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Anyone know of any vendors who still have any of these hops in stock? I feel like I've been to every site I know and I can't seem to find any of them. I need them to dry hop my Golden IPA. I'd hate to have to discontinue this beer until the new crop comes in... Anyway, I'm willing to pay a...

As some of you already know, I have a one barrel brewery in Holderness, NH called Squam Brewing LLC. Up until now, I have operated without any insurance on my business. But I may need to bite the bullet and get some. I'm hoping someone out there can help me make an informed decision. There...

I've been brewing using Mauribrew A (Ale 514) dry yeast http://www.maurivinyeast.com/y.aspx?id=14&menu=open&parentid=286&menuid=323 made by the dry yeast manufacturer Mauri Yeast Australia. I buy it by the half kilo and to date I've been quite happy with it. I checked the website and it has the...

I was going to bake the Therminator in the over on "oven clean" to burn out any residue that is trapped inside, but I want to make sure this won't damage the unit. Anybody know if this is safe or recommended?

Shaking a 5 gallon carboy to aerate is pretty simple. Having a 42 gallon Fermenator filled with 31+ gallons in different story. In the past I've tried spashing the wort as it enters the conical, but I don't think this is sufficient. Lately my attenuation has suffered, and I think its due to a...

It came in the mail today. Squam Brewing is officially a brewery! The TTB received my application on February 19, 2010 and it was approved on May 6, 2010. If anybody plans to be in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire in late June, look for my beer in stores. Or visit my website at...

First, some background. I could be getting my Brewer's Notice for Squam Brewing from the TTB as early as next week. Then it will be another 2-3 weeks for approval from the NH Liquor Commission. My first couple of labels are being designed now. If all goes smoothly and as planned, I could be...

In the past I've usually let my wheat beers sit in the primary for 3 weeks prior to bottling to help the yeast clean up after themselves. But now I'm starting to think that I maybe I should be bottling earlier since wheat beers are best consumed young. Right now I have a 1.046 O.G. american...

I was reading over the list of winners and noticed that two categories had "no gold awarded." They still gave out silver and bronze though. Its categories 15 and 78; http://worldbeercup.org/winners.html. I couldn't figure out why no gold was awarded for these two. They had plenty of entries...

I suppose the short answer is yes, but how bad? Here is what happened. On Sunday after heating up my sparge water in my electric kettle (see https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/squam-lakes-brewery-pictures-144764/) I turned the kettle on its side to get out the last bit of water so I could begin...

I have a one barrel brewery (Squam Brewery). Right now I'm buying my yeast from the LHBS and its costing me quite a bit. Its close to $20 for the yeast and the rest of the ingredient total is under $80! That's too much. I like dry yeast for ease of use and repeatability, but when you have to...

A friend of mine found a case of old brown Grolsch bottles in a (dead?) relatives attic. They were pretty dirty and the seals were all shot, but an overnight soak in PBW and replacement seals made them look brand new. I have about a 100 green Grolsch bottles, but I'd never seen a brown one...

Today I noticed a banner on HBT for a Chinese company selling beer kegs. I clicked on the banner and it brought me here; http://www.jcco-jinfu.com/en/cpzx-01.asp?gclid=CLbL9YyszJ4CFQk75QodDA0Epw . Their website doesn't list any prices, so I can only assume they sell to wholesalers. Does anybody...

I made 8 gallons of a barleywine on 10/27/09 with an O.G. of 1.095. I have a 10 liter oak barrel that I plan to use to age a portion of the batch with the rest to be aged in a glass carboy for several months. Once the batch finishes fermenting, is that the right time to transfer to the oak...

According to the BJCP style guidelines I should use a noble hop or Styrian Goldings when brewing a Belgian Tripel. Unfortunately, due to some poor planning on my part, I have neither. I've read that some consider Fuggle to be noble (although not one of the true four noble hops), and I have a...

Ok, let me start out by saying that this thread may be more appropriate in the beginners section, but since it pertains to all grain brewing I chose to put it here. I've been all grain brewing for a couple years now, have read a bunch of books, and even have a couple of brewing magazine...

So yesterday a friend told me he found a bunch of wild hops near his house. I went over, but it looks like they are at least a week past their prime. Most of them are brown, some still have a bit of green color. I decided to pick them anyway and filled up a bucket approximately to the 2 gallon...

I found this on craiglist - School of Beer Microbrewery Class. I plan to take the course and thought other people near Concord, NH might be interested. September 15-19 (Tuesday-Saturday) 8 am-12 Tuesday through Friday and 8-5 pm Sat. September 20, Sunday 8 am to 5 pm Thinking of...

First off, I'm not a 100% certain this is the correct forum for this question, but it seemed like it might be. I’m a bit concerned that the beer I made this past weekend could end up with oxygenation off-flavors. Here are the details. I made a wheat beer recently using Forbidden Fruit...

I've been looking around for nice portable CO2 regulator system. I have the hand held dispenser that takes 12-16 gram cartridges, but it can be a pain in the neck to use. You either have to teach everyone how to use it properly (easy to overcarb and get foam, plus the cartridges need to be...