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For some reason I'm getting some very different responses on what kind of casing and what mm casing to use. Am I wrong in thinking 15mm or less or will 18-20 shrink that much with drying? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Bought a kit awhile ago from...I forget who. but it was the grain bill for a Kentucky Common. Basically its an American Brown recipe with a portion soured mash added back in after sparging and main mash are complete. Anyone ever made one before. Or tips on naturally souring a beer?

Has anyone brewed one. I bought the grain kit for one awhile ago but havent brewed it yet. Looks like basically a soured mash stout recipe but with the grain bill for an american brown.

Anyone that is in or knows of any good brewerys in eastern Iowa/Davenport/Quad City area. I was there last may and went to Mississippi River Distilling Company and was very impressed. Also went to Front Street Brewing and was not impressed, beers were ok. Just looking for any good...

I recently aquired a small glass door cooler. Im looking for an interesting idea for an unconventional tap tower/ coffin box Thinking something along the lines of "it kind of blends in" or you do not notice it right away.

I have a medium sized charbroil charcoal grill. Love cooking on it but it doesn't shut down even with the lid closed and all the vents shut. Anyone run into this Also. About to get a kingsford 784sqin charcoal grill. This one is supposed to shut down too. Anyone know how this grill preforms?

Make sure you plug up your hole before you put your carboy away for winter. This guy must of fell in recently, he still had all his fur and stank a good amount. I couldnt shake him out so I had to float him out

I am about to do my first 15 gallon brew day on sunday with my new system. My only concern is getting a consistent mixing of yeast cell count when I transfer to my fermenters. I have one 20 gallon fermenter bucket but its damn impossible to move once its full (I tryed moving it today and it has...

This is why you clean your kegerator. About 2 inches of ice build up on the front, Some slight molding on the bottom where some beer might of leaked. The worst part was the gallon of norwegian stew that I totally forgot was in there since October. No I havent been brewing at all this...

I thought that my coffee intake was what is keeping me up at night. I usually work PM shifts and am at work til 10 or 11 most nights, and I drink around a pot of coffee while im working. And I am usually in bed by 4am or so. Well I worked an AM shift today and got out around 5. Now its 330 in...

I would like my UDS to be able to do double duty and also cold smoke. This is in the hope that I will be able to control the heat in the UDS enough and keep it high enough to be able to do ribs or whatever, and to be able to have something hooked up externaly, maybe to the exaust tube, to cold...

I just put this together on the fly as I forgot to buy some Sweet Baby Rays for the pork shoulder I had going in the crockpot. This sauce turned out amazing so I figured Id share. This is pretty thick, kinda tangy and sweet at the same time and the heat sticks around in your mouth but isnt...

Just installed 2 weldless ball valves. And both of them leak. Both of the valves have high temp silicone rings on both sides of the kettle wall. I cut the holes damn near perfect and there just a tad too big to thread the bulkheads into. When I tighten everything down the silicone rings push...

This is why you wear leather gloves while using your angle grinder. I had just cut the tops off 2 kegs and was grindering off some burs on the inside where I drilled the hole for the ball valve when I did this. [/url][/IMG] I know they dont look too bad but when I hit my finger the cutting...

And the dumb move of the day award goes to........ME! got a decommissioned keg about 6 months ago in the plans of turning it into a keggle. Well now 6 months later I am about to start cutting. Cant remember if I relieved the pressure in the sanke when I got it. So as I press down on the...

Slowly accumulating all the equipment to move to 10 gallon batches and hopefully 15 gallon batching in the not to distant future. I have 2 sanke kegs and a 20gal kettle for boils. Obviously 20gal for boils and one keg for HLT and one for MLT. Now, I cant seem to find a false bottom with dip...

Yes I saw the sticky!!!! Ok So a few thoughts. I am upgrading to 15gallon batches. Got the Kettle, burner and fermenter. Now the mash tun Plastic garbage can wrapped in the thin insulation with the foil backing type stuff.? 100 qt cooler.? expensive as all hell.!! however, looks like...

I am getting on of these for free through work. We ordered a new one and the old one still works. So I called dibs. Anyone know if home gas pressure will be enough to run this bad boy or would I need commercial gas pressure?

I have a friend that is going to Ramstein Air Base in Germany for 2 weeks for some training. She asked me what I would like her to bring back for me. I was just wondering if anyone knows of any breweries in the area that she would be able to tour/ buy or sample at. She was cleared with her...

I normally do all grain but didnt have alot of time and wanted to get something in the fermenter. I know the hops are over the top but its great. 7# Extra light DME Mini-Mash 1# American Rye .75# American Vienna .125# Biscuit malt .125# Crystal 120 2oz Chinook 12.5aa% (60)...