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If anyone is familiar with the Portland Maine area and the beer scene, I am looking for some recommendations. My wife and I will be vacationing there this fall and we are big fans of New England IPA's as well as BA stouts. Looking mainly for good breweries, but nice tap houses are also...

I just kicked a keg of a NEIPA I created and conveniently I have another 5 gallons of the identical beer that just finished fermentation and is ready to keg. I usually do closed transfers from my glass fermenter to my kegs but I am contemplating just opening the kicked keg and refilling it with...

Made my first (and probably only) batch of hard seltzer for a party I am having, but I wasn't sure of the best way to carbonate it in my kegging system. Everything I read says to carbonate at about 30psi. About how long do I carb at 30psi (or do I leave it there permanently)? I am getting...

I often hit my OG numbers pretty closely, but I seem to always finish well below estimated FG. Most recent example was a rather simple all-grain American Amber. Beersmith3 estimated OG of 1.046 & I was 1.047. BS3 also estimated FG of 1.011. I used a single pack of Wyeast 1056 that was about...

'Tis the summer to bring out the jockey boxes on a more regular basis. Anyway, I can find very little definitive knowledge on how to best store the coils of a jockey box when not in use. A lot of mixed opinions. It does seem most people and beer draft companies recommend running BLC through...

Over the years there has always been a ton of discussion about hoppy beers clogging dip tubes, auto siphons, and poppets on the kegs. Lately I have been making a high % of NEIPA’s and my most recent 5 gallon batch had well over 10oz of hops with a decent amount in double dry hopping. Like many...

So we got dumped on with snow yesterday, it's currently 2 degrees with a -15 windchill, and I have a closet full of rare bourbon barrel stouts in the basement along with 2 nice homebrews on tap (cocnut milkshake IPA, and a hazy NEIPA). Oh and the NFC and AFC championship games don't start until...

Anyone have issues with a carboy cap not providing a good seal when doing CO2 closed transfers from glass carboy to keg? I struggled for well over an hour yesterday trying to get my beer to siphon and it was very hit or miss. Ended up having to auto siphon the last gallon or so just because it...

Finally getting around to doing a siphon from my glass carboy to keg using a closed system and pushing it via co2. Question is whether people have any clogging issues with the racking cane using this type of system? I frequently have various dry hopping items floating around directly in my...

I made a really nice tasting coconut milkshake IPA that I kegged a few weeks ago. The problem I am having with it relates to the dispensing of it and having a lot of foam. I get about 1-1.5" of beer which seems to equate to only what was settled and sitting in the beer line. Then when the tap...

I'm heading out there for a trip in November and wondering what some of the great, don't miss breweries are in this area? I know Stone is in Escondito, but what else do I need to check out?

Brewed something yesterday I've never tried before doing an AG Milkshake IPA. I hit my normal 70% efficiency numbers spot-on and the brew day went pretty smooth except for one little snafu. During the boil I stepped away for about 10 minutes and came back to find the flame was out. The wort...

So what's the consensus on number of inches to cut off on the dip tube? I have a very hazy NEIPA in the keg and after first tap I discovered it is clogged. I realize I should have better strained the liquid into the keg, but I didn't...not a big deal. I do want to minimize oxygen exposure in my...

Going to be in DC next week for a few days and then up and over to Winchester, VA for a few more days. Just wondering if anyone can recommend any good breweries in either area. Preferably seeking some quality NEIPA/Juicy beers! Thanks for the info.

Here we go. I've done close to a dozen AG batches and am very comfortable brewing and am always happy with by beers (except for one but that I think was some weird allergy thing). Anyway, my efficiency is always kinda sucky. I'm always in the low 60% range and have never sniffed 70% except the...

I got a new 2.5 gallon co2 tank and regulator but am not sure which parts go where when hooking up the regulator connection. Without any directions my best guess is these 3 small parts go together as pictured. What is that small gold piece and what purpose does it serve? Thanks.

I really meant Fire, Skulls and money. Anyone have an AG clone recipe for this fine IPA from Topling Goliath? I want desperately to replicate this beer sometime this spring/summer, but can't seem to find anything remotely similar via my normal recipe avenues.

Celebrating my 50th birthday with a trip to Pebble Beach. Any good suggestions in the Monterey peninsula and/or Santa Cruz area for good breweries and the like?

One of the things that always seems to trip me up on every recipe I do is the tedious search for my grain bill in the Beersmith app. I'm definitely not expert on grains, but I'd think some of the common ones would be clearly identified in the app. It seems I either can't find the grain at all...

So what do we think could be the cause of a porter that I cannot drink one glass of without getting sick to my stomach? I haven't vomitted yet, but each time I drink a glass I get stomach cramps and feel like I could vomit. After about 6-12 hours I am ready for another glass if I want to feel...