Search results

OK, just out of curiosity, I checked back through the "How many gallons in 20--" threads, to get an idea of whether the totals were trending up or down. Here's what I found (These are approximations--some people posted after the first of the year, and it wasn't clear whether they should count...

OK folks: I was just thinking about what I want to brew on New Year's Day, and it occurred to me, what better way to start off the year than by brewing something you've never done before? My plan is to do a Belgian partigyle--a tripel with the first runnings and a saison with the second. I...

OK, I was thinking about a fun New Year's brew that I could do on Jan. 1 and keep until NYE next year, and I landed on a Belgian tripel. I'm only planning on doing 3 gallons of it, since I don't drink many dubbels and tripels. So now I'm thinking, what if I make a tripel with my first...

OK this goes against my better judgment--it seems like a good way to end up arguing endlessly about things, which is something that I try not to do. But I guess the socratic voice inside me feels like there's a chance to clear up misconceptions about the economics of beer--cost of supplies...

This thread was created purely for comic effect. See here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/boilover-evil-demon-373208/index2.html#post4671289 And before you get mad, remember, it's called "Drunken Ramblings and Mindless Mumbling" for a reason!

OK, this conversation probably already happened like three years ago, but I was reading the thread about Will Wheaton yesterday (every time I read "Will Wheaton" in my mind I automatically pronounce it like Stewie in Family Guy, with the hard H sound, but that's neither here nor there), and it...

Sorry, no clever name, but I thought I'd share my standard recipe for a nut brown ale and see if anyone has thoughts. It's pretty basic--I've never been a "everything and the kitchen sink" kind of brewer. Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: White Labs WLP007 Yeast Starter: 1 liter, hand shaken...

I brewed a spiced christmas beer a week or so ago. As per my usual habit, I dumped the spent grains from the mash in my compost pile, out in the back corner of my yard. I keep asking SWMBO to do something with them, it seems like such a waste to just toss them, but at least they'll end up as...

OK so I'm all set to brew a weizendoppelbock tonight, but just realized that I didn't get any rice hulls at the LHBS when I was there earlier this week, and I don't have any at home. So, here's the question: do I go after work today, which probably means either putting off brewing until...

I tend to keep WLP001 WLP007 and WLP380 for wheat beers. Other strains I don't usually use often enough to make reusing practicable. How about you? How many strains are sitting in the back of your fridge right now? What kinds?

Normally, some time in the next few weeks I would be making my annual pilgrimage to the orchard to buy 10 or 15 gallons of fresh cider for making into hard cider. However, a friend of mine was there this weekend and reported to me that the price of cider is currently an astonishing $10 a...

What's the worst thing that's happened to your beer as a result of your kids? Maybe they pulled off an airlock or dropped something in your fermentation bucket? Well, I think I now have that one-upped. (By the way, I searched for something like this but didn't see anything--if someone knows...

I brew about 15-17 5 gal. batches per year. Living in an apartment, I haven't been able to store bulk grain, but we're moving to a house with a freestanding garage (read brew cave), so the question now presents itself to me: how much beer do I need to brew in order to make bulk grain purchases...

First off, hi to all--I've read this board for a long time but never posted--seems like all my questions have already been asked answered a dozen times here over the past few years. However, I do have a lingering question regarding something that has been touched on several times--namely, the...