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Any critique would be greatly appreciated. I'm a software developer, not an artist. Please be gentle. :D

SUPERMASSIVEUBEREPICPILEOFEFFINGFAIL!!!!! Planned a 3.5 gallon batch (4 gallon boil). Should have waited till this weekend. No. Dumb bless Robert here says, "I think I want to try it tonight." Single malt, 6 lbs. of Amer. 2-row, 1.3ºL. Planned single infusion of 1.25 qts/lb. = 7.5 qts...

This coming Friday I will venture into the realm of all grain brewing. I saw a post, I think in the labels subforum, where a brewer passed out homebrew instead of cigars. I'm already planning meads for both of my girls, but I like the idea of passing out beer instead cigars. Has to be...

Do any of you have/use this? Is it worth it? I'm thinking of getting it for direct fired mashing, but I wanted to check opinions here first. Thanks.

I just got a danish/donut icing bucket from Kroger's yesterday. But I get home and I see that it's <5> HDPE. But isn't HDPE <1> or <2>? I figured that since it's food icing, it's food grade, but I thought I'd post to see if anyone else picked up some frosting/icing buckets from bakeries and...

Before making the meads in my other thread, I think I should make a smaller one to help get the process down. I'm thinking a half gallon batch using a pound of honey. Per Hightest's spreadsheet, it should have an OG of 1.071 and I want to ferment it down to 1.010, similar to the other meads I...

I read somewhere about some mead makers making a batch of mead on, or around, the day of their children's birth to be shared with that child upon their 21st birthday. Have any of you done this? How did they turn out? I'm planning 2 meads. One will be an apple-cinnamon for my 9 year old...

... a buddy of mine got this Idol travesty stuck in my head, I simply must share. YouTube - Douglas - Bad American Idol Audition- Dallas Season 7 This website is much funnier, if you haven't seen it yet. Should make up for the Idol video. :D

This is from the website for a radio station here in Houston. Umm, is this normal occurence or was she just bored?

Be not alarmed good people. He who was known as 'rsava423' shall henceforth be known as 'Brewin_Bob'. Just thought it would be friendlier. So any questions, comments, and concerns may be directed to 'Brewin_Bob'. Any bills or notices of money owed shall still be covered by 'rsava423'.

I scored a 12 cubic foot, upright freezer at a garage sale this past weekend for $40! I saw it and said "There's my fermentation chamber!!" Only problem is that the coolant lines run through each shelf, as shown in the pics. Anyone know of how I can either remove or reposition the top and...

From Reader's Digest: Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, “Why is the bride dressed in white?” “Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life.” The child thought about this for a moment, then said, “So...

This story was in the online version of the Houston Chronicle. Thought I'd share with the class. ;) http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/space/5807262.html

I've got a good number of empties that are screw ons. I went to get caps from Defalco's this past Saturday and Scott said that he didn't regularly carry the caps that are suitable for those kind of bottles and the ones that he carries won't crimp on properly. Anyone know of where I can get...

Has anyone used or thought of using a panty hose stocking to reduce the amount of trub/lees transfered when racking? What would be some cons to using one (clean and brand-spankin-new). Thanks.

Ok, first, sorry for the long post. Here's the write-up of the recipe I followed: Lemstrac (Lemon/Strawberry/Blackberry) Wine Recipe O.G. – 1.085, F.G. – 0.990 Ingredients: 12 ounces fresh strawberries 24 ounces fresh blackberries 2 small lemons 1 gallon water 1 campden tablet ½...

I read of some brewers using DME to prime before bottling. Is there any advantage to using a specific type of DME (light, amber, wheat, etc.)?

I've come up with 2 recipes using BeerSmith, a cream ale and a brown ale. I'd like to get some input from some of the veteran brewers, what they think or if anything should be changed. Both of these recipes are 5 gallon batches with a 2 gallon boil and I'm planning to brew the brown ale on...

I looked in on my secondary today (Feb. 6, 2008), as I do daily (ok, multiple times daily). It was racked for the first time on Jan. 25, 2008. It had an O.G. of 1.085, a S.G. of 1.020 on the 25th and, a S.G. of 0.992 today. There's about an inch and a quarter of sediment on the bottom of the...

I was browsing YouTube and found this vid: What are some your opinions regarding how Jim Cook is cooling his wort? Is it more efficient or less? Thanks.