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Hello all, I am looking for some advice or even a "poll" of sort... any opinions would be appreciated and may come in use in the near future. I eluded to this in a post about two years ago but did not get much information so I am trying again. So about three years ago I won a 1st place raffle...

With Xmas around the corner I am looking for a gift idea for a fellow beer head. I am looking to buy him some sort of a power washer for his many 32oz and 64oz growlers that he uses frequently, but am having trouble finding what I am imagining online. I would greatly appreciate if anyone...

Let me preface this by stating that I am not necessarily looking for an immediate trade. I live in the Tampa Bay area and have a few contacts at Cigar City. I frequently have access to Marshall Zhukov and any other Cigar City offerings to include their seasonal offerings. Right now I can get the...

Hey there all, I am looking to get me hands on some Ithaca Brewing (NY) brews. Though I would be happy with several things, I am specifically looking for the "Box o' Hops" variety pack that they recently released. I would be interested in trading for maybe a couple of the packs. I live in...

I recently posted a similar, yet different, post in another forum but was wondering if anyone knew where and/or how to best research the value of a specific beer? I stumbled upon a 1994 bottle of Samichlaus Bier in a beer auction yesterday (paid $20 - minimum bid). Not that I am planning to...

SO I am trying to determine if I stumbled upon something great or not.... I was at a Beer Festival yesterday that had a silent beer auction. With 15 minutes left, I noted that for auction was a bottle of the Swiss Samichlaus Bier that was bottled in 1994. The minimum starting bid was $20 and...

I have read several posts regarding burner recommendations in an attempt to answer this quesion, though most of these have centered around efficiency when conducting 10-12 (and higher) gallon boils. For a small time home brewer like myself, who's wife will not allow me to brew any larger than a...

Firstly, I apologize if there are similar threads out there... I have gone through as many past forums that I could find, many of which graced the topic, but most dealt with opinions about specific recipes. I found so many mixed comments that I thought I would attempt to answer my question by...

I have just arranged for my first two beer trades via the mail. I have heard mixed interpretations of what is technically legal and illegal when it comes to shipping alcohol. Either way, I am going to take my chances :) My question is, has anyone ever had their packages inspected, returned...

Hello all! I am looking to get my hands on some Pliny the Elder and/or Pliny the Younger. I live in Florida and am looking to trade anyone that has access to this beer for anything down here that they are unable to get up there. I live in Tampa...about 5 miles from the Cigar City Brewery...

Has anyone brewed the White House Honey Ale or Honey Porter recipe that is available online (and through Austin Homebrew)? I am thinking of trying one of them and curious how it has come out. Also curious about the level of honey notes in the finished product.

I made a batch of wheat beer yesterday and siphoned my cooled wort from kettle to fermenting bucket as usual. I put two gallons of distilled water in bucket, pitch yeast and then siphon 3 gallons of wort into bucket using tubing that sits on the bottom of the bucket under the water (to prevent...

I figured I would share this recipe, as it was rather easy and came out incredible! I made this in an attempt to clone the GREEN FLASH HOP HEAD RED amber IPA, and I must say, it is pretty on point! Here is the recipe, and my tasting notes will follow: 5 Gallon Batch Grain: 10 lbs of...

I am looking to put together a hop and yeast tour (Hop and Yeast tour to be held at different times) for a newly formed brew club in my area. I know that at times a few breweries have come out with hop or yeast series (Sam Adams Deconstructed IPA, Mikkeller Hop and Yeast Series), but to my...

I am still rather new to home brewing, but have started venturing out by creating my own recipes as opposed to sticking to the kits. Being an IPA fan, almost every recipe I create involves at least a decent level oh hop bitterness and aromas. When it comes to hops there is such a variety to...

In relation to transferring your wort form a primary to secondary fermentation container, I have read several threads recently in which brewers recommend using the spigot on the bottom of the brewing bucket as opposed to using a siphon. Many claim this is the superior option. I have never done...

So I just brewed my first batch of beer and everything went smoother than I had expected.... until I got the the point that I never even paid much attention to: Cooling the wort. I had some ice and a sink, but I obviously underestimated the amount of ice water needed to bring down 5 gallons...

My name is Nate and I live in Tampa, FL. Over the last several years I have become engrossed in craft brews and trying all that is out there. There are several home brew clubs in my area, as well as a few outstanding local breweries (Cigar City, Dunedin Brewery, 7th Sun, etc.). I guess I finally...