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Hey I was just checking to see if anyone was heading to this in the Chicagoland area. It's perfect that its at union station for us burb people. I'm gonna head down to the 1-4 session and take the train from libertyville. Anyone else gonna do is? Would be cool to meet others in the area who...

ha thanks! I think i just like to know when i taste beers what those flavors are and what to look for

:tank:I just had a quick question for everyone out there in beer land. I have been reading a lot about brewing and have finished palmer's book and also yeast by White and Zainasheff.. I feel really good the more and more I brew, but the only thing I still strive to understand all are the...

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i agree with this..

THanks so basically everyone is saying just stick with getting 3 gallons of water up to 150-160 degrees and steep since what i am talking about is mashing then? John Palmer's book says about a gallon to every lbs so i didn't know if i was suppose to get basically 2 gallons warmed up to the...

So I just need some clarification as i am a little confused. I know rule of thumb is about 1.25 quarts of water per lbs for grains. I have two so it's 2.50 quarts of water. My questions is after you steep that is it ok to add room temperature purified gallons of water (doing a 5 gal extract)...

Thanks guys.. Yea i am not sure either Gasoline. I got everything together now. ill let you know how it tastes in a while

So i have decided to venture away from the kits and follow a recipe. I was curious to know what people thought about it or if it should be critiqued. It's for an APA from a friend of mine: malt 1 lbs 2-Row .5 lbs Munich .5 lbs Caramel 40 6 lbs of extra light dried malt extract Hops...

Enjoying Sunday afternoon with a growler of The Weight from Piece Brewery!! I went and saw the Book of Mormon play in Chicago yesterday and made it a point on the way out of the loop to stop there and grab a growler of the Weight which is a great APA. It wont the silver medal last year. Cheers...

well that's the thing it didnt taste flat at all. It was carbonated and it held great flavor. I have been drinking enough beer in my life that even though i am a noob i can taste the difference between a flat and carbonated beer. :) I do have a bunch of non twist off bottles too (now that i...

the second batch tasted great. It had great carbonation. I will have to try the same recipe and try it in a regular bottle and see if there is any difference in taste.

I was just curious what people thought about using twist off bottles to put their beer in and cap. I have a handheld capper and the first two batches i have done i have just used twist off bottles and capped them. They seemed fine in terms of taste. I didn't have any break on me or anything...

If you ever come out to the burbs grow masters in gurnee has a great selection and really friendly staff

Ha i replied to the other posting before i read this. So basically I would have to get a 6.5 at least. I live in a condo thats already busting at the seams with my stuff. Between all my power tools and now the collection of brewing supplies. The guest room is luckily mine but my fiance does...

THe kettle I have is technically 5 gallons, but when I did my first batch i bought separate 1 gallon water jugs to put into the kettle and when we got to the third it just seemed way too high and that all 5 gallons wouldnt actually fit in there without a boil over. So that's why I would do a...

I had another question about this. My other thread was talking about the OG not being at what it was suppose to be and from the advice i got it (and another good thread on here) it was because the topping off the 2 gallons of water at the end. My question then is, is it ok to boil 5 gallons of...

Thanks everyone.. That thread made a lot more sense for a noob... I never really thought about it not mixing completely together.. I do have another question then that about all of that.. i will write a new thread for that.. You guys are awesome.. I am really looking forward to this beer...

Hello Everyone! I just had a quick question about reading the OG.. I did an extract kit for a Belgian and it said the og would be around 1.08 and it was around 1.04. The reason why i believe it was read that way was because someone had mentioned that topping off with water can skewer the OG...

Funny you should say this.. I read how to brew by palmer and went back to it numerous times after reading it and then while I was brewing. This book got me really excited for it. I even took notes on the laptop until then i realized his entire boook is basically online ha! I felt prepped and...