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Sometime back in October, on a whim, I ordered several experimental hop varieties from Farmhouse Brewing and until recently haven't done a thing with em. Yesterday I found myself with time and a number of left over ingredients from previous batches. Exp 4190: Experimental variety from Hop...

I've never made an Imperial Stout before and what i'm hoping to achieve is a more domestic version than a true British RIS. Any input from those familiar with the style would be beneficial, I cobbled this together out of a number of recopies I've found online but cant recall a specific...

Some years back i pick up 4 rhizomes from the online and decided to try growing hops. 2 Cascades, 1 Chinook & 1 Willamette (RIP). When you're new to Hop Gardening, it can be a bit overwhelming and sometimes that first year yield is a disappointment. Anyway, take heart... These are from...

So I've been digging round the forum for the last couple days trying to get a handle on these 3 yeasts. I plan to brew either a Dubble or Quad this weekend - something dark and boozy. I've read up a bit on the Wyeast site and it seems like these are pretty similar - Abbey having spicy notes...

Partial mash brown ale 5# 2 row .25 # Crystal 80 .25 # Black Patent .25 # Flaked Oats .12 # Chocolate Malt 3 # Briess Extra Light DME @ 15 min 1 oz Cascade (7.75%) @ 60 1 oz Willamette (4.75) @ 15 1 oz Willamette (4.75) @ Flame Out Safe ale S-04, rehydrate and pitch when cooled...

So i have a Sh*t ton of Chinook this year from my hop harvest. Havent dried them all yet, but i'm looking at maybe a pound off my second year bines. Anywho, I've made pales and IPA with 'em before and while i dig em, i cant help but wonder if a darker beer, maybe a brown ale or a porter...

Last year i planted 3 varieties in the same bed, figuring they would be no problem to move this spring when i had a better idea of where to put 'em. HA! Wow... DON'T DO THAT! The roots hadn't quite tangled but they dug so deep into the soil, they were impossible to remove completely...

So i know this has been the topic of some discussion on this board, whether or not and how to use home grown hops for bittering. I know some do and some don't. From those who do, it's been suggested to use the median AA% as a guideline and adjust future batches based on the taste of the...

Okay, I have quite a few Chinook hops that will be ripening in the next few days, and many more there after, I should have enough to do this recipe. My idea is to brew one batch with each of my three home grown hops with the idea that this will give me an idea of flavor, aroma and bittering...

Okay..several questions.... I have a number of old Duvel bottles which I've been using when bottling. Typically one bottle per batch with a plastic champagne cork http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=4371 and a wire stopper. After opening this weekend, i found it was...

Has anyone ever fallen victim to this? I have..... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=beerboarding

Okay, I put in my garden beds this weekend and have a bit more garden mix than I can use. Maybe two yards of 2 parts top soil, 2 parts composted manure and one part sand. If anybody reading this is interested and can come get it, I'm happy to trade for a homebrew or two. I'll even help shovel...

I brewed the following Norther Brewer Kolsch kit yesterday. Fermentables * 1 lbs. Pilsen Dry Malt Extract (boil for 60 min.) * 6 lbs. Pilsen Malt Syrup (boil for 15 min.) Boil Additions * 1 oz. Argentina Cascade (60 min) * 1 oz. Argentina Cascade (30 min) Yeast...

Yesterday I just bottled my second brew, it was a 5 gallon extract batch of which, after secondary fermentation, I was only able to rack 4 gallons into the bottling bucket. This batch was dry hopped and I had the whole " hops clogging my auto siphon at the bottom" issue. My first wasn't dry...

Nothing new for many of us, but an interesting article on the comparative environmental advantages of bottles versus cans versus kegs.... http://www.slate.com/id/2186219/nav/tap3/

I've read that dogs should be kept away from hops, that they can be poisonous. Has anyone had any first hand experience with that. My dogs are fairly large - one 50lbs and the other 90 lbs and I'm guessing that the taste alone might turn them off eating too much of them at least to the...

So I'm new to brewing but really digging the hobby. I wanted to put some hops in the garden this year but don't really know what varieties grow well in this area or what varieties I might be looking to grow based on the beers I like. I have a pretty varied taste in beers, but mostly like...

Ive searched the forum some and while i'm sure this topic has been covered, i cant easily find a thread that relates. So my apologies at the outset if this is redundant. I'll be taking a hydrometer reading on my first batch in a couple of days. It is a 5 gallon batch which is in a 6 gallon...

Just wanted to say thanks for the site. I just ordered my first kit yesterday and this site has been a great source of information. Thanks guys!