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South east VA. 4 hops in 10 gallon grow bags. Not seeing any thing yet. When should I worry and do some digging?

Finally moved into a cute little ranch my wife loves with a 2 story brewery/bar I love. Starting off in pots because I wasn’t sure where I wanted to put them just knew I wanted to get something in the ground so I have a better crown next year. Soil is a custom mix. 35% manure 35 peat moss...

I'm traveling to Portugal and Spain next week and have lots of request for olives and wine. Anyone have tips?

Anyone compile a list of the time of year the best beers come out? The best beer store in my area is kinda weird. When nugget nectar came out it was at customer service. if you didn't know it was released and to ask for it. You wouldn't get it.

Brewed a Cali common a few weeks ago. Tried one after a week and a half. It was amazing. Fully carbed. Clean tasting with a lot of hop flavor and aroma. It was so perfect I put a few more in the fridge. Next ones were not so great. It's a flavor a lot of my lighter beers get. I don't know how...

I wanted to start a rhizome this year but I don't have a house. I wanted to start it in a large pot half buried at my parents house till I can get something with a yard. My mom won't want 20 foot hops growing on her side yard and the home owners association probably won't allow it with out...

It was fine during the mash then I put it in my fermentation chamber. It's been fogged up for 4 days.

There's a bar around here called the beirgarden. The have a really great imported selection. They have one beer the bartender likes to call bacon in a bottle. I'm not sure what the real name was. Not sure if it was German or Belgian. It's been years since I've been but I may need to make a...

Is There a way without a microscope or a set measurement to determine how much yeast you have. I would guess I have about 10ml of yeast at the bottom. When I'm entering it into a starter calc what should my density be?

Started off mashing 5 lbs in 3.5 gallons. Drip,squeeze, toss. Trying to get 2.5 gallons had to top off during the boil. Next batch. 3.5 gallons. Mashed in. Dipped into .5 gallons at 170 and stirred it up for 5 mins. Drain squeeze combine in boiling pot. This got me alittle under 2.5 post boil...

So far I've just been taking the temp of my swamp bath water or air around it and just guessing during rapid fermentation it's 5 degrees warmer. What's your method? What kind of thermometer do you use? Side question. My thermometer in boiling water runs high about 215. I'm worried that my...

First time I've dry hopped in my primary and with this amount. 5 oz in just over 5gallons. I used the nude stoking technique with a few boiled marbles when I did 2oz it blew up like a balloon with 5 im guessing it's going to be gallon sized. do I pull the bag before racking? The sample was...

I'm scared to put my flask on the stove top. The wording is all Chinese so I don't know if it's the right glass. Can I just microwave it?

Pitched Sunday in low 60s. Today and tomorrow will be in the low 70s. Forecast changed since last week when I planed the brew. Saturday was going to be warm then cook all week. Anyways beer got up to high 60s ambient temp today so I put it in water this afternoon around 60. Fermentation had...

It's just been sitting in my closet on the yeast. I think it's ok but my wife and roommate say it should go in the trash. Should I put it in a fliptop bottle and hang on to it or has anyone cooked with mead? Or toilet it goes.

I want to order a few 4 oz packs of hops. I'll probably get 4 of them to make a even pound. I was doing some research last night and it will save me 20-30 dollars even after shipping from my local brew store depending on what variety I get. Now the question. What should I get? I was thinking...

My method of temp control involves opening and closing a window. But a warm front is moving into tomorrow and temps will get into the 70s but back into the 50s Sunday. I'm worried about my 2gallon batch that's a week into fermentation. I've heard about people upping temps towards the end of...

First question. I only have a 5 gallon pot. I'd like 2 gallons of beer. Would my pot be big enough for 3gallon mash plus grains. Looking to do a medium strength pale ale. Second. Water. I have gypsum and campden tablets. Below is the 2014 water report. Anything stick out that I should avoid...

I'm trying to think of the best bottle to get the best beer. I stored a bunch of 24oz SN bottles but you get so much sediment in the refill. I don't like 12oz because after you leave a oz or 2 it's a pretty small beer unless it's a IIPA or barley wine. This is what I'm trying to switch over...

I wanted to cold crash my Cali common in my fire escape but it's gross.( pic below). My other option is the front balcony that gets sun from noon to sunset. Will a towel be enough?