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    ISO 2 Cans of Heady Topper FT: Tired Hands Growlers

    I'm looking to culture conan from the cans. I can easily get growlers of Tired Hands HopHands and SaisonHands. Thanks for helping me out.
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    Am I the worst homebrewer?

    Been homebrewing for a year and half. All grain after a few extracts to start off the hobby. I seem to regularly miss my target gravities by a a double digit margin most of the time. I don't know why. I mash in a rectangular cooler and have trouble hitting my mash temp dead on about half the...
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    Using Vanilla Beans

    My recipe calls for vanilla beans put in at the end of the boil to be split and deseeded. Does this mean I'm not using the seeds or am I putting them in with the bean but just separately? I'm doing the BYO Southern Tier Creme Brulee Stout clone Thanks for your help.
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    Natural Gas Hurricane Burner Set Help

    I have the Low pressure hurricane burner that I want to run on natural gas. I bought the burner and the orifice with valve from William's Brewing about 6 months ago. I'm just trying to get it hooked up now. I disconnected the hose from my NG grill and connected to the orifice valve which...
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    Question about using Atwood Bilge Blower Fan in Keezer

    I installed an Atwood 4" Bilge Fan in my keezer and it has stopped running after about 1 year. I run it continuously in the keezer. I realize this fan was designed for use in boats and not on constantly so is this the normal life cycle of this product? Not sure I want to pay $24 each year...
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    How to age your brew for a year

    I'm looking to do an old ale and age it for a year and possible put some sour cherries in part of it after the year. How do I age it? Can i just do it in a carboy secondary? Can this be at room temp for the year? Does it have to be in a keg where I can purge the oxygen? Thanks for your help.
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    ISO Gose Gone Wild

    Looking for stillwater Gose Gone Wild or Westbrook Gose. I've got access to a lot through the Pennsylvania and New Jersey distributions. Can also get a good RIS from Iron Hill. Thanks
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    Sour Beers Available in Philadelphia

    What sour beers are available in Philadelphia/South Jersey? All I can think of are Monks Flemish Sour and Weyerbacher Riserva. Thanks,
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    Is My Lacto Dead?

    Made a starter with Wyeast 5335 on Tuesday and kept at 90 degrees. I saw activity whatsoever. Pitched into a Gose I brewed Saturday. 24 hrs later still no activity. Is my lacto dead? Should I repitch a new pouch of it? Thanks
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    Bottle Shops between Philladelphia and Providence Worth Stopping At

    I need to drive from South Jersey(near Philly) to Providence over the weekend. Are there any good bottle shops/liquor stores that you would recommend stopping at. It would be nice to be able to get stuff that isn't distributed in my home state of New Jersey. Thanks.
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    Question about dry hopping with fruit and fruit zest my American Pale Ale

    Does this mean it is now in the Fruit Beer Category and not really BJCP Category 10A?
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    Vacation in Maine - Where to Stop for Good Local Beer

    I will be traveling from New Jersey to Raymond Maine near Sebago Lake. I see that Portland has several breweries. Can anyone recommend where I should go in Maine or stop along the way to Maine? Thanks
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    Brown particles in my Yeast Starter

    I made a yeast starter yesterday with light DME. Brought it to a very slow boil to avoid boil over pf flask on stove. During boil there we're brown particles collecting on the foam. After I pitched the yeast the brown particles are still floating around in the starter. I hope this is some...
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    CO2 Refills in Gloucester County Southern NJ

    Does anyone know where I can get CO2 tanks refilled and not exchanged or dropped off to be filled in a week. I know Keg and Barrel in Berlin does, but they are a 30 min drive and only open 4 days a week. Even near Camden sine I drive to the train there to commute to work. Any other...
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    Clean/Sanitize New Tap Question

    I just kegged my first batch and built a keezer. My question is: Do I need to clean and sanitize the beer line and tap for the first use? I have a BLC kit, PBW, and Star San available. Not sure what I really need to do. Thanks
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    Need 1 Ticket to National Homebrewers Conference in Philadelphia

    If any has a ticket they need to sell I will buy it. Thanks
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