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I have bought a chugger pump. I have put camlocks on the ends of said chugger pump, and it sits. It sits waiting to be used. This is what I know about the pump: 1. It moves liquids from one vessel to another. 2. DO NOT RUN IT DRY! My question is about #2. Let us say that I am...

Good day. I was once an avid homebrewer, and was consistently able to hit my OG without any problems. I used grain milled by BWS. I batch sparged in a cooler with a braid. It was never an issue. Fast forward 3 years of brewing inactivity. I'm back into it and have done 4 batches with a...

Before I had kids I brewed pretty often. I loved it. I had my technique down. I was pumping out great beer. And then THEY came along. With their needs and their diapers and their schedules. Brewing fell by the wayside. Well, SWMBO took the kids to Florida on Saturday, and that gave me the...

This just went into the kegerator after a month in the chamber. One week on the gas to carbonated perfection. I gotta tell you...I didn't really know what this was going to turn out to be, but it is NICE. VERY light, very flavorful, and it HAMMERS. I didn't take a FG reading, mostly...

Ok, so check it. I've come across something that I know NOTHING about, other than what I've read on RCA Model 74 "Junior Velocity" Microphones. Obviously it's a microphone, but if that little description is to be believed it's an OLD ARSE mic. My question is this: Do any of you good...

I'm considering a beer-related tattoo...but it's not necessarily to promote a specific brewery, it's more an outward manifestation of things that interest me. There is one logo that really embodies some of the things that I appreciate...thus the tattoo. I was just wondering if there are any...

I've been very excited about this for several weeks now, and SWMBO has hightailed it off with her mother, so I am left to my own devices!! I am currently mashing my Golden Promise/Amarillo SMaSH, and I really feel like this is going to be a wonderful exercise in learning more about my...

If there's one thing I can say about this hobby of ours, it's that to brew is to learn. Well friends, I have learned about extract twang. I brewed a Rogue Hazelnut clone a couple of weeks ago. Everything went ok except for the fact that my cousin (non-homebrewer of course) came over during...

I've never been shy about questioning retailers when I have had something go wrong in this crazy world of mail-order crack, so I feel compelled to give a shout out when it goes right. Brewmasters Warehouse. BREWMASTERS WAREHOUSE. They got it right. This is maybe the first order that I have...

NEW LOGO ADDED IN PLACE OF ORIGINAL. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR THE FEEDBACK! I don't know what it is about having to put a label on things....even things as arbitrary as sitting in my garage in front of a propane flame. But there's something. Self expression? Maybe. Visions of Grandeur...

The events depicted are true. No need to disguise the identities of the parties involved as I am the one and only asshat with a part to play here. Reader discretion is advised. It's the day after Thanksgiving and it's a beautiful sunny day in South Central Kentucky. I'm full and fat from...

PICS UPDATED ON THE FINAL PAGE! Hello. I believe this is my 100th post. I think it is anyway. I'll just say it is b/c I don't want to check. So HOORAY!! It's my 100th post! So here's the situation: I have an addictive personality. When I get something in my head I can't get it out until...

I am an idiot. Thus the name change. I brewed EdWort's Bavarian Hefe today. Everything was going well. Started out with 6.5 gallons in the pot. Ended with about 5.25 in the bottle. OG 1.052. Spot on. So you may be asking yourself, "Self, why is he changing his name to Idiot...

*WARNING - I am long winded. This post is lengthy.* I like deals. A lot. I'm not rich...closer to poor, so I like to find deals on brewing stuff when possible. Enter this online brew supply store... I want to brew EdWorts Bavarian Hefe, and it calls for an ounce of Hallertau (3 - 4%...

Background: I'm an experienced drinker. 29 years old. 6'2", 245, lift weights 4 times a week. Situation: I just built (this afternoon) a new kegerator. Had 5 gallons of Apfelwein in my closet ready to do something with, so I siphoned it into a keg...there was about 3 inches of...

So here are my pictures. You'll notice the green speckles...those are hops that are on the inside of the bottle that stuck there when the krausen subsided. There's also what looks like a weird streak on the left side, that's on the bottle too. I'm happy to give any information that might help...

UPDATE: I brewed this on Sunday. Pitched the Notty and let 'er ride. Not a really vigorous fermentation, not as robust a krausen as I had anticipated, everything subsided on Tuesday. I've got what I *think* are CO2 bubbles on the surface...that or the beginning of an infection...anyway...

If I was looking to put separate regulators inline on my CO2 manifold (inside my kegerator), do I have to use one that SPECIFICALLY says "CO2" or can I use one that just says "Air Pressure Regulator" like the one in this link: IIT Air Regulator With Gauge — 1/4in. Fitting, 160 PSI | Air...

Bottled my first AG last night. It was EdWort's Haus Pale Ale. Got 48 bottles exactly out of the pail. Anyway, here are two pictures of my bottles...does it look too light? There's been enough folks brew this to give me an idea...ANY input would be appreciated. Thanks in advance guys...

I'm not sure what I've done to infuriate the Beer Gods so mightily, but evidently I have. I am new to brewing. I've brewed 1 (one) batch which I plan on bottling tonight. I've had to make 3 (three) internet orders for supplies and ALL THREE have ended up with something wrong. Order 1...