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Brewed a very basic extract cascade pale ale. Fermented with US05 inside a 15 gal SS keg (my usuall FV). Was brewed begging of nov. And the picture was taken Nov. 28. Gravity was at 1011 which is to be expected. The taste was very plain with no sour notes. Because of the taste I ended...

I want to build a jockey box. Having trouble deciding between coils and cold plates. Used for trips to the cottage, summer and winter. The kegs won’t be cooled in the summer and they will be held outdoors. In the winter they will be indoors. Not sure if I should do cold plate or coils. I...

I want to make a maple syrup flavour forward beer. I find maple syrup always dries out the beer and I lose the flavour and aroma of maple. Id like there to be no mistake that I have used maple syrup in this beer. My idea is to cold crash after fermentation and stabilize with the same...

I keep getting baby scobies when I bottle my Kombucha. Is the solution to just let it sit longer in the primary?

I have a trip planned that has me spending time in Indonesia (Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Bali and a few more) and Nepal (Katmandu) any info on any good brews or bars to hit up please let me know. Thanks

During my brew day my regular thermometer was missing. Not thinking, I used my hydrometer that has a thermometer in it to check temps. Well that thermometer tops out at 120F. Basically this separated the liquid inside leaving the blue measuring liquid stuck some at 100 and some up at 120...

I started brewing with a buddy last April. At the time we picked up a Brewers Best Amber Ale kit from our LHBS. Everyone can recall their first brew and the patience it takes to wait out the first fermentation and then wait out the bottle conditioning. We bottled this batch and saved the...

Painter strainer bags Many brewers are using paint strainer bags to strain the solids out of their worts. I cold brew coffee by putting coffee grounds in a jar and adding water then sit it overnight or longer. When I’m ready to drink it I put it through a regular paper coffee filter. Is...

I’m making up my xmas list and have some cat lovers on it. I’m going to make the dog treats that are listed all over this forum and was wondering if cats enjoy spent grains. Can’t find anything on this forum or searching the inter web. Would be pretty sweet to give out all homemade brewing...

Some ramblings and some questions which require your personal experience to answer; Up to this point my brew partner and I have only been brewing using recipes calling for Ale yeats. In fact we have only used US 05 and 04. I have to say that my I have little experience drinking quality...

...make. I have a can of Coopers dark ale and a can of Coopers lager. I want to use these up as they have been sitting. What ideas do you beautiful minds have for me.

First time brewing outside. This was our 3rd brew day. Our recipe can be found here https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f69/buckipa-v1-288640/