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So im on year two of growing hops. i have a kitchen window that bumps out with roof overhead. Maybe like 14-16 feet up. So my thought is around 12 feet or so ill tie up some rope and do a horizontal line and wrap the bine around that. Im fully aware that it will want to go toward the sun and...

So im on my first batches of mead. They are about 2 months old and have pretty low gravity reading. Between 1.010 and 1.000, i have 2 batches a traditional and a cyser. So my main question is it bad to get a mead cold? i have them in my basement and its 27* outside and i have crap insulation...

hello, ive made probialy 20 all grain beers in my illustrious brewing career. I cant seem to get my efficiency to do anything. I read several other posts to grind your grains more finer. So here is my recipe.. 10lb - 2 row .5lb - 80L .5lb - Choclate .25lb black patent - 6lb of malt...

So here is a picture of my Fuggle plant that i took on top of a ladder at the very top. I was inspecting for aphids since i got a bag of ladybugs yesterday. http://lh3.ggpht.com/BBartelmes/SG1cS5dGSGI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/Dn8OnfGZK8c/Hop%20Cones2.JPG?imgmax=512 So the top 3 sections of the vine...

Hello, i bought a giant cascade crown/ rhizome on ebay a couple months ago. This was going to be my main crop for this season, It was growing good had 3 shoots growing out and a windstorm came through a few weeks ago. The wind did a number on my shoots and killed them. I tried to revive them or...

So earlier this week i was at the LHBS talking with the guy working about growing hops etc etc. and i grab my 10lbs of 2 row pale and some choclate malt to make a porter. So just my luck i keep talking and dont crush my grains. Now fast forward to today i set my mash tun up with hot water...

Well it was a normal seattle area fall/winter day. cold, windy, dark and horrible traffic and work sucked. So i decided to try one of my snowcap clone bottles, i chill the bottle and glass for about 20 min in the freezer. i open it and smell it decide that its ok to drink and not going to...

Hello my Names Blair im form Seattle and ive been a alcoholic oh wait a brewer for about a month. Ive always wanted to take a crack at homebrewing beer, i worked in a local winery so i know how to do some brewing. So far ive made a mirror pond clone, a snowcap clone and a belgein Dubbel...