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Hello my fellow homebrewers. I was wondering if anyone had or knows of a CBD infused Beer....like a Lager or Pale Ale. Looking for something that has that dank aroma to it. I appreciate everyones help with this. Cheers!

Hello my fellow brewers!!!! Hoping for some guidance. I recently changed my brewing system and went with a single tier, 2 vessel (1 HLT/Boil with heating element, 1 Mash Tun, 1 pump) DIY electric system. It's very similar to the one used in this video: . In doing my research, I did see...

Hello my fellow brewers. I just recently updated my equipment to a full electric system. Here's my issue...I can't figure out how to set my new equipment profile in beersmith to give me correct water volumes. My new system is as follows (I've attached a pic of my setup): 2 Vessel System: 1...

Hello fellow brewers. Ive been playing around with the idea of making a Dark Pilsner. I know Dark Lagers are very popular but being a bit of an experimentalist, I'm thinking why not a Dark Pilsner! Thing is i've never even made a Pilsner before. Does anyone have any advice or recipes to share?

Hello all. I Need help. I made a dunkleweizen that finished fermenting a few days ago. I’ve had it sitting in carboy for at least another week. Checked it today and the temp showing on the temp sticker was at 86F! Seems My temp controlled freezer stopped working and the heating fan was on. Has...

Hello fellow brewers. I’m looking to make my first Rauchbier. From reading about it, I understand it’s typically a lager using a lager yeast. I was hoping to make it using an ale yeast but keeping that lager taste to it. I do a temp controlled fermentation chamber but this is brew season and...

Hello fellow brewers! As I stated in the title, I'm looking for a cheaper alternative to the beerbug. I would like to be able to monitor my fermentation from anywhere using a web based interface. I've read that you can do some interesting things with a Raspberry Pi...which I do own...

Hello all... I just purchased a ss brewtech brew bucket. Instructions say I need to pre-clean with TSP then do a passivation with star San. I didn't have tsp so I used oxiclean and a tiny bit of brewers friend. Then dish washing soap. I then soaked in iodophor star San for 30mins. My...

Hello fellow brewers, hope you all had a great holiday season. I was given a Blickmann Therminator Plate Chiller by a buddy who owned a brewery. He used it to chill 60 gallons at a time. Stopped using it because it kept clogging up on him (large batches and very hoppy beers). He did tell...

Hello all. This Saturday Nov. 5th is National Learn To Homebrew Day! My club, Worthogs of New Mexico, will be hosting a Learn to Brew session at Starr Brothers Brewing in Albuquerque. Click the link below for details. All are welcomed...

Hello fellow brewers. I've been looking into an induction burner that will work well with my 15 Gallon Spike Brewing Kettle. It is 15.8¨ wide by 19.4¨ tall. I was hoping someone could recommend a good burner that will work for this kettle. I'm looking to use it for the boil step, not...

Hello fellow Brewers! I'm back with a new issue lol. Two days ago I keg my Vanilla-Coconut Porter. I used coconut flakes in the secondary and when I raked to the keg, some of the flakes transferred over. Today I went to take a sample and the beer was flowing out very slowly. I believe the...

Hello my fellow Brewers. Need you advice yet again. I made a 5 gallon hard Apple cider that had an OG of 1.083 (added caramel sugar and caramel squares). I pitched 1 packet of Us-04. Fermentation was busy the last few days so I decided to take a reading yesterday. Gravity was at 1.050. Since...

Hello my fellow home brewers! Hope you all had a great holiday season. I'm having an issue that i'm hoping all you can help me with. For months, I have been using the Speidel Plastic fermenter with the big airlock. On my last two batches that I've fermented in the Speidel, fermentation has...

Hello all. First of I want to say I LOVE BEERSMITH! Now to my issue lol. I manually added a recipe that I got from Homebrew Association Site that had a OG of 1.100 (Wee Heavy). In Beersmith, the OG is coming out as 1.117???!!! I added the same ingredients and amount as found on the...

Hello all... Hope everyone is having and will continue to have a great holiday season. I was hoping to get as many of your opinions as possible about something. I just brewed an 8 gallon cider with a buddy. He has a 1500 or 1800 watt induction cooktop. We decided to use that with my...

Hello all. Hoping for some advice. My last 5 gallon batch was done boiling and I was setting up my ice bucket with pump to run through my chiller. But then the damn pump stopped working and I was stuck with hot wort. In a moment of panic I decided to transfer my hot wort into my better bottle...

Hello fellow Brewers... Wanted to pick you brains about the possibility of brewing an IPA with 100% Brettanomyces Trois (WLP644). I want to make a nice Tropical IPA and came across an article (See below) where someone made one using this strain. Now from what I know, this yeast is used...

Hello all... I'm going to try my hand on making an Imperial style Brown Ale that has a higher then normal Hop character. I've been playing around with this recipe and would love any input and guidance. Type: All Grain Batch Size: 10.00 gal Boil Size: 12.00 gal Boil Time: 60 min End...

Hello fellow Brewers. I am currently building my first attempt at a 5 Gallon Double IPA. Would love to know what you all think of the recipe and would like to know, because of the water profile here in Albuquerque, NM, is there any kind of adjuncts I should add to the Mash like Gypsum. I'm...