree to flavor. I transferred to different carboys a few times during the year to clear. At this point should...

What specialty grains can I add to America 2 row to make it taste similar to Maris Otter?

I've been moving my carboy around inside an old plastic swimming pool chlorine bucket, the 55 lb granular size. Fits in perfectly and a much safer way of moving that carboy, especially if your brewing outside. Has two strong built in handles on side and easily slides across basement floor. I...

A victim of the recession, I didn't want to spend a lot of extra money for a mashtun. I picked up a 70 qt Coleman Xtreme at Walmart for $38. Now the one I converted for my son cost an additional $60 for hardware. He went SS ball valve and a 2 channel copper manifold. For mine I took the...

I've been out of work since November, I'm sure some of you are in the same boat. What have you been doing to cut down on brewing cost without seriously compromising the quality of your brew? I've switched to dry yeast and do mostly all grains instead of extracts.

Needed crystal 60L but supplier didn't have any but he said he could make a special blend with 90L. So instead of buying the blend I picked up some Crystal 90L and will make the blend myself as needed with 40L. I figured 40% of 90L and 60% of 40L would give me 60L. Now I'm wondering if this...

Doing my first mead (actually my son did it, I held the funnel). Instead of real fruit or concentrate, I have a bottle of cherry extract that came with a 5 gallon beer recipe that we didn't use. How effective is the extract as oppose to real fruit or concentrate? Will it produce a stronger...

Want to make a 11-12 gallon batch, preferably an ESB. I have the following ingredients: 40 Lbs Maris Otter 2 LBS Carpils 2 lbs 40L Carmel Crystal 1 lb 20L Carmel Crystal 1 lb Victory...

Anyone planning an Octoberfest party? I 'd like to have one outside if it's not too cold. Any ideas? What types of food, German drinking music, etc. I don't want to be serving baked ziti.

Ed,first let me say this, I love your apfelwein, on my third batch and will be making another as soon as I bottle this one. But you're three glass theory doesn't cut it. I think if you drink 3 glasses of anything you will start to develope a taste for it. After getting down the third martini...

Interested in what the corn & rice brewers are doing. I made a Bud clone for a guy at work ( he gave me an empty keg for my keggle). It actually tasted good and he said it was better than Bud. I got Biermuncher's Cream of Three Crops on the agenda right now. Would like to know what the...

anyone ever brew with bread yeast? beer? apfelwein? If so, what were the results. I alway have the fear of brewing and something happens to the yeast, drop it, loose it, the dog eats it. My home brew supply shop is not around the corner so I can't run right out and get some more.

Is it the final gravity that governs how sweet the beer is or is it the amount of hops that balance and determine how sweet the beer is. I always thought it was the gravity but I looked at a chart of some commercial beer and Sam Adams Boston Lager's FG is 1.016 Anything I make above 1.012 is...

Did second AG last week. Split batch with my son. Used liquid ale yeast (Wyeth, I think). Only variables were that he put his in carboy, mine in plastic bucket and temperature. I put mine in cellar (about 64 degrees) --- after week no fermentation, gravity reading the same.. My son's...

Anybody have some good recipes we can make with these hops.

This was the second AG batch we did. The weather was great in Jersey for outdoor brewing. We ( me and my son, Janzik) did our first batch 2 weeks ago and watched 2 batches being done compliments of Bobby M. So along what we picked from the board and read we were all set. My nephew came over...

What type of thermometer do you use in your brew kettle? I've been looking at the Blickman Brewometer weldless fitting. Are they accurate, durable? What size stem?

Doe anyone know how to remove the pickup tube from a guiness keg. It's different from a regular keg. It's also 2 inches shorter. Anyone using these.

When my beer finishes above 1.012, it's too sweet for my taste. At 1.010 it 's dry but easy drinking. I have three batches in my basement right now that are undrinkable. I just did a heffe for the first time og 1.062 - fg 1.012. I'm not sure what it's supposed to taste like since the only...