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I really love fresh hop beers and this year I would like to find a place where I can buy some fresh off the vine, so I can attempt a batch or two. Does anyone in know of a farm in Colorado that would allow a home brewer to buy (and maybe pick myself) hops fresh from the vine? I contacted...

I finally got a Ward Labs report for my water and I think it explains why my hops uptake seems to be low. There is nothing in my water! :p So, I thought I'd post this here for anyone else on COS city water. Anyone here have any quick suggestions for adjusting my water to make better IPAs or...

Boil Size: 5.95 gal Post Boil Volume: 5.20 gal Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal Bottling Volume: 4.50 gal Estimated OG: 1.106 SG Estimated Color: 68.7 SRM Estimated IBU: 80.0 IBUs Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 % Est Mash Efficiency: 65.0 % Boil Time: 90 Minutes Ingredients...

My SWMBO is a Coors light drinker, or was, I should say. She refused to drink anything I made (I like IPAs and Imperial Stouts). So, in an attempt to convert her to real beer I made this recipe and she liked it. She liked it enough that she would rather have it than Coors. So, using this as a...

Well, after finding out my new favorite beer (ODells Mountain Standard Double Black IPA) attributes its awesome flavor to a hopback I decided to build one. I looked around at some posts and got some ideas. In the end, I ended up going with 4" PVC pipe/fittings. I haven't used it yet, but I'm...

I made a black IPA and drank the first off the keg last weekend and it is awesome. This weekend I want to do a Double Black IPA. So, I put together a recipe and I think its going to be even better. But, I am worried that I might be overdoing it in the hops. I love super hoppy beers and really...

I'm hoping this thing was worth the trouble. Finished it Sunday night. I'm taking a few days off this week, so I get to try it out tomorrow.

This may seem like a dumb question, so I will understand any ridicule I recieve. :o When my brew is in primary or secondary I need to do a gravity reading. However, I'm so paranoid about contaminating that I am afraid to get a reading. How do you get beer out of a carboy in small amounts (I...

I have a batch in secondary (Strong American Amber) right now and I was waiting for it to clear some more before I keg it. However, when looking at it just now I noticed some strange yellow floaties. It kind of looks like pollen. I'm not sure the beer is contaminated, since I have surgical...