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Wife’s first crack at brewing... a saison. Five in now, and I think I’ll have another...

After a five year hiatus, I'm firing up the burners. What the hell happened to bulk grain prices??? Where's the cheapest place to buy bulk grain?

The wife and I just recently purchased 40 acres nestled just inside the Superior National Forest. Utilities are nonexistent. Wood, on the other hand is in plentiful supply. I typically only brew for major events or while on home vacations... so developing a controllable wood fired brew setup...

I'm sure most if not all of you know Lonnie Mac - creator of the Brutus rigs.. He a great guy who has helped many of us better our brewing. His son Levi joined the Navy not to long ago, and due to our common employer, I've kind of been watching Levi from a distance in a completely non stalker...

So I set out to brew a Kolsch.. Sort of. I'm using Coopers Ale yeast and fermenting on the low side (165ish) I added a touch of wheat and a pound of sugar to dry things out a bit. here's the recipe... Any thoughts? BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com Recipe: Coopers...

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/wsh/for/2331215526.html Looks like a well made rig.

Got a line on a few lbs of raw honey.. like 100+ I can do a smaller amount but the price goes up. at 120lbs we're probably looking at $2.25/lb If I can get up to 240lbs, I think I can get em down to $2.00/lb Post if you are interested and how much you want.

I just was gifted a 5 HP 3450 RPM motor. I've got a 2" Drive Pulley connected to a 8" Driven pully on a mandrel, which I'll attach to the barley crusher via coupling. The resulting rpm is 862.5 or a .25 reduction How fast is too fast? I was hoping to keep with the 8", but if I need to, I'll...

I'm organizing for an upcoming party, One oversight - drink wear - I've got close to 20 pint glasses, so I figured I'd make a move to plastic glasses to cover the 40+ people coming. One question: 12oz or 16oz? Pros/cons?

I'm not one for treading too far off the beaten brewing path, but to family and friends who might go way out on a limb and try my (cough) "exotic" pale ales, I'm way out there... They all encourage me, which is cool, but this year I have encouragement unlike I've had before... My mother in...

I've got a 10 gal RiMS system ...it works great, and I'm not going to change a thing. BUT, I guy can't live on one brew rig alone! My plan is to build a 5 gal BIAB set up, recirculated, temp controlled, electrically heated... but before I venture down that path, I'd love for you all to...

It's that time again.... When: 15 January 2011 morning til... who knows? Where: North Saint Paul Brewshack; N. St. Paul Minnesota - PM for directions What: Brewing beer, drinking beer, eating food, enjoying conversation Who: any Brewer or aspiring brewer that can make it. What to bring...

Thumper got thumped... I noticed some damage to the low portions of my hops along with something digging and attacking the root system... then this morning I noticed the little gray fur ball having a meal. I baited the back yard with a hand full of mixed nuts, set my bow just inside the...

Just a quick question to see if anyone has researched using ultrasonic repellent for Japanese beetles? Seems to have it's ups and downs If it works on the beetles, it would mean not having to use pesticides, however, if it DOES work on the beetles, it most likely will drive other wanted insects...

Anyone in the Minneapolis area for NHC is more than welcome to join us on Tuesday night (15th June) for a beer. Yoop's arriving around 5 pm. PM me for directions. -john

Here till Monday the 24th If anyone wants to get together for a brew in the Harrisburg area just drop me a PM...

So I get this PM... "I'm crashing your party" Yoop announced she'll be in town the Tuesday before NHC (June 15th) She's stopping by for a beer. So if she's crashing a party... there better be a party to crash right? I figure there are more than a few local HBT members (or others visiting...

I'm in the middle of a kegerator "refit"... I'm replacing all plastic and rubber parts, cleaning and sanitizing all metal parts and replacing all my beer lines. I clean the lines often, but running solution through them doesn't always get the job done. Here's my question (maybe some aspiring...

So I got some honey this past fall from a friend (4 gallons) and I've used a gallon of it so far. I had the other gallons near an outside wall of the brewery and oops, they got a little frozen. Is this going to change things for me? or do I just warm it back up a bit and use as normal?

It's that time again.... When: 16 January 2010 morning til... who knows? Where: Seabee John's place; N. St. Paul Minnesota - PM for directions What: Brewing beer, drinking beer, eating food, enjoying conversation Who: any Brewer or aspiring brewer that can make it. What to bring...