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Near the top of the page underneath the maroon banner with the HBT logo on it there is a link that says "Search". This is an amazing function and one that we should repeatedly thank Tx for putting there. As a new brewer i too find it hard not to quickly post a question i have but BELIEVE ME, any...

Ok so even though this will increase my thread whoredom i need some advice... If anyone here is familiar with facebook and happens to know what program runs the status update, chat program, friends list etc. i would appreciate advice on why i can't use these applications. For a while the problem...

St. Terese's Pale Ale freaking rocks!!!! I can't get enough of this stuff. Excellent Cascade aroma and flavor. Perfect bitterness (to me). If they sold it any closer to my house i could probably quit eating at all!

So i',m a liter deep into my first batch of Apfelwein. Left it still and added a bit of Sprite to the glass. Holy Crap. SWMBO says i need to quit drinking the apfelwein now... Of course the Apfelwein made me say no. So its not like ists my fault. Now she is looking at me i better stop talking...

Anybody here into GeoCaching? Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site Its great fun with the kids and give ya a good reason to get out and see new places even if you've lived somewhere for years. I've been doing this for a few years and have found caches from California to NC to...

Everything Laid out Mash in progress. Heated water to 165. Turned burner off and put grains in. Temp went up a bit due to hot burner. ( duh) rookie mistake. Held at about 170-175 for about 3-5 minutes before i could get it cooled. Cooled it with chilled water. Got down to about 140 for...

Went to the LHBS today and got them to help me put together a pale ale. My only wish was that it have lots of Cascade flavor and aroma. Here's what we came up with: 6 lbs. 6 row pale malt 1.5L 1 lb. 6 row carmel malt 60L 4.95 lbs. light LME 3/4oz. Yakima Magnum 13.1 a/a 2oz. Cascade 6.3...

I wanted to post some boobies for my 100th but alas i must tell a tale of stupidity and sadness. Bottled my Red Ale today and it couldn't have gone smoother. Siphon was almost Oxygen free and only had one or two chipped bottles in the batch i rescued from the recycling bin at the dump. Got my...

Chocolate Raspberry Stout for SWMBO...More pics to follow.

Is it possible to make a starter with just water and corn sugar? I have heard of people doing it but thought i'd get a few more opnions on it. Thanks in advance.

Check out this Chest freezer posting... http://raleigh.craigslist.org/hsh/758067987.html I found it pretty funny. Maybe i shouldn't drink so early in the day... Nah scratch that, i should probably start earlier!

I just ran out and bought a new primary bucket because i found that i have a VERY slow leak around the spigot on my current primary ( which from now on will be my bottling bucket ). Due to high shipping temps it has not yet started fermentation (at least visually, bubbles and such which i know...

Posted this last night but got no responses... I recently bought a kit from an extremely reputable HBS and although i had them add the ice pack in order to keep the yeast cool i did not pay for the faster shipping method (derrr). Needless to say in the 4 days the kit was boxed the ice pack...

Just got through brewing my first Austin HomeBrew Supply recepie. American Red... And i would like to say thanks to the crew at AHBS for making this the easiest and most rewarding experience yet. Simple, easy to follow directions, and well packaged kit made for an easy brew day. To all my nOOb...

When i buy a kit (ie. Coopers, muntons etc...) from the LHBS they always reccomend that i use an extra LME instead of the 2 LBS of corn sugar that the reciepe calls for. I have found that this gives the beer a SUPER MALTY taste that i do not particularly enjoy. Does anyone else agree with their...

As i understand it using clear bottles is not the way to go. However if i am using clear bottles but keeping them in the closet, in boxes, i can't see it being a problem... Am i wrong?:tank:

I am brewing 4.25 Gallons of Northern Brown Ale from extract. I have found that my past few brews have been WAY over carbonated for my liking when i use 3/4 of a cup of corn sugar for 5 gallons to carbonate. Due to the smaller size of this batch would i be way off to only use 1/4 or 1/3 of a cup...

What is the best brand out there? Muntons Coopers Ironmaster? ETC... Not beer style but Brand. Thanks