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I just bottled a batch of porter on Monday, and tonight the top blew off of one of the bottles. Upon further inspection, this is the second blown bottle in the batch. Let me briefly recount vital information: Fermentation time and temperature: 64F for 3 weeks (airlock activity done...

Hey all, I'm brewing a Brown ale at the moment which I am almost ready to bottle. For this batch I had the brilliant idea to just ferment in my bottling bucket, thereby saving myself having to do a transfer for bottling. Because I am a myopic moron I failed to consider how I would add the...

So I brewed a beer back in may 2009, and I ended up not being able to do anything with it until now. It has been sitting in the plastic bucket for that entire time, and the airlock dried out ages ago. I opened the bucket yesterday, and didn't smell anything resembling anything rotten, so I...

I just found an unidentifiable bottle of homebrew, which is at least a year old. I am excited to find out what it is. I think it may be Apfelwein. Hopefully it's drinkable.:mug:

Hey everyone, I just got back from my trip to Belgium that I previously mentioned, and I wanted to let anyone who cares know how it went, and more importantly post some show off pics. So we were in Brussels for 3 nights and we had some absolutely amazing beer. We hit up the best beer bars...

Hey, I am planning a trip to belgium next weekend and I am fishing for beer related suggestions about what places I should try to hit and what not. I am going to have a car, and the only plan so far is to go through brussels and over to westvleteren (sp?), but what would you guys with...

Hey all, I am going to hamburg for the weekend and I was wondering if any of you have been and maybe have thoughts on stuff to do there. Let me know, thanks.:mug:

So get this. I am 22, and I think I look about my age. Today I visited a local winery and did some tasting, and eventually bought a bottle. No ID requested. Then an hour later, I went to the movie theater to see "Bruno" and was asked for my ID. WTF. I didn't even know they checked ID at...

Hey, I need your input. I am planning to buy a new computer, and I have it narrowed down to two but I can't decide. The two choices that I am looking at are the Asus eee 1000he and the Acer Aspire One. I like the Asus in terms of looks and battery life, and I hear that the keyboard is...

I just found out that I have been accepted for a year long study abroad program in Freiburg, from this september until next july. I am so happy about it that it outweighs my sadness about not being able to brew for a year. I just wanted to share my happiness with the rest of you.:mug::ban::ban::D

I've got a batch of belgian strong golden ale that has been in the fermentor for about 8 weeks now, that I want to bottle condition. I just thought I should ask you guys if you think it would help if I added a pack of dry yeast at bottling time, or would that not be necessary. How long have...

I was brewing last weekend and got into an argument with my dad about my immersion chiller that I hook up to a garden hose. He thought that it would work just as well if not better with the hose at a lower flow rate, and turning it up high would just waste water. I on the other hand thought it...

I just had a ****ty brewing experience, and I had to come on here to vent about it. I was brewing a Belgian golden strong, and all was going well. I was hitting my numbers, no boilovers, no problems whatsoever. So I get done with my 90 minute boil, and I have to carry my 5.5 gallons of 210...

Saw this funny video, thought I would share it with you guys

I was sitting here, just drinking my 3rd glass of Maker's Mark, when I realized it. I really like whisky. Now I didn't come in expecting that I would, because my only previous experience with whisky involved me, a buddy, a fifth of Jack Daniels, an hour, and a horrible next day. So...

Quick question for you guys, I need to make a starter, but the only DME I have is a pound that was from a 2 pound pack that I opened up 4 months ago. Is there any problem with using this DME? (it's been kept in a ziploc bag)

I bought a couple of reconditioned 5 gallon corny kegs from Midwest, by themselves without any of the accessories. I won't go into my situation, but I need to know what other pieces I have to order, and I won't see the kegs before I need to order the other stuff. So, do I need to order dip tubes?

Hey, I was reading Draft magazine, and their review for a certain pilsner (I don't remember which) said that the brewery used a technique called endosperm mashing, where the grain is completely dehusked before mashing. What benefit this has I don't know, but would like to. So I just wanted to...

Hey, I'm gettin ready to make the jump to all grain, and I am lookin at this equipment kit http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=5420 and what I want to know from you guys, is if I get that kit, can I use my Hot liquor tank as a boil kettle, assuming I have something...

Hey, I was just thinking about how people talk about the 4 main ingredients of beer being Barley malt, hops, water and yeast, and I started to think, hey, yeast isn't really an ingredient in beer. Yeast turns the sugar to alcohol and kicks out other flavor components to the beer, but its role...