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Going to be brewing this up in the cold and snow tomorrow. Using a slightly modified version of BierMuncher's Loon Lake Smoke Porter This is only my third brew and my first two I missed OG by quite a bit. Both turned out tasting just fine. First time not sure why I was low, second time over...

Hey all, Another quick question. Have plans to do a smoked porter and wasn't thinking (didn't really think about it all to be exact) and went ahead and crushed the grains at the LHBS when I bought them. Most things I've read note that smoking the grains should be done when they are whole...

So I did my second AG yesterday (consequently only my second ever brew day) and came in way lower than expected gravity. I'll post up the particulars of the recipe, the process and how I found my mistake along the way. First I was doing a simple SMaSH recipe based off 2-row and Willamette...

So looking at doing a SMaSH to add a filler in the brew cycle since the brew after this will be a pretty heavy porter with a good secondary and long conditioning phase, and to also aid in learning more about the base malts and hops for future use. Most recipes I have seen use Maris Otter...

I have a 5-speed bench top drill press, used about 4 times on plastic and thin aluminum plate. Upgraded to a floor standing model with slower speed for drilling clear polycarbonate without marring holes as bad...don't need two of these. Looking to trade it to someone who needs a small drill...

Just getting started in home brewing (See Here, here) and finally my blog that will track it all here. I plan to add a few posts over the coming days/weeks as I continue to add my starting equipment, go into my first brew day and more. I thought it would be good to track my progress and...

Hey all, Reviewing kits, equipment, process, tools, ingredients now for some time. First forum I've joined for home brewing and just want to get a bit of feedback to make sure I'm not off my rocker... I've kicked around extract vs. partial vs ag for a while now. I know the extract is the...

Hey all! Just getting into home brewing. As in still researching. Haven't purchased anything yet to get started. That said, I'm very much looking forward to this journey and learning. My background is in computers, but I wrench on a classic Nova and my Harley for a hobby, my hobby I...