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I harvested about 4lbs of Cascades yeaterday and was so stoked because they looked and smelled beautiful and I just bought a vacuum sealer to package them with. I spread them out on cookie sheets in a dark room with a heat fan blowing on them for the night. No sign of aphids at all. Earlier...

I received these bottles with a whole batch of flip top bottles I bought from someone and I'm wondering if they're OK to bottle with? The guy I bought them from said he used them but I just want to make sure. Does anyone know the origin of these and if they're OK to use?

So I brewed the Avery Hog Heaven barleywine about a month ago and instead of pitching the recommended WLP001 yeast I pitched it onto a cake Wyeast 1098. Est OG was 1.097, I hit 1.096. The est FG was supposed to be 1.024 but I only hit 1.030. It was a very active fermentation for about a week...

So I'm finally comfortable enough in my brewing that I'm taking a stab at creating my own recipe. I'm using ingredients that I have on hand so I'm trying to work with some hops that I already have. I think I'm within range of the style but I've never used Willamette before and I'm wondering if...

I definitely stole some ideas from Revy's thread and mixed them with my own. I completed the box a couple weeks ago but finally put it into action last week for a Barleywine. 20 lbs hand cranking in the hot sun, sweating for my beer! Here's the finished box. It's on 3 casters so it will always...

I just racked off of a British brown ale and have a nice cake I could pitch my American Barleywine onto but I'm not sure if I should. Would this be appropriate? What should I expect from it rather than using the WL001 California Ale yeast I was going to make a starter with? This is my first...

Hello everyone, This may be a silly question but I want to make sure I get the right one if I end up buying one. Is this the Corona mill that people are using? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000U5NZ4I/ref=pe_203350_30427520_email_1p_1_ti I've been doing AG for awhile now and want to...

Please view the video and let me know if you think this starter is ok. I just started this yesterday. It's from a package of Wyeast 1968 that I poured into a sanitized and pre-boiled mason jar of water last week. It had a nice kreuzen this morning and looked great. When I got home tonight...

So I found this Universal Mill in the thrift shop today for $3 and was wondering if I should waste my time with it or not? It looks like the Corona's that people use. I tried it out and the crank was smooth. What do you guys think? Thanks for any input.

So for my last 3 brews I have stepped up my system to 10 gallons but the problem I'm running into is my copper immersion chiller which worked ok for 5gal batches takes forever on my 10gal batches. Like an hour or more! I'm even recirculating ice water with a pump through the chiller and still...

I'm having trouble finding an actual store that carries the Bayou line of items. Does anyone know where I can buy Bayou in Seattle or are they strictly online sales? Thanks

I just received two boxes of bottle caps from a family member who had them in the attic. They are probably over 10 years old. Does the gasket seal go bad after some amount of time? Should I just toss them or are they OK to use?

I just acquired some Bravo & Northern Brewer hops and was wondering how I should use them? I'm fairly new to brewing and am wondering if these are complimentary to each other or should I use them in separate brews? I lean towards the IPA variety, is there a good recipe someone can point me to...

So I brewed a Stone IPA clone 10 days ago and have some questions about my gravity readings. I got the recipe from an Article by Stone that had a number of their recipes in it. They stated that the OG should be 1.065 and the FG should be 1.012. I plugged the recipe into BeerSmith and it came up...

Hello, I'm diving into my first all grain today with a Stone IPA clone and was wondering what you guys thought about how Beer Smith wants me to sparge. It says 4 step sparge: drain mash ton, 1.45gal, 1.45gal, 1.45gal at 168 F. So is this 3 small sparges and for how long each? Can I just do 1...

Hello everyone, I've been reading and learning for quite awhile here but this is my first post. I'm pretty new to brewing and only have 3 extracts under my belt but I'm jumping into all grain this weekend. Tomorrow to be exact. So I started a starter on Wednesday night with 1 cup of DME to...